Sr. Recruiter - Palo Alto, CA, United States
$135,000 - $220,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 27 July 2026 by the employer.
Hiring for semiconductor chip design, process engineering, and silicon validation roles.
About the role
Mythic is seeking a Sr. Recruiter to own full-cycle recruiting for technical and leadership roles across the semiconductor organization, including chip design, process engineering, silicon validation, and packaging. This role focuses on building hiring strategy for hard-to-fill positions.
What you'll do
- Own full-cycle recruiting for technical and leadership roles across the semiconductor organization.
- Act as a strategic partner to hiring managers and senior leaders, advising on market conditions, compensation benchmarking, org design, and hiring strategy.
- Build and maintain a strong personal network and talent pipeline across semiconductor companies, fabs, and adjacent industries (EDA, foundry, equipment, materials).
- Lead sourcing strategy for niche and passive candidates, using deep knowledge of semiconductor sub-disciplines (analog/mixed-signal, digital design, DFT, CMOS process, packaging, yield/reliability).
- Manage a high volume of concurrent searches, including confidential and executive-level searches.
- Drive candidate experience from first contact through offer and close, including offer strategy and negotiation.
What you'll need
- 5-8 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with a significant, demonstrated focus on the semiconductor industry.
- Proven track record recruiting for technical semiconductor roles (e.g., design, process/integration, product/test engineering, packaging, CAD/EDA, or manufacturing).
- Strong existing network of semiconductor talent and fluency in industry-specific technical terminology, org structures, and career paths.
- Experience partnering with senior technical leaders (Director+) on hiring strategy, headcount planning, and org design.
- Track record of closing passive, competitive candidates in a tight talent market.
- Deep knowledge of compensation structures and equity/leveling practices common in semiconductor and broader hardware/tech companies.
- Experience with applicant tracking systems (e.g., Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby) and sourcing tools (LinkedIn Recruiter).
This role has been open 83 days — well above the 73-day median for Process Integration roles.
Process Integration · Advanced Packaging
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Open roles in category
80
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Median days open
73 d
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Median salary
$178k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Mythic | All employers we track in this specialty (80 roles · 22 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 1 | 80 |
| Open roles in the wider Process, Fab & Equipment family | 2 | 9897 · 109 employers |
| Median days open | 83 d | 73 d (+10 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $178k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 16 open roles · median 37 d
- Applied Materials · 11 open roles · median 45 d
- GlobalFoundries · 10 open roles · median 118 d
- Intel Corporation · 10 open roles · median 66 d
- Renesas Electronics · 7 open roles · median 34 d
- Lumilens · 4 open roles · median 73 d
How we counted: 80 open Process Integration (Advanced Packaging) roles from 22 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 19 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.