AI-Driven Front-End Silicon Design Engineer

PenguinChip Sdn. Bhd.; Seberang Perai; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

PenguinChip Sdn. Bhd. is seeking an AI Silicon Design Engineer to accelerate front-end (FEINT) implementation flow with AI. The role blends RTL-to-netlist know-how with AI/ML tech to build AI agents and workflows that boost synthesis, constraint checks, and timing analysis tasks.

The candidate should have a strong background in front-end implementation or EDA flow automation and hands-on experience applying AI solutions to engineering workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Microelectronics, Integrated Circuit Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in front-end implementation (synthesis, static timing analysis, CDC/RDC/LINT, or low power) or in EDA flow and tool development.
• 1+ year of practical experience applying AI/ML or Generative AI technologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop AI agents and skills that automate front-end implementation tasks and monitoring.
• Apply LLMs and agentic AI to automate tasks such as synthesis timing root-cause analysis and regression failure analysis.
• Build AI-powered workflows using Python, MCP, agent frameworks, vector databases and GenAI platforms.
• Support front-end flow execution and document AI skills for reuse.
• Collaborate with front-end engineers to identify repetitive tasks worth automating.

Skills

Python programming

Verilog/SystemVerilog

Scripting (Git/Linux)

Analytical problem solving

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering / Computer Engineering / Computer Science

Tools

Fusion Compiler

PrimeTime

Formality / Conformal LEC

VSI / VCLP

SpyGlass / 0-In

LangChain

LangGraph

MCP tools

Claude Code / AI agents

Job description

PenguinChip Sdn. Bhd. is seeking an AI Silicon Design Engineer to accelerate front-end (FEINT) implementation flow with AI. The role blends RTL-to-netlist know-how with AI/ML tech to build AI agents and workflows that boost synthesis, constraint checks, and timing analysis tasks.

The candidate should have a strong background in front-end implementation or EDA flow automation and hands-on experience applying AI solutions to engineering workflows.