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Qwake Technologies is a startup delivering next generation, life-saving navigation, vision, and communication solutions to the First Responders of the world. Our first product, C-THRU is a patented augmented reality vision and navigation platform, purpose-built to save lives. Founded in 2016 by entrepreneurs with unique backgrounds from firefighting, volcanic exploration, brain machine interface (BMI), and advanced product design, and partnership with the Department of Homeland Security, renowned fire agencies, and a publicly traded market leader in fire safety, Qwake Technologies is now commercializing its connected vision and navigation platform to save lives in the first responder market and beyond.
About the Role:
Qwake Technologies is seeking a Junior Embedded & DSP Engineer to support the development of our computer vision solutions. As a Junior Embedded & DSP Engineer, your core areas of responsibility will be to assist in porting CUDA solutions to a QualComm CPU/GPU/cDSP SOM, and develop software for the complete embedded system. We are a small, geographically dispersed, US company with a fast-paced, mission-driven culture, staffed by a team of engineers who are passionate about helping the pillars of our communities.
Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer, the Junior Embedded & DSP Engineer will work with other embedded engineers to support the delivery of our products. You will assist in ensuring that our algorithms are well mapped to the available hardware capabilities, and optimized for speed, power, and interoperability.
Role Deliverables:
Requirements
Benefits
Start Date: ASAP
Location: Remote, though NYC area is a plus
Compensation: $100,000 - $120,000
Expectations: Full time
Equal Opportunity:
Qwake Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local law. Qwake Technologies considers all qualified applicants in accordance with the California Fair Employment & Housing Act.
Non-Disclosure:
Please note that all intellectual property and related material, including any trade secrets, moral rights, goodwill, relevant registrations or applications for registration, and rights in any patent, copyright, trademark, trade dress, industrial design and trade name, the "Intellectual Property" that is developed will be the sole property of Qwake Technologies.
If selected, candidates will be required to sign an agreement stating that they will not use the Intellectual Property for any purpose other than that contracted for in this agreement except with the written consent of Qwake Technologies. This includes engagement with related companies providing similar rendered services as Qwake Technologies and its products.
Qwake Technologies is a startup delivering next generation, life-saving navigation, vision, and communication solutions to the First Responders of the world. Our first product, C-THRU is a patented augmented reality vision and navigation platform, purpose-built to save lives. Founded in 2016 by entrepreneurs with unique backgrounds from firefighting, volcanic exploration, brain machine interface (BMI), and advanced product design, and partnership with the Department of Homeland Security, renowned fire agencies, and a publicly traded market leader in fire safety, Qwake Technologies is now commercializing its connected vision and navigation platform to save lives in the first responder market and beyond.
About the Role:
Qwake Technologies is seeking a Junior Embedded & DSP Engineer to support the development of our computer vision solutions. As a Junior Embedded & DSP Engineer, your core areas of responsibility will be to assist in porting CUDA solutions to a QualComm CPU/GPU/cDSP SOM, and develop software for the complete embedded system. We are a small, geographically dispersed, US company with a fast-paced, mission-driven culture, staffed by a team of engineers who are passionate about helping the pillars of our communities.
Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer, the Junior Embedded & DSP Engineer will work with other embedded engineers to support the delivery of our products. You will assist in ensuring that our algorithms are well mapped to the available hardware capabilities, and optimized for speed, power, and interoperability.
Role Deliverables:
- Conduct research on documentation of hardware capabilities
- Collaborate with senior engineers to port CUDA to the Qualcomm CPU/GPU/cDSP, following their design strategy
- Assist in the implementation of the port from CUDA to the Qualcomm CPU/GPU/cDSP
- Contribute to the development of benchmarks for defining and evaluating the optimization of computation and power
- Assist in the integration of these routines into the rest of the system
- Work on the design and delivery of high-quality embedded C/C++ software on embedded Linux
- Participate in conducting code reviews, writing and executing test plans, and prototyping and productizing software features in a fast-paced environment
Requirements
- 1-2 years of experience in developing computer vision algorithms for embedded systems
- Experience with CUDA and OpenCL (GPU) is preferred, as well as familiarity with one other hardware accelerator for 2D and 3D data applications (vectorized instructions count)
- Proficiency in C, C++, and bash scripting
- Experience with embedded Linux or Android is preferred
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field
Benefits
Start Date: ASAP
Location: Remote, though NYC area is a plus
Compensation: $100,000 - $120,000
Expectations: Full time
Equal Opportunity:
Qwake Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetics, or any other basis forbidden under federal, state, or local law. Qwake Technologies considers all qualified applicants in accordance with the California Fair Employment & Housing Act.
Non-Disclosure:
Please note that all intellectual property and related material, including any trade secrets, moral rights, goodwill, relevant registrations or applications for registration, and rights in any patent, copyright, trademark, trade dress, industrial design and trade name, the "Intellectual Property" that is developed will be the sole property of Qwake Technologies.
If selected, candidates will be required to sign an agreement stating that they will not use the Intellectual Property for any purpose other than that contracted for in this agreement except with the written consent of Qwake Technologies. This includes engagement with related companies providing similar rendered services as Qwake Technologies and its products.
