CareerPlanSign in

Applied Machine Learning Engineer - AI for VLSI Design

US, CA, Santa Clara💼 Full-time💰 $152,000–$152,000🗓 2026-09-22 → 2026-09-25

Core

Building AI-driven software systems for circuit design automation, combining algorithms, deep learning models, and agentic workflows to accelerate end-to-end design automation for pre-silicon and post-silicon custom circuit design.

Role type

Senior IC Applied Machine Learning Engineer (VLSI/EDA)

Builds

Agentic AI solutions and automation algorithms for electronic design automation (EDA) and chip design.

Domain

Semiconductor industry, VLSI design, Electronic Design Automation (EDA)

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Combinatorial Optimization, Agentic AI, Large Language Models, Machine Learning for Chip Design & EDA, Algorithms, Data Structures, Applied Math, Python, C++

Preferred skills

Large-scale EDA software development, CMOS layout drawing, schematic-to-layout translation, DRC/LVS compliance

Technologies

Python, C++, Deep Learning frameworks (implied by DL models), Agentic workflows

Responsibilities

Analyze problems and datasets, validate hypotheses, design and build models and algorithms to achieve desired Quality of Results (QOR), research and implement frontier solutions in EDA.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

Sourced via workday · Listed on CareerPlan, which tracks 70,000+ jobs from 20+ sources.