Design Engineer - Santa Clara, CA, United States
$179,500 - $246,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 16 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves applying expertise in overall chip design and silicon validation within the IC design process.
What you'll do
- Proactively address issues in own and adjacent areas of expertise in a specific design phase.
- Implement concepts to troubleshoot a variety of complex problems within various steps in the IC design process.
- Communicate technical information effectively, representing the organization.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders, customers, and vendors.
- Follow complex program schedules, budgets, and milestones.
- Participate in discussions to solve interdisciplinary technical issues in a cross-functional team environment.
What you'll need
- Deep expertise in at least one area of chip design and silicon validation.
- Experience with multiple tape outs.
- Sound knowledge in overall chip design and silicon validation.
Skills: chip design, silicon validation, tape outs, IC design process, troubleshoot
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 62-day median for Digital/RTL Design roles.
Digital/RTL Design · RTL Design
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Open roles in category
1021
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Median days open
62 d
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Median salary
$185k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Applied Materials | All employers we track in this specialty (1021 roles · 103 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 1021 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 4 | 3198 · 115 employers |
| Median days open | 40 d | 62 d (−22 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $185k |
Skills observed across this category: chip design, silicon validation, tape outs, IC design process, troubleshoot
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 140 open roles · median 62 d
- Synopsys · 85 open roles · median 30 d
- AMD · 71 open roles · median 36 d
- Analog Devices · 48 open roles · median 50 d
- NVIDIA · 46 open roles · median 64 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 41 open roles · median 85 d
How we counted: 1021 open Digital/RTL Design (RTL Design) roles from 103 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 16 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Digital Design & Verification family row. Figures refresh nightly.