AI Engineer (Artificial Intelligence for Business Intelligence, AI4BI)

Established in 1987 and headquartered in Taiwan, TSMC pioneered the pure-play foundry business model with an exclusive focus on manufacturing its customers’ products. As of 2024, TSMC serves more than 500 customers and manufactures over 11,000 products for high-performance computing, smartphones, the Internet of Things (IoT), automotive, and digital consumer electronics. It is the world’s largest provider of logic ICs, with an annual capacity of 16 million 12-inch equivalent wafers. TSMC operates fabs in Taiwan as well as manufacturing subsidiaries in Washington State, Japan and China, and the Company began construction on a specialty technology fab in Dresden, Germany, in 2024. In Arizona, TSMC is building three fabs, with the first starting 4nm production in 2025, the second by 2028, and the third by the end of the decade.

The AI4BI team serves as the central intelligence hub within the Corporate Planning Organization (CPO). Our mission is to empower business users with AI-driven solutions that enhance customer satisfaction and streamline operational efficiency. We work closely with stakeholders who blend deep domain expertise in areas like demand and capacity planning with strong analytical capabilities.

As an AI Engineer in the Product Innovation department, you will collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and internal business users to prototype and integrate new features into products. You are self-motivated and naturally curious, driven to innovate and deliver impactful results.

Responsibilities:

1. Drive Innovation and Impact: Pioneer novel AI/ML solutions from initial concept to functional prototype. Shape the future of our internal product with your discoveries.
2. Collaborate with Business Users: Work closely with internal stakeholders to understand needs and translate them into actionable AI-driven solutions that create measurable value.
3. Apply Smart AI Techniques: Choose and implement the appropriate methods—classic machine learning, deep learning, or generative AI—to effectively solve diverse problems.
4. Partner Across Teams and Geographies: Collaborate with cross-functional, global teams including AI researchers, engineers, and domain experts to integrate AI into production systems.
5. Share Knowledge and Stay Current: Communicate insights through data storytelling, mentor colleagues, and proactively adopt emerging AI/ML trends to continuously improve solutions.

Minimum Requirements

1. Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, Operations Research, Statistics, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a related quantitative field.

2. 3+ years of industry experience applying analytics to solve product or business challenges, or 1+ year of experience with a PhD degree.

3. Proficiency in Python (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch) for machine learning and SQL for data manipulation.

4. Strong expertise in predictive analytics, statistical modeling techniques, and machine learning algorithms.

5. Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and communicate complex ideas in a clear and concise manner.

6. Proficient in both Mandarin and English.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Proven experience in developing production-ready machine learning pipelines.

2. Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) for deploying scalable AI/ML solutions.

3. Strong skills in problem framing, problem solving, and project management.

4. Demonstrated expertise in applying AI/ML techniques to solve complex problems in one or more areas, such as generative AI applications, financial modeling, supply chain risk analysis, or knowledge graph development.

Fostering a global inclusive workplace reflects TSMC’s core values and business philosophy and is essential for our future success. Our commitment to global inclusive workplace allows us to create an environment where every employee, regardless of gender, age, disability, religion, race, ethnicity, nationality, political affiliation, or sexual orientation, can bring their unique perspective and experiences to work, enabling us to drive profitability, increase productivity, and unleash innovation. We strive to create a workplace that is equitable and accessible to all employees. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture where every employee feels valued and empowered to contribute to our mission and provide excellent service to our global customers.