Senior Machine Learning Engineer

We're working with an early-stage semiconductor startup developing next-generation hardware technologies.

They're looking for a
Founding Machine Learning Engineer
to build AI-powered design automation systems that solve complex engineering challenges.

This is an opportunity to join a highly technical team, take ownership of challenging projects, and help shape the company's ML infrastructure and technical direction.

• Build and deploy agentic AI systems to automate complex engineering workflows.
• Integrate AI agents with engineering simulation, CAD, and design tools.
• Develop ML models to accelerate simulations and optimise engineering processes.
• Build reliable ML infrastructure and evaluation frameworks alongside hardware engineers.

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong Python, software engineering, and applied ML experience.
• Hands-on experience building LLM-powered applications, AI agents, and production ML systems.
• Familiarity with scientific computing, simulations, or CAD/EDA tools.
• Experience with surrogate modelling, GNNs, physics-informed ML, or workflow automation is advantageous.

• Competitive salary + equity.
• Opportunity to join a founding engineering team.
• Significant technical ownership and career growth.
• Work at the intersection of AI and advanced hardware.