FAE - Principal Field Applications Engineer (AI & Vision Specialist)

Location: Tokyo, Japan

Company

hirify.global is a global technology company developing semiconductor products and embedded solutions, with a large international workforce and established employee development programs.

What you will do

• Provide expert technical support for Hailo NPU and VPU products and communicate product capabilities to customers and sales teams.
• Analyze customer use cases, identify solution gaps, define technical work plans, and drive Hailo solution integration through productization.
• Optimize deep learning models using quantization, compilation, and optimization workflows with Hailo Dataflow Compiler and HailoRT.
• Support embedded Linux integration, including kernel drivers, Yocto, BSPs, Device Tree, and PCIe or USB interfaces.
• Debug vision and video pipelines using technologies such as GStreamer, OpenCV, and FFmpeg, while optimizing frame rate, memory bandwidth, and power consumption.
• Collaborate with Japan Sales, Engineering, and global Hailo business-unit teams, and support customer workshops, seminars, and demonstrations.

Requirements

• Proficiency in C/C++ and Python with hands-on embedded Linux experience, including kernel drivers, Device Tree configuration, and BSPs.
• Strong understanding of deep learning models, AI inference, quantization, pruning, and model conversion using PyTorch, TensorFlow, and ONNX.
• Knowledge of AI accelerator architectures, neural-network toolchains, performance profiling, and VPU, vision SoC, ISP, camera, and multimedia systems.
• Experience with PCIe, USB, UART, and I2C, plus system-level debugging using GDB, kernel tracing, logic analyzers, or oscilloscopes.
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field, and at least 2 years of professional experience in embedded systems, Edge AI, AI hardware, VPU, or related technical support.
• Fluent Japanese at JLPT N1 level or equivalent and English communication skills at TOEIC 800 or higher are required.

Nice to have

• Experience with NVIDIA TensorRT, DeepStream, Intel OpenVINO, or other third-party AI accelerator platforms.
• Experience collaborating with overseas engineering teams and supporting multiple customers.

Culture & Benefits

• Non-commissioned compensation and benefits package with a competitive base salary and company-aligned bonus.
• Health insurance coverage and employee stock purchase program.
• Opportunity to manage technical projects for customer accounts in a collaborative and entrepreneurial environment.
• Travel requirement of approximately 0%–25%.
• Employee development programs, values-based decision-making, and a diverse workplace culture.