CareerPlan

AI Research and Development Engineer

San Jose, CA, USAFull-time$163k–$239k2026-10-27 → 2026-11-10

Core

Research and development of advanced LLM/VLM capabilities for semiconductor inspection technologies, translating research concepts into functional prototypes.

Role type

Senior IC AI Research and Development Engineer

Builds

Agentic AI solutions, advanced LLM/VLM models, and reusable platforms for engineering applications

Domain

Semiconductor inspection / Artificial Intelligence

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

End-to-end LLM/VLM training and fine-tuning, Data curation and preprocessing, Distributed training and multi-GPU environments, Transformer-based model architecture, Python and PyTorch, Model evaluation and benchmarking, Algorithm design and implementation

Preferred skills

Agentic AI system development, Parameter-efficient fine-tuning (LoRA/QLoRA), Synthetic data generation, Model serving and quantization, Semiconductor manufacturing knowledge

Technologies

PyTorch, Python, LLMs, VLMs, Transformers, Multi-GPU environments

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end LLM/VLM development workflows, Design and execute model adaptation strategies, Build and maintain high-quality training datasets, Establish evaluation and benchmarking frameworks, Develop innovative Agentic AI solutions, Collaborate with cross-functional teams to validate emerging technologies

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC