Researcher – AI/ML Real-Time Embedded OS
Huawei Canada has an immediate permanent opening for a Researcher.
About the team:
The Intelligent Real-Time Operating System Lab focuses on OS architecture, concurrency challenges, and optimal resource management for diverse use cases such as the compute required for AI/ML. This lab aims to innovate operating system designs for mixed-criticality environments that exceed traditional methods. The focus of this lab is to develop next-generation OS platform support to enable high performance, maximum concurrency and challenging resource management with ML/AI agents or services. Our goal is to ensure enhanced performance and reliability in increasingly complex environments that embedded devices at the edge presents.
About the job:
Collect, analyze, and distill the latest research on AI/ML concepts relevant to OS such as scheduling, resource management, performance, and sparsity and isolation techniques.
Lead and collaborate on research and implementation of advanced ML/AI technologies, including but not limited to: kernel config optimization, QoS control and partitioning/isolation, resource allocation and power management.
Explore and showcase novel optimization opportunities to ensure we meet our customers’ expectations for performance and new feature usability making the latest research come to life.
The total target annual compensation (based on 2,080 hours per year) ranges from $106,000 to $156,000 depending on education, experience, and demonstrated expertise.
About the ideal candidate:
Master’s degree or above in Computer Science, AI/ML, and deep understanding of operating Systems, Applied Mathematics, or related technical fields.
Knowledge in AI/ML design, training, inference and tooling to apply to Operating Systems architecture and design.
Experience in theoretical and empirical research Operating Systems.
Proficient in programming languages for system software such as, C/C++, Assembly and Rust.
Ability to apply, evaluate, and modify subsystems of existing Operating systems such as, Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, FreeRTOS etc.
Interpersonal skills, cross-group, and cross-culture collaboration.
2+ years of work/internship experience in a university, industry, or government lab(s), in a role with primary emphasis on computer Operating Systems research is an asset.
Publications at top Operating Systems conferences is an asset.
Additional Information:
Huawei Canada is committed to a fair, inclusive, and accessible recruitment process. If you require accommodation during any stage of the hiring process, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
All applications for this position are reviewed directly by our hiring team, we do not use artificial intelligence tools to screen or select candidates.