Cisco
AI Data Scientist Technical Leader (Hybrid)
$166K–$308K
San Jose, California, US · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 28, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years in data science, machine learning, or data analytics; semiconductor or hardware engineering experience preferred.
- Education
- MS or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Data Science, Statistics, or a related field.
About the job
Develops AI/ML models and agents to analyze semiconductor manufacturing data, improve yield, predict failures, and support engineering decisions.
What you'll do
- Develop and deploy models for yield analysis, failure prediction, and forecasting yield and quality metrics.
- Build AI agents to automate root-cause analysis and yield-improvement workflows; analyze manufacturing, test, and parametric datasets.
- Partner with engineering teams and communicate findings through visualizations, reports, and presentations.
What they ask for
- MS or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Data Science, Statistics, or a related field.
- 8+ years of experience in data science, machine learning, or data analytics.
- Proficiency in Python and data science libraries; experience building, validating, and deploying models for classification, regression, anomaly detection, and time-series forecasting.
- Hands-on experience with AI agent frameworks; understanding of semiconductor manufacturing, test data, and yield analysis.
Nice to have
- Experience with cloud data platforms and big data technologies; familiarity with Optuna or other hyperparameter optimization frameworks.
- Knowledge of hardware debug, root-cause analysis, and reliability engineering.
Pay
$186,900.00 to $267,700.00 (salary range; base salary not specified); $186,900.00 - $307,800.00 (salary range; base salary not specified); $166,300.00 - $274,100.00 (salary range; base salary not specified)
Tools
Python, pandas, scikit-learn, XGBoost, TensorFlow, PyTorch, matplotlib, seaborn
AI focus
Applies AI/ML to semiconductor yield analysis, early failure prediction, forecasting, and automated root-cause analysis using AI agents.
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