AI/ML Engineer

Eliassen Group is seeking an AI/ML Engineer to apply advanced machine learning and generative AI to semiconductor manufacturing and Customer Quality challenges. The role focuses on building production-grade AI systems, developing LLM, RAG, and agentic workflows, and translating research into scalable enterprise solutions while collaborating with engineering, manufacturing, and quality stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy production-grade AI systems for semiconductor manufacturing and Customer Quality use cases
• Develop ML and generative AI solutions including LLM, RAG, and agentic workflows
• Create robust Python and PyTorch components for data processing, modeling, and inference
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, and quality stakeholders to define requirements and deliver solutions
• Evaluate architectures and document solution designs aligned to enterprise standards
• Operationalize models with scalability, reliability, and monitoring considerations
• Contribute to RMA-CQ and Digital Prints initiatives, including failure analysis and digital traceability

Preferred

• Background applying AI/ML to physics-based or manufacturing problems
• Familiarity with semiconductor, customer quality, failure analysis, or digital prints
• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, or Computer Science with an AI/ML concentration
• AI/ML applications
• Physics-based problem solving
• Manufacturing problem solving
• Semiconductor expertise
• Customer quality
• Failure analysis
• Digital print expertise

Benefits

• Hybrid 3 days onsite in Irvine, CA
• Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits
• 401k with company matching
• Life insurance
• For W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.
• If we hire a candidate that you refer us to then you can be eligible for a $1,000 referral check!

Company

• Strategic consulting in technology, business advisory, and life sciences.
• North Reading, Massachusetts, USA
• http://www.eliassen.com/
• Founded in 1989
• 1001-5000 employees

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python and PyTorch for ML and deep learning
• Experience with Azure services for data, compute, and MLOps
• Hands-on work with LLMs, RAG patterns, and agentic AI frameworks
• Evidence of research translation into enterprise implementations
• Ability to pass a rigorous technical evaluation including Python coding assessment
• Master's degree with strong AI/ML experience will be considered
• Background applying AI/ML to physics-based or manufacturing problems
• Familiarity with semiconductor, customer quality, failure analysis, or digital prints
• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, or Computer Science with an AI/ML concentration

Required skills

• Agentic AI Frameworks, Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Machine Learning, PyTorch, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Semiconductor Manufacturing

Experience

• Mid level