At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology.

We are seeking an experienced Contract Technical Recruiter to support hiring efforts for a leading semiconductor and electronic design automation company. In this role, you will partner closely with hiring managers and HR to identify, attract, and hire top-tier technical talent across a range of engineering and specialized domains.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for technical and technical sales roles, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and offer negotiation
• Partner with hiring managers to understand role requirements, team needs, and hiring priorities. Work closely with hiring managers to filter and screen candidates
• Build and maintain strong candidate pipelines for hard-to-fill and niche technical positions
• Ensure a positive candidate experience throughout the recruitment process
• Manage the entire candidate offer process within Workday ATS
• Maintain compliance with hiring policies and employment regulations including immigration and compensation
• Understand Cadence business in order to position benefits of working at Cadence to attract high end candidates

Required Qualifications

• Proven experience as a technical recruiter, preferably in semiconductor, capital equipment or hardware domains
• Relationships with representative candidate pool through past roles and industry knowledge
• Strong understanding of semiconductor industry and microelectronics design, including chip verification, analog/mixed signal design, physical design, and emulation. technical roles such as ASIC design, verification or related fields
• Expertise in sourcing strategies and tools (e.g., LinkedIn Recruiter, ATS platforms)
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-demand environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience recruiting for EDA, semiconductor design, and/or microelectronics design engineering roles i would put this in the required qual section
• Familiarity with recruiting metrics and data-driven hiring practices

Contract Details

• Contract position (duration based on business needs)
• Competitive hourly rate based on experience

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