About the role#
Syntiant is looking for a Machine Learning Intern to support our Algorithms team. You will work on keyword spotting and audio event detection models designed for ultra-low-power edge hardware. You will assist in building, evaluating, and improving deep learning models that run on our neural decision processors. This role involves the full modeling pipeline, including signal processing, data curation, architecture design, and training.
What you'll do#
- Support the development and evaluation of keyword spotting and audio event detection models.
- Assist with audio pipeline tasks, including filterbank design and feature extraction.
- Help design and prune CNN architectures to meet hardware constraints like memory and power budgets.
- Build and run diagnostic tools to analyze false-accept rates.
- Develop hard-negative mining and data augmentation strategies.
- Plan and track data collection efforts and maintain datasets.
- Analyze experiment results and summarize findings for the team.
- Collaborate with ML, DSP, and hardware engineers to validate models for real deployment.
What you'll need#
- Pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Machine Learning, or a related field.
- Hands-on experience in deep learning for audio or speech.
- Proficiency in Python and a deep learning framework, preferably TensorFlow or Keras.
- Familiarity with audio signal processing fundamentals.
- Understanding of standard machine learning evaluation concepts.
- Exposure to model efficiency concepts such as quantization.
- An analytical mindset and comfort working with messy, real-world data.
- Clear written communication skills.
Location & details#
- Location: Redwood City, California.
- Modality: On-site.
- Employment: Full-time internship.
- Status: Paid internship.
- Sponsorship: Not available.
About Syntiant Corp.
Syntiant Corp. develops processors, sensors, and software for physical AI applications. Founded in 2017, the company is based in Irvine, California. It focuses on speech, audio, and vision processing for consumer and industrial devices. The company employs 289 people and maintains a platform for edge AI intelligence.
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