Qualcomm
Machine Learning Engineer - College Graduate
$123K–$184K
San Diego, California · On-site · Entry level · Full-time · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field.
About the job
Develops, tests, and deploys on-device AI prototype software in a research team focused on generative AI for edge devices.
What you'll do
- Architect, design, develop, test, and deploy on-device AI prototype software.
- Collaborate with researchers and software engineers on AI use cases using modern frameworks and tools.
- Contribute to edge AI research areas such as model fine-tuning, hardware acceleration, quantization, and edge inference.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Strong Python and object-oriented software design and implementation skills.
- Knowledge of deep learning and ML frameworks, such as PyTorch.
- Strong software design, analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of Generative AI, neural network optimization and on-target deployment, or NPUs/ML accelerators.
- Knowledge of Android programming, algebraic operations optimization for hardware cores, or C/C++ and embedded software.
Pay
$122,800.00 - $184,200.00 (USD, base salary)
Tools
Python, PyTorch, Android, C/C++
AI focus
Advances generative AI for edge devices, including model fine-tuning, hardware acceleration, model quantization, edge inference, and on-device AI deployment.
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