Talent Acquisition Specialist – Semiconductor Subcontract Hiring

Talent Acquisition Specialist – Semiconductor Subcontract Hiring

Location: Bangalore / Hyderabad

Experience: 5–10 Years

Role Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist with strong expertise in hiring semiconductor design talent, particularly through subcontractor and contingent workforce models. The ideal candidate should possess in-depth understanding of the complete semiconductor development lifecycle—from Architecture to GDSII—and demonstrate the ability to independently screen and assess technical profiles before presenting only well-aligned candidates to hiring managers.

This role requires strong stakeholder management, technical screening capability, and vendor/subcontractor coordination experience within the semiconductor domain.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end hiring for semiconductor design roles through subcontractors and contingent staffing partners.
• Manage vendor relationships, performance tracking, and subcontractor pipeline development.
• Screen and evaluate technical profiles across semiconductor domains to ensure alignment with business requirements.
• Understand and assess roles across the full semiconductor lifecycle:

Architecture & Micro-architecture

RTL Design

Design Verification (DV)

DFT

Analog / AMS Design

Physical Design (PD)

Sign-off & Tape-out

GDSII delivery

• Ensure only technically qualified and requirement-aligned profiles are shared with hiring managers.
• Conduct detailed pre-screening discussions to validate technical depth, project exposure, tools expertise, and node experience.
• Partner closely with hiring managers to understand skill expectations, project scope, and urgency.
• Maintain strong TAT while ensuring quality of submissions.
• Track hiring metrics and provide regular updates on pipeline status.

Required Skills & Expertise

• 5–10 years of experience in Talent Acquisition, with strong focus on Semiconductor Design hiring.
• Hands-on experience managing subcontractor/contract hiring models.
• Strong understanding of the Semiconductor Design flow:

Concept → Architecture → RTL → Verification → Physical Implementation → Sign-off → Tape-out → GDSII.

• Ability to screen profiles across:

VLSI / SoC / ASIC

RTL / SystemVerilog

UVM Verification

Physical Design & STA

DFT (ATPG, MBIST/LBIST)

Analog / AMS

Foundry node exposure (e.g., 22nm, 40nm, 65nm, 180nm etc.)

• Strong stakeholder communication and negotiation skills.
• Experience working across Bangalore and/or Hyderabad semiconductor ecosystems preferred.

Preferred Attributes

• Experience supporting ASIC Turnkey / Spec-to-Silicon programs.
• Knowledge of EDA tools (Synopsys, Cadence, Mentor flows).
• Exposure to niche and leadership semiconductor hiring.
• Strong analytical and decision-making ability in candidate evaluation.