Lead CV/DL Algorithm Engineer - Semiconductors

Applied Materials; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 161,000 - 221,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

Applied Materials seeks a researcher to lead the design, development and deployment of algorithmic modules for semiconductor process control tools. You will assess classical and ML/DL computer vision approaches, gather data, review literature and evaluate feasibility within customer use cases.

You will prototype and benchmark approaches for defect detection, metrology, and image analysis, collaborating with compute infra, software, systems and product teams to deliver scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Academic background in Computer Vision, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, or Artificial Intelligence.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead research, design, development and implementation of algorithmic modules.
• Evaluate CV and ML/DL algorithms for defect detection and image analysis on semiconductor tools.
• Prototype approaches, survey literature and assess feasibility for customer use cases.
• Collaborate with compute infra, SW, systems and productize new algo solutions.

Skills

Computer vision

Image processing

Deep learning

Programming (Python)

Education

Master's degree or PhD in CS/EE

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

C/C++

Job description

Applied Materials seeks a researcher to lead the design, development and deployment of algorithmic modules for semiconductor process control tools. You will assess classical and ML/DL computer vision approaches, gather data, review literature and evaluate feasibility within customer use cases.

You will prototype and benchmark approaches for defect detection, metrology, and image analysis, collaborating with compute infra, software, systems and product teams to deliver scalable solutions.