Sustainable AI Engineer

About The Job

We are looking for an outstanding individual with expertise in sustainability and a holistic perspective on the environmental footprint of AI workloads. This person will play a key role in shaping and optimizing sustainability features for AI workloads, collaborating closely with hardware and software engineers in a co-design environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Research, design, and implement sustainability features to quantify and minimize the environmental impact of large-scale AI model training and inference.
• Collaborate with hardware and software engineers to ensure efficient model deployment on custom silicon solutions.
• Explore new techniques for improving model footprint, model throughput, and hardware utilization.
• Develop and implement distributed scheduling strategies for carbon-aware large-scale model deployments across high-performance computing infrastructures.
• Conduct performance benchmarking and profiling of ML workloads on custom accelerators.
• Stay up to date with advancements in deep learning, sustainability, and AI hardware to bring innovative ideas into Openchip’s AI strategy.
• Participate in technical discussions and contribute to Openchip’s AI research and development roadmap.

Qualifications:

• MSc or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field. Publication record is a plus.
• Hands-on experience in training and deploying AI models, particularly LLMs or equivalent large architectures.
• Strong programming skills in Python and proficiency with ML frameworks, such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• Strong knowledge of deep learning model optimization techniques, such as pruning, quantization, knowledge distillation, and reasoning optimization.
• Experience in sustainability topics is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with hardware/software co-design principles and methodologies is considered a plus.
• Fluent in English is a must; knowledge of additional European languages (German, Dutch, Spanish, French, or Italian) is a plus.

Soft Skills:

• Self-motivated, humble, and driven with a passion for tackling complex AI challenges.
• Strong communicator who values honesty, integrity, and collaboration.
• Effective team player in a multidisciplinary environment.

What We Offer?

• Join an innovative team and experience company growth.
• We believe in investing in our employees and providing them with opportunities for growth and career development.
• Work in a hybrid environment with flexible scheduling.
• We offer a remuneration that values your experience.
• A chance to work at one of the most transformative AI and silicon engineering companies in Europe.
• The position will be based Barcelona (Spain).

We are looking for outstanding people willing to join our mission to change the silicon industry and help build a better world. If you feel identified with

Openchip, please contact us. At Openchip & Software Technologies S.L., we believe a diverse and inclusive team is the key to groundbreaking ideas. We foster a work environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to reach their full potential – regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity.