Staff/Principal Data Scientist - Smart Manufacturing and AI
Core
Lead complex yield analytics and machine learning projects to improve yield, speed up learning on new technology nodes, and reduce manufacturing cost in front-end memory fabs.
Role type
Staff/Principal Data Scientist (Smart Manufacturing & AI)
Builds
Production ML/AI solutions for virtual metrology, yield prediction, anomaly detection, wafer-map pattern recognition, and process optimization; GenAI/LLM tools for engineering analysis.
Domain
Semiconductor manufacturing (DRAM, NAND, HBM) / Machine Learning / AI
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Statistics, experimental design, machine learning, model deployment, root cause analysis, data visualization, technical leadership, mentoring
Preferred skills
Semiconductor manufacturing (front-end yield, process integration, defect, metrology), computer vision, deep learning, LLMs, RAG, agentic AI frameworks
Technologies
Wafer data, die data, inline metrology, defect data, FDC data, electrical test data, LLMs, RAG
Responsibilities
Work with yield and process engineering to find root causes of yield loss using fab data; Build and deploy ML/AI solutions from prototype to production; Apply GenAI and agentic AI to speed up engineering analysis; Present findings and recommendations to engineers and senior management.
Seniority
Staff/Principal, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities