Sr Principal AI/ML Driven ASIC Design and Implementation Automation Expert - San Diego (Treena St), United States
$179,800 - $247,200 USD yearly
Originally posted 30 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As an Sr Principal AI/ML driven ASIC Design and Implementation Automation Expert, you will explore methodology, flows, and tools to improve efficiency and quality of results for SoC and IP development teams. This role enables Digital Transformation to leverage AI/ML ideas to improve NXP designs for Automotive Processors and Advanced microcontrollers.
What you'll do
- Explore research ideas and solutions that bring AI/ML applications to VLSI design.
- Develop prototype solutions to evaluate various AI/ML techniques.
- Pilot and develop automation on actual designs and implementation.
- Coordinate and drive groundbreaking initiatives for Digital Transformation.
What you'll need
- BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related disciplines with strong background in SW development.
- Hands-on expertise in programming using Python/C++.
- 7+ years of experience in AI and ML techniques (LLMs, CNN, RNN, and GraphNN) with experience of application to real world optimization problems.
- Data structures, algorithms, and SW development for optimization problems.
- Hands on experience in Unix/Linux, revision control (Git, BitBucket), SW development and debug tools.
- Excellent analytical problem-solving skills.
Skills: AI/ML applications to VLSI design, CAD background, automation, EDA tools, design methodology
This role has been open 80 days — well above the 39-day median for EDA/CAD Engineering roles.
EDA/CAD Engineering · AI EDA Design
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Open roles in category
59
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Median days open
39 d
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Median salary
$200k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | NXP Semiconductors | All employers we track in this specialty (59 roles · 23 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 11 | 59 |
| Open roles in the wider Physical Implementation family | 43 | 1441 · 110 employers |
| Median days open | 73 d | 39 d (+34 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $200k |
Skills observed across this category: AI/ML applications to VLSI design, CAD background, automation, EDA tools, design methodology
Who's hiring in this category
- NXP Semiconductors (this employer) · 11 open roles · median 73 d
- NVIDIA · 7 open roles · median 24 d
- Keysight Technologies · 6 open roles · median 18 d
- Cadence Design Systems · 5 open roles · median 71 d
- Skyworks · 3 open roles · median 3 d
- Synopsys · 3 open roles · median 43 d
How we counted: 59 open EDA/CAD Engineering (AI EDA Design) roles from 23 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 18 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Physical Implementation family row. Figures refresh nightly.