Ask HN: Where do you look for semiconductor jobs?

Posted by johncole 15 hours ago

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Are there specific job boards out there you use? How do you find your next job?

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Comment by savorypiano 4 hours ago

Are you coming from the software world? If you are, you may be surprised to learn that semi companies actually reply to their job posts. They never had the problem of having tons of matches to sort through.

Comment by burntoutgray 13 hours ago

Being a specialist field, networking is probably the most effective approach.

The other alternative might be to go to the specific company's HR careers pages. It's not like there's hundreds of potential employers.

Comment by johncole 7 hours ago

I have heard this elsewhere. Agree that seems to be the best tool out there.

Comment by hcfman 12 hours ago

Would depend a lot on where you live I expect. Do you live anywhere near Eindhoven ?

Comment by johncole 7 hours ago

I am unfortunately not! I am US based.

Comment by lunar-whitey 8 hours ago

If you are in the US, you probably already know who the players in your area are and can approach directly. Frankly though, the small number of firms and positions is a sign it’s time to change careers.

Comment by johncole 7 hours ago

I was thinking more about fabless jobs. Maybe you’re thinking fab / process engineering jobs?

Comment by lunar-whitey 7 hours ago

The funnel for design is a little wider. Nevertheless, if you aren’t early in your career, I suspect you’ll find that most firms are not interested in people who do not have specific experience building something fairly close to their current product. If none of the handful of players in your segment are interested, see above.

I suppose there could be some shift in market dynamics now that the political leadership here has decided to shut down what’s left of the talent pipeline. I think most firms will just accelerate their shift to more stable geographies, though.