Senior Autonomy/AI Research Engineer
Tokyo Electron USSanta Clara, California, United States
Posted December 4, 2025
Full Time
About the Company
Since its founding in 1963, TEL has grown to encompass many offices around the world that engineer, manufacture, sell, and service wafer-processing or semiconductor production equipment (SPE), as well as flat panel display (FPD) and thin-film silicon photovoltaic equipment (PVE). As the world market share leader in several product lines, TEL plays a key role in the evolving global semiconductor industry. Follow us on Twitter @TokyoElectronUS
Job Description
We are looking for a Senior Autonomy/AI Research Engineer to enhance our technology in autonomous operation of semiconductor equipment. This role involves leading a team and collaborating with colleagues across cultural barriers.
Requirements
- Creative, out-of-the-box thinker
- Good communicator who works well in a team and across cultural barriers
- Low prestige problem solver: willing to be wrong and accept a better solution
- Productive in translating ideas to code
- Present to support colleagues – gives freely of own time
- Interested in learning, e.g. a complex application domain, new programming languages
- Willing and able to travel overseas (east Asia) 1-3 times per year
- Willing and able to collaborate with colleagues in east Asia some evenings
- Must be able to report on-site in our San Jose, CA office three days per week
