Semiconductor Jobs Outside the US: India, Taiwan and Singapore
As of November 10, 2026, our job index tracked 19,541 active semiconductor job postings outside the United States.
India, Taiwan and Singapore account for 8,224 of them, or 42%. They are the three largest markets outside the US, but they hire for very different work.
India is primarily a chip design and software market. Taiwan has the largest concentration of equipment and field support positions. Singapore is centered on wafer manufacturing and process engineering.
Recent posting activity
| Market | Active Postings | First Seen in Past 30 Days | 30-Day Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 3,809 | 986 | 26% |
| Taiwan | 2,241 | 561 | 25% |
| Singapore | 2,174 | 444 | 20% |
India has the highest volume of new postings, but relative to overall market size, India and Taiwan are moving at a similar pace: roughly 25% to 26% of their active roles were first seen in the past 30 days, compared to 20% in Singapore.
India: chip design and verification
India has 3,809 active postings, making it the largest semiconductor job market outside the United States in our index.
Hiring is concentrated in design verification, RTL design, physical design, embedded firmware and EDA engineering. Qualcomm leads with 474 postings, followed by Micron Technology, Synopsys, AMD and NXP Semiconductors.
On November 6, India opened applications for parts of Semicon 2.0. The ₹1,27,500 crore (approximately $15 billion) program supports semiconductor equipment, materials, new fabs, and assembly and test operations.
Current hiring is still dominated by design. Process, equipment and test postings will provide one measure of whether the manufacturing program begins changing India’s employment mix over time.
Browse semiconductor jobs in India and semiconductor jobs in Bengaluru.
Taiwan: equipment and fab support
Taiwan has 2,241 active postings. Equipment engineering is the largest category, followed by manufacturing, field applications, process engineering and packaging.
Micron Technology leads with 613 postings, followed by ASML, Qualcomm, Lam Research and Applied Materials. Micron accounts for about 27% of Taiwan’s total.
On November 10, TSMC approved approximately $40.9 billion in capital appropriations. The spending includes advanced technology capacity, advanced packaging, fab construction and facility systems.
That investment helps explain the concentration of equipment and field support positions in Taiwan. New manufacturing capacity requires engineers to install, maintain and support fab tools.
Browse semiconductor jobs in Taiwan.
Singapore: manufacturing and process engineering
Singapore has 2,174 active postings. The largest categories are equipment engineering, manufacturing, process engineering, product engineering, test and packaging.
Micron Technology has 758 postings, about 35% of the country total. Applied Materials, KLA, STMicroelectronics and GlobalFoundries are also among the largest employers.
Micron is building an advanced wafer fabrication facility in Singapore as part of a planned investment of approximately $24 billion over ten years , also reported by The Star. Wafer production is scheduled to begin in the second half of 2028. Its HBM advanced packaging facility is expected to contribute to Micron’s supply during 2027.
Micron’s Singapore postings are consistent with a major manufacturing expansion, although individual postings do not state which project created each position.
Browse semiconductor jobs in Singapore.
One employer spanning all three markets
Micron Technology is the only employer among the ten largest across all three countries, with 1,686 active postings in India, Taiwan and Singapore. Its hiring footprint illustrates each market's specialization: chip design and software in India, fab tool engineering and customer support in Taiwan, and wafer manufacturing and advanced packaging in Singapore.
For a closer look at where memory and packaging roles are located, see our earlier breakdown of HBM and advanced packaging jobs.
Which market fits your experience?
- Chip design, verification, physical design and EDA: India has the largest volume of roles and the broadest employer selection.
- Equipment, field service and applications engineering: Taiwan has the strongest concentration of equipment makers and customer fab support.
- Process, manufacturing, product and test engineering: Singapore has the highest concentration of wafer fabrication and packaging openings.
Methodology: Job counts are from our job index as of November 10, 2026. Each posting is counted once under its stored country. Discipline groups are based on the job title and description. First seen dates refer to when our index recorded a posting, which may differ from the employer’s original posting date. The public job board contains a selection of the positions included in this analysis.