Senior AI Researcher, -Device LLM Efficiency
Job in
San Diego, San Diego County, California, 92189, USA
Listed on 2026-06-29
Listing for:
Nutanix
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-06-29
Job specializations:
-
IT/Tech
Machine Learning/ ML Engineer, AI Engineer (Applied/Software), Data Scientist
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Company:
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Job Area:
Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Machine Learning Researcher General
Summary:
As a leading technology innovator, Qualcomm pushes the boundaries of what's possible to enable next-generation experiences and drives digital transformation to help create a smarter, connected future for all. As a Qualcomm Machine Learning Researcher, you will conduct fundamental research that creates innovative machine learning methodology that achieves beyond state-of-the-art performance. Qualcomm Engineers collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance the world of mobile, edge, auto, and IOT products through machine learning research.
Minimum Qualifications:
Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, or related work experience.
ORPhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
6+ months of academic and/or work experience developing and/or optimizing machine learning models, systems, platforms, or methods.
Responsibilities:
Research and development in the area of LLM inference efficiency algorithms, efficient model architecture design, and/or LLM training
Develop creative solutions with consideration of practical challenges on devices
Implementation and evaluation of possible solutions in both simulation and on-device environments
Qualifications:
Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field4+ years of AI research experience
Strong background in deep learning and Transformers Strong programming skills in Python and Py Torch Experience in LLM reasoning or inference acceleration research
Preferred qualifications:
PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field
Experience in LLM efficiency research such as efficient attention, inference acceleration, or KV cache compression
Experience in on-device AI deployment on mobile or edge devices
Publishing research papers at top-tier AI/ML conferences, e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, and ICLR, as a lead author
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Employer:
Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.
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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits :$ - $The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus).
In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and r recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link .If you would like more information about this role, please contact Qualcomm Careers .
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Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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