Dell Engineering Technologist CTO Office Pursuits On-Device AI 

United States, Texas, Austin 

483499592

What you’ll achieve

As an, you will lead efforts to make on-device AI real for our customers. This role will be pivotal in turning the on-device AI story into more than just a story, you will hunt for the opportunities that are technically feasible, “sell” customers on giving us their time and insights and be a bridge to our engineering team to develop proofs of concept (POC) for stakeholders.

Manage Development of POCs, Co-Innovations and non-hardware alpha products:

• Source and oversee the creation and development of POCs, co-innovation projects and non-hardware alpha products
• Collaborate with colleagues in the CTO office to define scope, features, schedules etc. to build products quickly

Evaluate and Transition Projects:

• Evaluate completed co-innovation projects to determine if they require further investigation or development work
• Transition successful POCs and co-innovations into Dell Validated Designs or alpha builds
• Hand off alpha builds to product engineering, monitor their work at a high level and provide assistance as needed

Support CTO Office Initiatives:

• Respond to requests for CTO-level materials, event participation, customer engagements and other diplomatic considerations
• Represent the office of the CTO internally and externally as a subject matter expert on our strategy, concept vehicles, POCs, co-innovations and alpha projects

Essential Requirements:

• 15+ years of related experience or equivalent skill; must have experience with, or an understanding of, on-device AI architecture (how AI models are designed, optimized and deployed to run directly on consumer hardware devices)
• Experience driving innovation programs and early-stage product development in a fast-paced technology-driven environment
• Highly skilled in creating, assessing and testing new ideas; must have a solid understanding of the product development process and have the ability to prototype quickly to test hypotheses and determine feasibility
• Strategic mindset with a passion for emerging technologies and innovations in personal computing with the ability to apply learnings creatively and quickly

• Executive presence with exceptional public speaking skills; will develop and deliver presentations to customers, executives and industry stakeholders; Experience as a key contributor or presenter at applicable industry leading events

Desirable Requirements:

• Typically requires 10+ years of related experience in a professional role with a Bachelor’s degree; or 8+ years and a Master’s degree; or 6+ years and a PhD; or equivalent experience. Not meeting the years or degree desired requirements will not preclude a candidate
• Exposure to, or familiarity with, any of these technologies: CUDA, Ollama, Llama.cpp, LM Studio, LocalAI, Unsloth, and non-hardware AI frameworks