Principal Silicon Technology Engineer - CA, San Jose, United States
Originally posted 3 August 2026 by the employer.
This role involves advanced silicon technology evaluation for FPGA and ASIC solutions.
About the role
This role involves advanced silicon technology evaluation, design enablement, process development, and manufacturing bring-up for FPGA and ASIC solutions, spanning from early concept exploration through qualification and transfer to high-volume production.
What you'll do
- Evaluate technology, enable design, and develop processes for FPGA and ASIC products in advanced nodes.
- Analyze product WAT, performance correlation, and yield during NPI in collaboration with foundry and design teams.
- Coordinate testchip design and tapeout for process and IP validation prior to NPI phase.
- Co-work with design, CAD, and PDK teams to accomplish robust IP and product designs.
- Assist Silicon technology roadmap exploration to meet end customer requirements.
What you'll need
- Familiarity with advanced silicon technologies including manufacturing process, device physics, reliability mechanisms, and foundry PDK support.
- Past experience supporting product silicon development and NPI.
- Strong background in development and tape out of process and IP validation test vehicles.
- Working knowledge of IP and SoC analog and digital design flows with foundry PDK support experience.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or physical science.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with advanced semiconductor technologies including FinFET, GAA, Backside Power.
- Experience with major EDA tools for device model, layout, circuit simulation, parasitic extraction, and physical verification.
- Familiarity with device reliability degradation mechanisms, test methods, and lifetime modeling.
- Working knowledge of 3DIC advanced packaging technologies including CoWoS and SoIC.
- Prior team leadership and management experience.
- Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in engineering or physical science.
Skills: silicon technology evaluation, design enablement, process development, manufacturing bring-up, FinFET
This role has been open 76 days — well above the 63-day median for Process Integration roles.
Process Integration · Process Integration
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Open roles in category
238
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Median days open
63 d
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Median salary
$161k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | AMD | All employers we track in this specialty (238 roles · 40 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 3 | 238 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 47 | 9897 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 89 d | 63 d (+26 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $161k |
Skills observed across this category: silicon technology evaluation, design enablement, process development, manufacturing bring-up, FinFET
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 94 open roles · median 61 d
- GlobalFoundries · 28 open roles · median 75 d
- Intel Corporation · 13 open roles · median 23 d
- Infineon Technologies · 9 open roles · median 33 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 8 open roles · median 86 d
- SkyWater Technology · 8 open roles · median 31 d
How we counted: 238 open Process Integration (Process Integration) roles from 40 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 18 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 Process, Fab & Equipment family row. Figures refresh nightly.