How to hire an asic design engineer

How to hire an asic design engineer, step by step

Here's a step-by-step asic design engineer hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an asic design engineer job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new asic design engineer
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your asic design engineer job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find an asic design engineer for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

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   You should also consider the ideal background you'd like them an asic design engineer to have before you start to hire. For example, what industry or field would you like them to have experience in, what level of seniority or education does the job require, and how much it'll cost to hire an asic design engineer that fits the bill.

   This list presents asic design engineer salaries for various positions.

   Type of Asic Design Engineer	Description	Hourly rate
   Asic Design Engineer	Electrical engineers design, develop, test, and supervise the manufacturing of electrical equipment, such as electric motors, radar and navigation systems, communications systems, and power generation equipment. Electronics engineers design and develop electronic equipment, such as broadcast and communications systems—from portable music players to global positioning systems (GPSs).	$39-69
   Engineering Trainee	An engineering trainee is responsible for shadowing engineers in their duties and performing administrative tasks as needed. Engineering trainees assist the engineers in inspecting construction sites and conducting field research... Show more	$20-39
   Project Controls Engineer	A Project Controls Engineer creates project cost reports and progress charts. These professionals interpret the company contract and deal with the existing cost control database and financial risk... Show more	$30-57

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Architecture
   • SOC
   • Rtl Design
   • FPGA
   • C++
   • Perl
   • IP
   • DSP
   • UVM
   • ASIC
   • Physical Design
   • TCL
   • MATLAB
   • DFT

   Check all skills

   Responsibilities:

   • Manage DFT, DFM of LCB/library cells.
   • Lead internal adoption of new SystemVerilog language features within the above block.
   • Manage tool issue tracking list and conduct status update meetings with EDA vendor.
   • Manage some minor tasks along the project cycle including manual routes, debugging, and flow development.
   • Utilize IBM EDA tools and tcl scripting to debug, solve, and automate custom processes unique to customer designs.
   • Manage EDA license forecasting and work with project managers and license operations team to track license resource capability and capacity requirements.

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3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your asic design engineer job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. An asic design engineer can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, asic design engineers' average salary in montana is 45% less than in washington.
   • Seniority. Entry-level asic design engineers 43% less than senior-level asic design engineers.
   • Certifications. An asic design engineer with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in an asic design engineer's salary.

   Average asic design engineer salary

   $109,252yearly

   $52.52 hourly rate

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   Entry-level asic design engineer salary

   $82,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 20, 2026

   Average asic design engineer salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$132,803	$64
   2	Texas	$107,442	$52
   3	Massachusetts	$97,710	$47
   4	Maryland	$97,210	$47
   5	Arizona	$96,195	$46
   6	Colorado	$93,987	$45
   7	Oregon	$93,652	$45
   8	Florida	$88,386	$42
   9	New York	$88,096	$42
   10	Illinois	$85,189	$41
   11	Minnesota	$84,984	$41
   12	Pennsylvania	$84,943	$41
   13	Vermont	$81,521	$39
   14	North Carolina	$78,642	$38
   15	Iowa	$71,921	$35

   Average asic design engineer salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Meta	$175,685	$84.46	346
   2	Waymo	$158,499	$76.20	10
   3	Google	$153,642	$73.87	194
   4	Apple	$152,033	$73.09	527
   5	Fungible	$147,666	$70.99
   6	Palo Alto Networks	$144,903	$69.66	7
   7	CyberCoders	$143,013	$68.76	4
   8	RED Digital Cinema	$140,978	$67.78
   9	Magnum Semiconductor	$138,836	$66.75
   10	Brocade Services Corporation	$137,512	$66.11
   11	Amazon	$136,988	$65.86	459
   12	Lexar	$134,459	$64.64
   13	NVIDIA	$134,006	$64.43	131
   14	Cisco	$133,903	$64.38	79
   15	SandForce	$133,061	$63.97
   16	Pensando	$130,094	$62.55
   17	Synaptics	$129,023	$62.03
   18	TriNet	$128,311	$61.69	2
   19	Rambus	$128,064	$61.57	17
   20	Samsung Electronics Device Solutions (Semiconductor & Display)	$127,255	$61.18	37

4. Writing an asic design engineer job description

   An asic design engineer job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. Below, you can find an example of an asic design engineer job description:

   Asic design engineer job description example

   Job Description Must be a US Citizen.
   
   The client, in support of a U.S Government Customer, has a need for an experienced and growth minded mission engineer in the area of ASIC Physical Design. This engineer will assist in the Top-Level Physical Design integration for an in-flight non-traditional ASIC to be released towards to the end of the year. Prior experience with both the Cadence Innovus Design suite, as well as GlobalFoundries / Avera Semi / Marvell s FX14 custom ASIC flow (i.e. Dflow) is a must. In addition, hands-on experience with top-level integration is required, as well as familiarity with Block Level integration. This engineer will assist to seamless integrate the top-level, pulling-in Blocks/RLMs from other engineers, while coordinating with them to take a netlist thru all steps in the flow. This includes planning, placement, clock insertion, wiring, checking, as well as static timing optimization through the various stages. The selected candidate will be required to work both independently and collaboratively in conjunction with other members of the team. As such, the ability to be a hands-on person is critical, capable of running tools, while working effectively with others, having the willingness and ability to learn new tools. Similarly, the ability to do analytical placement and pre-routing beyond what the tools can achieve is a requirement, for those critical elements of the design requiring higher densities. In doing so, knowledge/use of scripting languages such as TCL and/or Python to facilitate such tasks.
   
   Task Description:
   Job Duty 1 - Assisting in the design, development, and physical design integration at the top-level of an ASIC and its associated components.
   Job Duty 2 - A working knowledge of analyst tools to include: Innovus Place, Innovus CCopt, Innuvus Nanoroute. Familiarity with Tempus.
   Job Duty 3 Ability to optimize the design solution based on area, power, or timing, including timing closure, when needed, in order to meet required performance targets.
   
   Required skills/Level of Experience :
   1) Refer to Job duties above (i.e. all tools necessary to do physical integration of a complex ASIC).
   2) Other: Strong verbal and written communication skills required.
   3) Extensive experience as an Electrical / Computer Engineering, 5 years

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right asic design engineer for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your asic design engineer job on Zippia to find and recruit asic design engineer candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting asic design engineers requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new asic design engineer

   Once you have selected a candidate for the asic design engineer position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new asic design engineer. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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