Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Saicon is seeking a contract engineer to develop AI-powered engineering productivity solutions for silicon IP and SoC development. The role focuses on building and deploying AI agents, retrieval-augmented generation systems, workflow automations, copilots, and knowledge systems that improve efficiency across design, verification, integration, and project execution.
Responsibilities
- Develop AI agents and skills that automate multi-step engineering workflows
- Build retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) systems for engineering knowledge, specifications, design documentation, test plans, and project data
- Create workflow automations that connect engineering tools, repositories, documentation systems, and reporting environments
- Design and implement copilots, assistants, and agentic workflows for: specification analysis test-plan review coverage analysis code review debug assistance project tracking engineering reporting
- Build proof-of-concept solutions and mature them into reusable assets
- Evaluate emerging AI models, frameworks, orchestration techniques, and agent architectures
- Develop metrics and dashboards demonstrating engineering productivity improvements
- Work closely with design, DV, program management, and CAD teams to identify high-value automation opportunities
Skills
- BS/MS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
- Understanding of RTL design, DV, simulation, regression, coverage, or SoC development workflows
- Demonstrated experience building AI applications beyond prompt engineering
- Experience creating at least one production-quality: + AI agent + AI skill/plugin + workflow automation + MCP-based solution + agent orchestration system
- Strong Python development experience
- Experience with APIs, automation frameworks, and software integration
- Working knowledge of: + LLMs + RAG architectures + vector databases + agent frameworks + prompt/context engineering
- Ability to independently decompose ambiguous problems and deliver working solutions
- Semiconductor industry experience
- Experience integrating AI solutions with: + GitHub + Perforce + Confluence + SharePoint + Jira + Teams + engineering databases
- Experience building AI solutions that operate on proprietary engineering documentation and source repositories
- Familiarity with secure enterprise AI deployments
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