Edge Tech Lead

As the Defense / Edge Tech Lead, you will spearhead the deployment strategy for speech technologies (STT/TTS) on various edge devices, ensuring optimal performance in on-device, on-prem, and air-gapped environments. Your role will involve collaborating with key partners and enhancing edge model efficiency while supporting defense customers with tailored engineering solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead edge deployment strategy for STT/TTS across diverse hardware targets.
• Optimize models for edge through quantization, pruning, distillation, and runtime tuning.
• Collaborate with Qualcomm, Motorola, and other vendors for chipset and SDK integration.
• Support defense customers via partnerships with AWS NatSec, translating mission needs into deliverables.
• Design and build edge runtime infrastructure, including packaging and deployment pipelines.
• Harden deployments for security-sensitive environments with secure boot and encrypted storage.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in systems engineering, embedded computing, or edge AI deployment.
• Strong proficiency in C, C++, and/or Rust for performance-critical code.
• Hands-on experience with edge model optimization techniques.
• Familiarity with ONNX Runtime, TensorRT, and vendor-specific SDKs.
• Understanding of security-conscious development practices.
• Strong knowledge of hardware-software interaction and architectures.