Technical Recruiter, ASICs
$150,000–$195,000 year
HybridPalo Alto, California, United States
Job Summary
Own full-cycle recruiting for senior hardware, ASIC, and silicon architecture roles from intake through close, flexing to AI, software, and EDA searches as priorities shift. Identify and engage top-tier talent in unconventional silicon architecture, design verification, and systems architecture, partnering directly with engineering hiring managers to align on technical bars and calibration. Run the WHO Method for talent calibration and maintain high-efficiency interview loops, targeting 4-5 rounds maximum, while maintaining impeccable data hygiene and pipeline flow in Ashby. Represent Normal Computing at industry events like DAC to engage specialized candidates. This role requires 4+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience in semiconductor engineering and advanced fluency in Ashby, with a track record of closing senior engineers against competing offers.
Required Qualifications
- 4+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting
- direct experience recruiting ASIC, silicon, or semiconductor engineers
- RTL, DV, physical design, architecture, or adjacent roles
- A track record of closing senior engineers against competing offers
- Technical literacy across the deep-tech landscape
- EDA software, AI silicon, and custom ASIC development
- Advanced fluency in Ashby (or comparable ATS) for candidate tracking, reporting, and process automation
- Operational excellence: low ego, comfortable with ambiguity, and able to move real work forward at the volume of a scaling startup
Desired Qualifications
- Exposure to AI/ML and software engineering recruiting in addition to hardware expertise
- Experience recruiting for unconventional computing or physics-based hardware architectures
- Previous experience in a high-growth venture-backed startup, semiconductor company, or research lab
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