# Director, Software Engineering - Semiconductor Inspection

**Company**: NVIDIA
**Location**: Santa Clara, CA
**Experience**: executive
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

NVIDIA is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to build and lead a team of researchers, engineers, and data scientists. You will drive innovations in AI and machine learning technologies for semiconductor manufacturing and automation.

## Responsibilities

- Define the vision and architecture for AI-powered semiconductor inspection systems

- Own the strategy for agentic inspection solutions in air-gapped fab environments

- Drive integration and evolution of inspection workflows across defect detection, classification, localization, segmentation, nuisance filtering, ADC, and ADR pipelines

- Set the standard for taking research into customer-ready products

- Exhibit a strong interest in the development of novel ML/AI methodologies and agentic pipelines in manufacturing processes

- Lead the development of 'AI copilots' for semiconductor inspection using NVIDIA's NIMs and Blueprints

- Collaborate with robotics teams to build and validate autonomous systems before deployment

- Be responsible for the Engineering roadmap for 'AI for Semiconductor Inspection and Manufacturing' solutions

- Represent NVIDIA in strategic customer engagements and work alongside multi-functional groups

## Requirements

- MS or PhD in VLSI Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field

- 15+ overall years of validated experience in semiconductor manufacturing

- 5+ years of leading and managing control of planning, staffing, budgeting, and expense prioritization

- Experience collaborating with multiple departments to address common automation challenges

- Knowledge of vision and signal-based measurement methods and metrology data workflows

- Track record in developing algorithms aimed at predictive analytics and machine learning

## Benefits

- Highly competitive salaries

- Comprehensive benefits package

- Equity and benefits

## Skills

### Required
- AI
- Machine Learning
- Semiconductor Manufacturing
- Automation
- Software Engineering
- Leadership
- Project Management
- Predictive Analytics
- Metrology

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