Principal Machine Learning & Silicon Yield Engineer (AI)

Location: USA-AZ-Chandler-North Juniper Drive, United States of America

Annual base salary: USD 109,700–175,500

Company

hirify.global develops semiconductor technologies and related hardware products.

What you will do

• Design, build, deploy, and productize ML, DL, and GenAI models for wafer-level yield prediction and PPA optimization.
• Organize, clean, and analyze large multi-source SoC telemetry, sensor, and production test databases.
• Interpret parametric data, on-chip sensor readouts, and circuit telemetry to identify failure mechanisms and marginalities.
• Collaborate with foundry, product engineering, DFM, and DFT teams on yield and PPA strategies.
• Develop, qualify, scale, and release experimental data workflows for production use.
• Perform Spice modeling and simulation using relevant modeling tools, Cadence Virtuoso, and Primetime STA tools.

Requirements

• MS with 6 years of experience or Ph.D. with 3 years of experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Proven semiconductor-industry experience in silicon macro characterization and SoC telemetry analysis.
• Deep expertise applying machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques, including deep learning, anomaly detection, and multivariate regression, to physical hardware datasets.
• Strong programming skills in Python, R, or C++ and hands-on experience handling massive databases.
• Deep understanding of semiconductor manufacturing processes, wafer fabrication, DFM practices, and EDA tools.
• Experience with Spice modeling tools, Cadence Virtuoso, and familiarity with Primetime STA tools.

Nice to have

• Education or research experience at a top-tier semiconductor research institution such as Stanford, UC Berkeley, MIT, Purdue, or UIUC.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with medical, dental, and vision plans.
• 401(k) participation with company matching, ESPP, EAP, paid holidays, paid sick leave, vacation, and applicable paid family and other leave.
• Eligibility for a discretionary annual bonus, competitive new-hire equity grants, and annual equity awards, subject to plan documents and award agreements.
• Equal-opportunity employment is provided in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Hiring process

• First-time applicants must create a candidate login account before applying; existing candidates must sign in before applying.
• Applicants located outside the USA should provide a home address for future correspondence.