AI CAD Automation Engineer (Remote/Hybrid)

Lam Research Corporation; Fremont (CA); Hybrid; USD 141,000 - 307,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site Flex

Virtual Flex

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Lam Research Corporation is seeking an AI & CAD Engineering Applications Expert to lead the design, development, and deployment of AI-driven automation within CAD and engineering workflows. You will bridge mechanical/electrical engineering with CAD customization and AI/ML, shaping data-driven intelligent CAD systems.

Ideal candidates have hands-on AI language models, Agentic AI, and deep MCAD experience (NX/Creo), with strong automation, generative AI, and optimization skills applied to design

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or related Engineering discipline.
• 8+ years of hands‑on experience with CAD systems and engineering applications, with 4+ years in CAD automation/customization.
• Deep and demonstrated experience applying AI/ML, optimization, or generative techniques to engineering or CAD‑adjacent problems.
• Strong expertise in NX and/or Creo (modeling, assemblies, drawings).

Responsibilities

• Architect and develop AI-enabled CAD automation solutions across the engineering lifecycle, 3D geometry creation and analysis, concept design, detailed modeling, validation, detailing, and change management.
• Apply machine learning, generative AI, and optimization techniques to enhance CAD automation beyond traditional rule-based scripting.
• Lead AI-based initiatives and CAD automation programs across teams.
• Develop and maintain custom CAD applications and tools using NX Open / Creo APIs/Toolkit (VB, C#, C++, Python).
• Integrate CAD with PDM/PLM systems (e.g., Teamcenter) and other enterprise systems using APIs, web services, and data pipelines.
• Design pipelines to extract, structure, and learn from CAD, BOM, drawing, and engineering standards data.
• Collaborate with data and platform teams to operationalize AI models within production CAD environments.
• Evaluate model performance, reliability, and scalability for engineering use cases.

Skills

AI/ML in CAD

CAD automation

NX Open / Creo APIs

Teamcenter / PLM integration

Generative AI

Data pipelines

REST APIs / XML/JSON

SQL

Python / C++ / C#

Education

Engineering degree (B.S./M.S.)

CAD-focused coursework (Mechatronics/Electrical)

Tools

NX Open API

Creo API/Toolkit

Teamcenter ITK / SOA

Python / C++ / C#

SQL / REST

XML/JSON data formats

Job description

Lam Research Corporation is seeking an AI & CAD Engineering Applications Expert to lead the design, development, and deployment of AI-driven automation within CAD and engineering workflows. You will bridge mechanical/electrical engineering with CAD customization and AI/ML, shaping data-driven intelligent CAD systems.

Ideal candidates have hands-on AI language models, Agentic AI, and deep MCAD experience (NX/Creo), with strong automation, generative AI, and optimization skills applied to design