AI Applications Engineer - Machine Learning for Photonic Compute Accelerators

Your mission

We are seeking a talented AI Applications Engineer to join our cutting-edge team developing next-generation photonic compute accelerators. In this role, you will design, implement, and optimize machine learning algorithms tailored for our negative computing platform, enabling ultra-fast, energy-efficient AI computation. You will bridge the gap between algorithm development and photonic hardware capabilities to unlock new performance paradigms in AI acceleration.

• Develop and optimize machine learning algorithms specifically designed for our native compute platform.
• Collaborate with our system architects to integrate AI models seamlessly onto our photonic platforms.
• Design and implement application-level solutions that leverage photonic hardware for real-world AI workloads.
• Conduct performance analysis and benchmarking of AI models on photonic accelerators, identifying bottlenecks and optimization opportunities.
• Research and prototype novel AI techniques that exploit the unique properties of our photonic computing.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams including hardware design, software engineering, and system integration.
• Contribute to documentation, technical reports, and publications related to AI and photonic computing advancements.
• Stay up to date with the latest developments in machine learning, photonics, and hardware acceleration technologies.

Your profile

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field (PhD preferred).
• Strong background in machine learning, deep learning frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch).
• Experience in developing and optimizing AI algorithms for specialized hardware accelerators.
• Familiarity with photonic computing concepts and architectures is highly desirable.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, C++, or similar.
• Experience with hardware-software co-design and understanding of hardware constraints.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

Why us?

• Make growing demand in compute and sustainability go hand in hand.
• Work on leading edge photonic AI acceleration technologies.
• Collaborative and innovative work environment.
• Own your work from day one and fast-track your professional growth.
• Work alongside a passionate, international, cross-functional team of experts.
• Collaborate closely with the company’s founders and core leadership team.

About us

Who we are and what we do
Q.ANT is a photonic technology scale-up that emerged from TRUMPF’s R&D labs with deep knowledge in light generation, processing and detection. Since its founding as an independent startup in 2018, the company has been advancing and industrializing photonic and quantum technologies in computing and sensing. Q.ANT's photonic approach to sensing and computing have the potential to overcome the limitations of existing technologies and push the boundaries into new application areas ranging from HPC, AI, medical and autonomous vehicles to aerospace, machinery and process industries. Q.ANT is headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.