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Staff Data Scientist, Agentic Platform

Micron
Full-time
On-site
San Jose, California, United States
$136,000 - $290,000 USD yearly

Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all.

Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever.

Micron’s Data Science team builds AI and data‑driven capabilities that power breakthroughs in semiconductor process technology, product engineering, and manufacturing. We work hands-on with massive datasets, advanced modeling tools, and cross-disciplinary engineering teams to push the boundaries of intelligent automation and decision-making.
In this role, you’ll design and deploy AI systems that directly accelerate semiconductor design, verification, validation, and manufacturing. You’ll shape how agentic AI, LLMs, and automated decision systems integrate into Micron’s workflows, improving speed, accuracy, and scalability across the company.
Responsibilities:
  • Build AI systems that optimize semiconductor design, engineering, validation, and manufacturing workflows using large-scale data
  • Architect agentic AI systems that integrate with modeling tools, EDA platforms, design environments, and product/test ecosystems
  • Define and promote Best Known Methods for deploying LLMs and agentic systems in production environments
  • Evaluate and refine models using structured benchmarking, tuning, RLHF, and continuous feedback
  • Work with process, design, product, and test engineering teams to identify high-impact opportunities and deliver scalable solutions
Minimum Qualifications:
  • Master’s, PhD, or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 10+ years relevant experience
  • Proficient in Python with experience working with semiconductor design and process datasets
  • Experience using enterprise data platforms such as Snowflake, BigQuery, MSSQL, Oracle, or Redshift
  • Hands-on experience developing and deploying AI/ML systems involving LLMs, RAG, agentic workflows, and frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow
  • Experience training and optimizing domain-adapted LLMs, including pretraining, post-training on synthetic datasets, and model quantization
  • Cloud experience with GCP, AWS, or Azure, including deploying ML pipelines in production
  • Demonstrated ability to lead AI/ML initiatives independently in semiconductor or hardware environments
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience applying AI/ML directly to semiconductor design, fabrication, or validation
  • Deep understanding of semiconductor-specific AI/ML applications
  • Experience with CI/CD and MLOps for ML/LLM deployment
  • Familiarity with agentic AI frameworks such as LangGraph or AutoGen and evaluation tools like AgentEval
  • Strong ability to translate complex technical concepts into practical solutions for cross-functional teams

The US base salary range that Micron Technology estimates it could pay for this full-time position is:

$136,000.00 - $290,000.00 a year

Additional compensation may include benefits, bonuses and equity.
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Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

As a world leader in the semiconductor industry, Micron is dedicated to your personal wellbeing and professional growth. Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future.  We offer a choice of medical, dental and vision plans in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget.  Micron also provides benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, and paid family leave.  Additionally, Micron benefits include a robust paid time-off program and paid holidays.  For additional information regarding the Benefit programs available, please see the Benefits Guide posted on micron.com/careers/benefits.

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