Edge Compute Architect for Optical Systems - MA, Boston, United States

Originally posted 14 May 2026 by the employer — open 119 days.

About the role

This role involves defining, integrating, and evaluating compute architectures close to optical sensors, and validating end-to-end performance for advanced optical systems. The position focuses on creating intelligent sensing platforms leveraging Analog Devices' semiconductor technologies.

What you'll do

• Define dataflow and compute architectures for ASIC- or FPGA-based near-sensor processing, including streaming pipelines, memory and bandwidth budgets, latency targets, and power constraints.
• Map computational imaging, computer vision, and ML inference algorithms to hardware-feasible forms, specifying numerical precision and quantization strategies.
• Own real-time performance budgeting, including throughput and latency modeling, and drive architecture decisions for real-time reconstruction and analysis.
• Partition functionality across ASIC/FPGA, embedded processors, and software, defining interfaces and performance requirements.
• Co-design end-to-end sensing systems—optics, sensor, readout, and compute—and perform trade studies across SNR, resolution, dynamic range, throughput, latency, robustness, and complexity.
• Lead system-level prototyping and integration including sensor, optics, electronics, and FPGA, as well as instrumentation and data pipelines.

What you'll need

• PhD with relevant research or industry experience, or MS with relevant and extensive industry experience, in EE/CS/Optical Engineering/Applied Physics or related field.
• Deep background in signal and image processing, including experience applying machine-learning and AI approaches in resource-constrained sensing systems.
• Strong publication record in peer-reviewed journals and conferences.

Skills: image sensor, mixed-signal design, readout integrated circuit, ADC architectures, signal processing, machine learning