Sr Engineer, Compiler
Renesas Electronics2 days ago
Kodaira, JapanSenior
Responsibilities
- Lead AI compiler architecture across model ingestion, graph optimization, lowering, code generation, and runtime integration.
- Design graph-level optimizations including operator fusion, quantization-aware rewrites, memory-aware scheduling, and partitioning.
- Optimize performance for target NPUs through tiling, tensor layouts, and multi-core execution strategies.
- Partner with SoC and AI accelerator architects on hardware-software co-design and compiler-informed hardware features.
- Own performance KPIs for automotive AI workloads using simulators, profilers, and silicon-correlated models.
- Ensure compiler outputs meet real-time, deterministic, quality, and automotive functional-safety requirements.
- Mentor senior engineers and establish technical direction without people-management responsibilities.
Requirements
- MS or PhD, or equivalent experience, in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Deep experience building AI compilers, accelerator backends, or graph optimization frameworks.
- Strong expertise in graph optimization and performance optimization for NPUs or custom accelerators.
- Experience with MLIR, LLVM, TVM-like systems, or proprietary compiler intermediate representations.
- Excellent C, C++, and Python skills.
- Solid understanding of AI inference workloads including CNNs, transformers, perception, or generative models.
- Strong communication skills and experience working in an Agile/Scrum team, such as as a Product Owner or Scrum Master.
- Experience with automotive or safety-critical systems is preferred.
- Background in heterogeneous SoCs containing CPUs, GPUs, DSPs, or NPUs is preferred.
- Performance modeling or hardware-software co-design experience is preferred.
Benefits
- Regular PERM employment.
- Competitive compensation and benefits, with benefit details provided during the selection process.
- Remote work is not available.
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About Renesas Electronics
Renesas Electronics designs and sells microcontrollers, analog and power ICs, and connectivity solutions for automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT manufacturers. Its portfolio spans embedded processing, power management and ADAS-ready components, sold directly and through channels to OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers, with software and development tools to integrate them. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Tokyo, it is a public company on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and has expanded through acquisitions including Intersil and Dialog Semiconductor.