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Applied AI Engineer, Silicon Engineering

San Jose💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-21 → 2026-09-26

Core

Build and deploy LLM-agent workflows to accelerate chip development tasks like debug triage, testbench coverage, log analysis, and EDA script generation for hardware teams.

Role type

Applied AI Engineer (Silicon Engineering)

Builds

Automated agent workflows and tooling for RTL design, verification, DFT, physical design, and silicon validation.

Domain

Semiconductor hardware engineering and AI infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

LLM agent orchestration, Python, tool integration (MCP), evaluation design, context engineering, rapid domain ramping

Preferred skills

Chip development (RTL/SystemVerilog, UVM, DFT, FPGA), EDA tool flows, fine-tuning (SFT, RLHF/DPO), C++/Rust, CI/CD infrastructure

Technologies

Python, MCP, LLMs, EDA tools, simulation/emulation flows, CI systems

Responsibilities

Build LLM-agent workflows for chip development tasks; Embed with hardware teams to identify pain points and automate them; Design rigorous evals for agent performance; Integrate agents with internal infrastructure; Champion adoption through documentation and training

Seniority

Mid-Senior, hands-on IC

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