Principal Recruiter - Semiconductor Engineering

Role Summary
We are seeking a highly experienced Principal Recruiter with deep expertise in identifying, engaging, and hiring highly specialized semiconductor and silicon engineering talent. This is an individual-contributor and subject-matter-expert role requiring strong knowledge of the semiconductor talent ecosystem, skill taxonomy, and research-led sourcing.
The ideal candidate will bring extensive hands-on semiconductor recruiting experience and the ability to effectively recruit niche talent across silicon design, verification, physical design, semiconductor manufacturing, embedded systems, and related engineering disciplines.
Must-Have Skills & Experience
8+ years of recruiting experience, with significant hands-on experience hiring semiconductor and silicon engineering talent. Deep semiconductor domain recruiting expertise, with demonstrated hiring experience across areas such as: ASIC/SoC Design, RTL Design, Design Verification, UVM/SystemVerilog, Physical Design / Place & Route, Static Timing Analysis, DFT, Analog/Mixed-Signal & RF, FPGA, Embedded/Firmware Engineering, Semiconductor Manufacturing, Process and Product Engineering, Packaging and Validation
Strong understanding of semiconductor skill adjacencies, technical terminology, engineering profiles, and talent pools
Proven ability to recruit highly specialized, scarce and hard-to-find semiconductor talent, Advanced research and sourcing capabilities with demonstrated success identifying and engaging passive technical candidates
Strong ability to assess candidate relevance against complex requirements before presenting profiles to hiring teams
Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to partner effectively with engineering leaders and hiring managers
Demonstrated ability to independently manage complex and business-critical technical requisitions
Experience building semiconductor talent maps by skill, company, location, seniority and technology specialization
Experience using ATS, CRM, research and advanced sourcing platforms
Understanding of major semiconductor talent markets and engineering hubs
Experience supporting high-volume programs as well as highly niche, specialist and senior technical hiring
Key Responsibilities
Lead end-to-end recruiting and research-based sourcing for semiconductor and silicon engineering skills
Develop targeted sourcing strategies for highly specialized semiconductor roles across design, verification, physical design, embedded, manufacturing, validation and related disciplines
Build detailed talent maps and pipelines for critical semiconductor skill areas and future hiring demand
Conduct deep market research to identify relevant engineers across semiconductor product companies, design centers, engineering services firms and adjacent talent pools
Develop a strong understanding of each requirement including technical skills, tools, technologies, domain experience and skill adjacencies
Conduct detailed candidate research, qualification, outreach and engagement before presenting candidates to hiring teams
Build and continuously nurture passive semiconductor talent communities for recurring and difficult-to-fill skills
Maintain strong knowledge of the semiconductor talent landscape, skill availability, competitor talent pools and emerging skill requirements
Provide hiring teams with talent-market insights to help shape sourcing strategy and realistic candidate profiles
Deliver a high-quality candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle
Continuously improve sourcing methodologies, search strings, talent mapping and recruiting effectiveness for semiconductor hiring

Work arrangement
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