Senior ML/AI Applications Engineer - Defect Classification

PDF Solutions, Inc.; Milpitas (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

PDF Solutions, Inc. in Milpitas, CA, seeks a Senior Applications Engineer to advance ML/AI solutions for the semiconductor industry. You will design and deploy robust software for defect classification, data analysis, and model development.

You will collaborate with hardware and software teams, optimize ML pipelines, and drive scalable data-driven insights from large defect datasets using Python and modern DL frameworks.

Qualifications

• Degree in CS/EE/Materials Science or related field.
• Proficiency in Python and DL frameworks for CV tasks (CNNs, Transformers).
• Experience handling large datasets and data preprocessing (Pandas/NumPy/SQL).
• Familiarity with semiconductor manufacturing or inspection metrology preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement ML/AI algorithms for defect classification in semiconductor inspection tools.
• Analyze large defect datasets to identify patterns, trends and anomalies.
• Train, validate, and deploy defect classification models with performance targets.
• Improve accuracy and efficiency of the defect classification system through optimization.

Skills

ML/AI expertise

Python

Data analysis

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in CS/EE/Materials Science

Tools

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Pandas

NumPy

SQL

Job description

PDF Solutions, Inc. in Milpitas, CA, seeks a Senior Applications Engineer to advance ML/AI solutions for the semiconductor industry. You will design and deploy robust software for defect classification, data analysis, and model development.

You will collaborate with hardware and software teams, optimize ML pipelines, and drive scalable data-driven insights from large defect datasets using Python and modern DL frameworks.