Hardware Accelerator Modeling Engineer

$142,000 - $203,000/Yr

Meta - Sunnyvale, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Sunnyvale, CA

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About the position

The C Modeling Engineer at Reality Labs will support C modeling and software interfaces for machine learning, computer vision, and other intellectual properties implemented in pre-silicon platforms with dedicated hardware accelerators. This role involves collaboration with a diverse team of experts to drive the development of custom silicon for augmented and virtual reality devices, ensuring efficient mapping of software pipelines to hardware accelerators.

Responsibilities

• C/C++ programming for IP modeling, algorithm benchmarking, and mapping software to the hardware accelerators for pre-silicon platforms.
• Analyze the software pipelines and build infrastructure and test plans to validate the C model using golden software pipeline.
• Work with the architecture team to understand the SoC and IP architecture and develop methodology for enabling software/hardware co-design using pre-silicon platforms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams working on RTL design, Design Verification, Firmware/Software development to deliver custom silicon for AR products.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of experience modeling hardware using C programming language and proficient programming skills in C++.
• Demonstrated experience in mapping software use cases to hardware accelerators and custom silicon.
• Understanding of system-on-chip (SoC) architecture, IP C modeling, and ASIC design flow.

Nice-to-haves

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in machine learning and computer vision hardware and software.
• Experience in RTL DV (Design Verification) with strong C modeling skills.
• Proficiency in performance modeling using SystemC and analyzing the performance of computer vision pipelines using pre-silicon models.

Benefits

• Bonus
• Equity
• Health benefits