AI Research Engineer - Chip Design
Core
Research and build AI systems to improve Apple silicon chip design metrics (Power, Performance, Area) and design turnaround.
Role type
Senior IC AI Research Engineer (Chip Design)
Builds
AI methods and agentic workflows for physical design flow (floorplanning, placement, routing, timing closure) and EDA tool automation.
Domain
Semiconductor / Chip Design / Physical Design / EDA
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Deep learning model development, Generative AI, LLM-based agentic workflows, Handling noisy/imbalanced data, Python, Research problem formulation, Experimental design
Preferred skills
PhD in AI/CS/EE, Top-tier AI/EDA publications, Chip design flow knowledge, Foundation model adaptation, Graph neural networks, Bayesian optimization, Reinforcement learning, EDA tool scripting
Technologies
PyTorch, Python, LLMs, EDA tools
