Freelancing Engagement: Technical Marketing & MRD Specialist (m/f/d)

the opportunity We are looking for a Technical Marketing & MRD Specialist on Smart Sensors & Edge AI to investigate, structure and document the market requirements for next-generation smart sensor applications powered by our Analog Edge AI low-power ASIC. You bring a solid engineering background that enables you to understand our technology at a deep technical level and translate what you learn into precise, measurable requirements. You combine strong analytical and writing skills with a genuine understanding of technology markets. In this role, you translate market needs, customer problems and application requirements into a structured MRD that guides GEMESYS’s strategy, product, technology and business development activities. You work closely with our management, engineers and business developers to answer critical questions such as: • Which smart sensor markets have the strongest need for local or edge AI, meaning on-device learning, inference, event or anomaly detection, or data compression? • What problems are customers currently unable to solve efficiently? • What sensor capabilities, AI functions and performance levels are required? • Which applications benefit most from on-device learning and inference? • What are the requirements around power consumption, latency and bandwidth? • Which technical requirements are driven by customers, and which by competitors or industry standards? • Which product requirements should GEMESYS prioritize for its Edge AI technology? The goal is an MRD that engineering can design against: every requirement quantified, prioritized per segment and traceable to specific client discussions and use cases. your role Market & Application Research • Build a deep understanding of our analog AI hardware, its capabilities and limitations, together with our team. • Research the global smart sensor and Edge AI landscape and identify relevant market segments, applications and customer groups. • Analyze emerging applications for intelligent and autonomous sensors. • Investigate industry trends, technology adoption and customer requirements. • Identify high-value use cases where local or edge AI processing provides tangible benefits. • Identify opportunities where GEMESYS’s Analog Edge AI architecture creates differentiated value, also beyond sensors. • Research competing technologies and alternative solutions, with the support of our engineers. Customer & Stakeholder Requirements • Identify and structure customer pain points and unmet needs. • Translate qualitative customer requirements into measurable product requirements. • Define functional and non-functional requirements for smart sensor systems. • Classify these requirements into categories, so that the engineering teams can make trade-offs. • Source and conduct customer, expert and partner interviews through your own network, and run the market validation independently. • Share your findings with management, and join selected customer and investor meetings where they add value. Market Requirements Document You own the development of a comprehensive MRD, including: • Market overview, segmentation and competitive landscape • Target applications and use cases • Customer personas and stakeholders, where relevant • Customer pain points and unmet needs • Market and technology trends and their future projections • Alternative technology approaches • Market and product specification requirements for our Analog Edge AI ASIC: power, energy modes, bandwidth, area, process nodes, target ASP and further parameters, prioritized per segment and traceable to specific client discussions and use cases • Product opportunity areas • Recommendations for product and technology development • Regulatory and industry considerations Cross-Functional Collaboration • Work closely with GEMESYS’s technical teams to understand the capabilities and limitations of the underlying analog AI hardware. • Lead our in-house market analysis team and resources efficiently, so that they support your work and build their own skill set. • Translate technical capabilities into customer and application value propositions. • Facilitate discussions between technical, commercial and management stakeholders. • Challenge our existing assumptions with customer and market evidence. • Ensure that product requirements are traceable to actual market needs. • Guide future product roadmap decisions. Deliverables You are responsible for producing a professional MRD. Every requirement specified in it is prioritized for each segment and traceable to specific client discussions and use cases. what you bring • Experience in technical marketing, product marketing or application engineering for semiconductors, sensors or embedded systems. • Solid understanding of sensor signal chains, low-power electronics and embedded AI, deep enough to discuss architecture trade-offs with chip designers. • Extensive experience developing Market Requirements Documents, Product Requirements Documents, market studies or comparable strategic or technical documentation. • An established network in smart sensors, Edge AI or semiconductors that gives you direct access to potential customers, domain experts and industry partners, without relying on GEMESYS contacts. • Proven ability to independently source, schedule and conduct customer and expert interviews, and to run market validation end to end. • Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear market and customer requirements. • Experience researching technology markets and competitive landscapes. • Excellent strategic, analytical and structured thinking skills. • Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and business stakeholders. • Ability to independently conduct research, identify information gaps and develop well-supported conclusions. Domain experience Must have (at least one of the following) • Smart sensors • Edge AI / TinyML • Embedded AI Good to have • Analog computing • Neuromorphic computing • Memristive technology Nice to have • Automotive sensing • Autonomous systems • Wearables or medical devices Originally posted on Himalayas