webAI
Edge AI Systems Engineer
Washington D.C · Contract
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About the role
- This role sits at the intersection of real-world tactical hardware, machine learning, signals processing, and multisensor engineering, translating them into autonomous field deployment.
- You will be responsible for deploying and prototyping AI models into embedded hardware systems for government edge environments in restricted and/or disconnected environments.
- The ideal candidate will be based in Austin, Texas and able to work primarily in person.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate with AI and Network Software Engineers to design low-latency multi-node communication frameworks in restricted and/or disconnected environments.
- Develop algorithms for asynchronous multimodal data fusion, tracking, and signal processing.
- Architect and maintain high-fidelity Hardware-in-the-Loop simulation environments to test autonomy algorithms.
- Lead physical assembly, system calibration, and ruggedized field-testing of multi-node prototypes in unstructured environments.
Requirements
- 6+ years of professional experience in RF and networking architecture, tactical radio systems, physical bench-test simulation environments, and distributed middleware.
- Strong understanding of physical SWaP-C optimization, network partitioning, multi-stream ingestion and cross-platform development across x86 and Jetson/ARM64.
- Demonstrated expertise in Python, C++, deep fluency in Linux.
- Proven experience conducting field validation, site calibration, or operational testing of edge networks and ruggedized hardware in civilian commercial or tactical defense environments.
- Hands-on experience with at least two of the following: embedded & edge AI systems, computer vision, signal processing, multimedia pipelines, custom hardware integration.
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, or equivalent practical experience/military service. Advanced field experience is heavily preferred.
- Experience developing, testing, or deploying autonomous software on tactical military or defense systems and open architecture standards.
- We at webAI are committed to living out the core values we have put in place as the foundation on which we operate as a team. We seek individuals who exemplify the following:
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, or equivalent practical experience/military service.
- Advanced field experience is heavily preferred.
- Preferred Skills:
Skills
- Emphasizing transparency and honesty in every interaction and decision.
- Ownership
- Taking full responsibility for one's actions and decisions, demonstrating commitment to the success of our clients.
- Tenacity
- Persisting in the face of challenges and setbacks, continually striving for excellence and improvement.
- Humility
- Maintaining a respectful and learning-oriented mindset, acknowledging the strengths and contributions of others.
- We seek individuals who exemplify the following:
- Truth - Emphasizing transparency and honesty in every interaction and decision.
- Ownership - Taking full responsibility for one's actions and decisions, demonstrating commitment to the success of our clients.
- Tenacity - Persisting in the face of challenges and setbacks, continually striving for excellence and improvement.
- Humility - Maintaining a respectful and learning-oriented mindset, acknowledging the strengths and contributions of others.
Compensation
- Competitive salary
Benefits
- We strive to provide competitive benefits to all employees.
- The benefits listed in this posting generally apply to U.S.-based employees.
- For employees hired outside the United States, benefits may vary based on local law, country-specific requirements, and the employment platform or entity through which the employee is hired.
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits package
- $200/month Health & Wellness stipend
- Continuing Education support
- $500/year Function Health subscription (U.S.-based employees only)
- Flexible Time Off (FTO)
- Parental leave for eligible employees
- Supplemental life insurance
- We adhere to these principles in all aspects of employment, including recruitment, hiring, training, compensation, promotion, benefits, social and recreational programs, and discipline.
Company info
- webAI is pioneering the future of artificial intelligence by establishing the first distributed AI infrastructure dedicated to personalized AI.
- We recognize the evolving demands of a data-driven society for scalability and flexibility, and we firmly believe that the future of AI lies in distributed processing at the edge, bringing computation closer to the source of data generation.
- We are developing an end-to-end platform that is secure, scalable, and fully under the control of our users, empowering enterprises with AI that understands their unique business.
- We are a team driven by truth, ownership, tenacity, and humility, and we seek individuals who resonate with these core values and are passionate about shaping the next generation of AI.
- Our mission is to build a future where a company's valuable data and intellectual property remain entirely private, enabling the deployment of large-scale AI models directly on standard consumer hardware without compromising the information embedded within those models.
- However, for exceptionally qualified candidates, the Company may, in its sole discretion, consider applicants located in the Washington, D.C./Northern Virginia area or, on a case-by-case basis, candidates who are fully remote.
- We are seeking an Edge AI Systems Engineer to support our Public Sector initiatives focused on building and optimizing production ready AI systems for secure and distributed environments.
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