Machine Learning Hardware Architect - Silicon
Meta· Hardware
Hybrid (Sunnyvale, CA)$212k - $294kFull-timePosted 3mo ago
About the role
Meta Reality Labs Silicon team develops custom ML hardware accelerators for AR/VR SoCs, focusing on low-power ML IPs, architecture, firmware, and algorithms. The role leads ML hardware design from architecture to product, collaborating with ML researchers, digital design, and software engineers.
Responsibilities
- Technical lead for ML Hardware engineers, driving design from Architecture through to Product for AR/VR optimized silicon
- Lead designs to surpass state of the art for metrics such as compute, bandwidth, and power consumption
- Work across disciplines, brainstorm big ideas, work in new technology areas, juggle/coordinate multiple initiatives, drive a concept into a prototype and ultimately guide the transition into a high-volume consumer product
- Travel both domestically and internationally
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- 12+ years of experience as a Hardware Design Engineer or Silicon Architect for production silicon shipped in volume
- Experience in Machine Learning IPs Silicon development
- Experience in digital design µArchitecture, RTL coding
- Experience with methods for partitioning a solution across hardware and software, evaluating trade-offs such as speed, performance, power, area
- Results oriented, proactive with demonstrated creative & critical thinking
Skills
Required:Hardware design and silicon architectureMachine Learning IPs silicon developmentDigital design μArchitecture, RTL codingHardware-software partitioning and trade-off evaluation
Benefits
- Benefits information as described in posting (not enumerated here)
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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