Position Overview
The Semiconductor Recruiter is responsible for full-cycle recruiting, screening, and recommending talent for semiconductor and advanced electronics clients. This role sources candidates across semiconductor design, verification, validation, manufacturing, process engineering, equipment, quality, packaging, and related technical functions. Serving as a key liaison among candidates, client hiring managers, and internal delivery teams, the recruiter provides consultative guidance on talent availability, hiring strategy, diversity, compliance, timelines, and expectations while ensuring a consistent client and candidate experience.
How You Make A Difference: Responsibilities
You are responsible for independently managing the full-life cycle of each relevant position and candidate by:
Candidate Sourcing and Evaluation
- Use job boards, professional networks, employee referrals, industry associations, technical communities, and targeted outreach to identify semiconductor talent for client accounts and new business.
- Screen and interview candidates to assess technical expertise, industry background, qualifications, communication skills, and alignment with client requirements.
- Exercise sound judgment when evaluating experience in areas such as analog and digital design, RTL, verification, physical design, embedded systems, semiconductor manufacturing, process engineering, equipment engineering, quality, packaging, and test.
- Prepare detailed candidate summaries and evidence-based recommendations for hiring managers and clients.
Interview, Assess and Present Candidates
- Coordinate all aspects of the interview process with clients and candidates, including preparation, scheduling, logistics, technical interview expectations, and timely feedback.
- Manage the post-interview and offer process, including reference checks when applicable, compensation alignment, notice periods, counteroffer risk, relocation considerations, and onboarding readiness.
Client and Candidate Management
- Build and maintain pipelines for semiconductor roles across integrated device manufacturers, fabless companies, foundries, equipment suppliers, electronics manufacturers, and related engineering organizations.
- Engage qualified candidates through the Applicant Tracking System and other approved channels, build rapport, and maintain accurate recruiting activity records.
- Work with candidates to establish their individual career goals and strategize ways to efficiently connect candidates with clients whose goals and purpose are complementary.
- Partner with hiring managers to clarify technical requirements, distinguish required and preferred qualifications, define sourcing strategies, and establish realistic hiring timelines.
- Collaborate with sourcing team members on direct sourcing, referrals, professional networks, universities, technical communities, and agency channels.
- Manage client relationships closely and provide guidance on talent-market conditions, candidate presentation,
- interview processes, and selection decisions.
- Monitor semiconductor market trends, talent availability, compensation, competitor hiring, location constraints, and emerging skill needs to advise clients proactively.
- Make and implement independent decisions regarding recruitment strategies, candidate evaluations, and process improvements.
- Provide strategic advice to clients on critical hiring and termination decisions, balancing business objectives and labor market considerations.
- Manage sensitive and confidential information related to candidates and client organizations with professionalism.
- Manage the candidate experience by communicating performance feedback from clients, initiating and documenting performance management conversations, sharing candidate concerns and constructive feedback with clients, reviewing and approving timecards and work schedules, and providing recommendations regarding hiring and termination decisions to clients.
In Order to Build High Value Relationships That Facilitate Achievement of Individual and Enterprise Goals, You’ll:
- Establish strong working relationships with internal stakeholders and key clients to ensure timely responses to contract inquiries, quick turnaround on bids, and smooth contract implementation.
Performance Tracking & Reporting: How You Will Know You Are Successful
- Achieve, if not exceed, all key performance indicators (KPIs) assigned.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, industry regulations, and legal standards.
Additional Responsibilities
- Share semiconductor recruiting knowledge, sourcing practices, and client-specific guidance with junior recruitment professionals as needed.
What You’ll Need: Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor’s degree preferred, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience in recruiting, staffing, engineering, manufacturing, or a related field.
Experience
- 3-4 years of recruiting experience is required, including demonstrated success filling semiconductor, electronics, hardware engineering, or similarly specialized technical roles. Experience with a staffing firm, recruitment process outsourcing environment, or in-house semiconductor talent acquisition team is preferred.
- Working knowledge of the semiconductor ecosystem and talent profiles across design, verification, validation, manufacturing, process, equipment, product, quality, packaging, and test functions is required.
Skills
- Proven ability to recruit for specialized semiconductor positions and translate complex technical requirements into effective sourcing and screening criteria.
- Exceptional relationship management skills and the ability to build and grow connections with people of all types and backgrounds.
- Relentless self-starter.
- Knowledge of semiconductor industry segments, hiring markets, talent competitors, workforce trends, and staffing or MSP models.
- Proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems, Customer Relationship Management tools, LinkedIn Recruiter or comparable sourcing platforms, and Microsoft Office.
- Excellent telephone, virtual, and in-person communication, negotiation, stakeholder-management, and presentation skills.
- Strong organization, prioritization, and multitasking skills with the ability to manage multiple technical requisitions and deadlines.
- Independent critical thinking and creative problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and make decisions in a fast-paced environment.