AI Engineer – Foundational Models with Multi-Modality (Analog IC Design)

NXP Semiconductors; Eindhoven; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors N.V. invites you to join its Design Enablement global team as a CAD Methodology & Flow Engineer, blending semiconductor design, software, and AI innovation.

You will establish best-in-class methodologies and tools with the NXP IP team, shape the future of analog IC design through Generative AI, and collaborate across worldwide design centers to integrate AI tools into existing environments.

Qualifications

• MS/MSc degree in electrical engineering with software expertise and at least 5 years of experience.
• Hands-on experience with GNNs and open-source multi-modal models.
• Preferably analog IC design knowledge or affinity with analog design.
• Proficiency in Python and object-oriented programming.
• Experience with PyTorch/TensorFlow/Huggingface, AWS Bedrock and Lambda; Linux environment and compilation (Bash/CMake).
• Knowledge of vector databases and semantic search; familiarity with MLOps and deployment pipelines.
• Experience with open-source frameworks such as Docker; containerization concepts.
• Familiarity with configuration management tools (e.g., Git) and CI/CD frameworks.
• Experience with testing platforms like Robot Framework; Jira for ticketing.

Responsibilities

• Help establish efficient, best-in-class methodologies and tools with the NXP IP team.
• Shape the future of analog IC design through Generative AI integrations.
• Collaborate with international teams to enhance the internal chatbot platform.
• Work in a multicultural, global environment with NXP design organizations worldwide.
• Join a worldwide team recognized as technical leaders in this domain.

Skills

GNNs

Python

Pytorch

TensorFlow

Huggingface

CUDA/Linux

MLOps

Vector databases

Streamlit

Docker

Git

CI/CD

C/C++

Analog IC design

AWS Bedrock

Education

MS/MSc in electrical engineering

Tools

Docker

Git

Streamlit

Cadence SKILL

Robot Framework

Jira

CUDA

Job description

Being part of the NXP Design Enablement (DE) global team as a CAD Methodology & Flow Engineer offers a unique opportunity to work at the intersection of semiconductor design, software engineering, and AI innovation.

In this role, you will:

• Help establish, together with the NXP IP team, efficient, best-in-class methodologies and tools that support NXP design centers worldwide.
• Play a key role in shaping the future of analog IC design through the integration of Generative AI technologies.
• Collaborate with international teams to enhance our internal chatbot platform (built with Streamlit and AWS Bedrock), making it more context-aware and capable of understanding analog IC terminology, abbreviations, and synonyms.
• Work in a multicultural, global environment alongside NXP design organizations across the world.
• Join a worldwide team of experts recognized as technical leaders in this unique and highly competitive domain.

Do you want to work in an exciting company that is at the heart of innovation? Join us and learn something new every day!

Your Profile Education & Experience

• At minimum MS/MSc degree in electrical engineering with software expertise with a minimum 5 years’ experience.
• Relevant hands-on experience with GNNs, and open-source multi-modal foundational models.
• Preferably analog IC design knowledge or affinity with analog design.
• Programming Languages Python software expert - Python object-oriented programming
• Experience with Pytorch/Tensorflow/Huggingface, and/or CUDA Linux environment and Compilation (Bash / CMake) Amazon Web Services (AWS) Bedrock, Lambda Database knowledge AI & Knowledge Management Build and maintain a domain-specific knowledge base to support semantic understanding of analog IC concepts.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of AI tools into existing design environments.
• Experience with MLOps practices and deployment pipelines.
• Familiarity with vector databases and semantic search technologies.

Professional Skills

• Highly developed verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Strict towards performance and quality requirements.
• Demonstrates good analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Must have effective interpersonal, teamwork, and communication skills.
• Must have the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborative skills for working efficiently in a team having worldwide connections with partners and users.
• Self-driven and passionate about learning and the IC industry.
• Strong documentation and technical writing skills.
• Proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement and innovation.

Experience with the following items is a plus

• Open-source frameworks such as Docker, concepts such as containerization
• Configuration management tools (e.g. Git)
• Experience with CI/CD frameworks
• Ticketing system/Bug-tracking tools (e.g. Jira)
• Testing platform knowledge e.g. Robot Framework
• OSS basic knowledge (which OSS can be reused or not, copyright management)
• Object-Oriented Programming (C/C++, Python, …)
• Cadence SKILL
• Streamlit

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