ASIC Design Engineer Jobs in Bangalore, India
Bangalore is where most global chip companies put their biggest design center outside the United States. If you want ASIC work in India, this is the center of gravity, and no other city is close.
Nearly every major player runs a Bengaluru site: Intel, Qualcomm, NVIDIA, Broadcom, AMD, Samsung, Micron, NXP, Texas Instruments, Marvell, MediaTek, and Renesas among them. The work covers the full stack, from RTL design and functional verification through DFT, physical design, timing closure, and post-silicon validation. The city runs especially deep in SoC verification, networking ASIC design, and analog and mixed-signal IC development.
A typical week might mean writing and linting RTL, debugging a UVM testbench, chasing a timing violation through place and route, or triaging a post-silicon bug with the bring-up team. Many Bengaluru sites own a block end to end, which is why the city attracts engineers who want more than a narrow slice of the flow.
Verification teams lean on Synopsys VCS and Cadence Xcelium, with JasperGold for formal work. Physical design shops run Cadence Innovus or Synopsys ICC2 and close timing in PrimeTime. Knowing the flow a given site uses helps you target applications instead of spraying resumes across every opening.
SemiDesignJobs lists ASIC roles across the main corridors: Outer Ring Road, Electronics City, Whitefield, and the Hebbal tech belt. Filter by company, sub-discipline, and experience. For the physical-design track specifically, see physical design engineer jobs in Bengaluru, and if Hyderabad is on the table, the RTL roles there are a short flight away.
Pay spreads wide. Entry-level roles at the big multinationals run roughly INR 8 to 15 LPA, mid-level and senior engineers land around INR 20 to 50 LPA, and staff or principal engineers at firms like Qualcomm and Intel can clear INR 60 to 120 LPA and beyond. Fabless product companies generally pay above services firms. Our salary guide sets those numbers next to other regions if you are weighing a move.
The talent pipeline is fed by IISc, BITS Pilani, NIT Surathkal, PES, RVCE, and BMS College of Engineering, plus a steady stream of IIT graduates who relocate for the work.
The senior end of the market is crowded, but entry-level hiring stays open to strong candidates whatever their pedigree. Set up a Bangalore ASIC alert on SemiDesignJobs and the new openings come to you.
FAQ
Which companies have the largest ASIC design centers in Bangalore?
Intel, Qualcomm, and NVIDIA run some of the largest, each with thousands of ASIC engineers. Broadcom, Samsung, AMD, Micron, Texas Instruments, and NXP operate major centers with hundreds to over a thousand engineers apiece. Marvell, MediaTek, and Renesas round out the top tier of employers.
What is the typical salary range for ASIC design engineers in Bangalore?
It varies a lot by company and experience. Entry-level roles at top multinationals run about INR 8 to 15 LPA. Mid-level and senior engineers earn roughly INR 20 to 50 LPA. Staff and principal engineers at firms like Qualcomm or Intel can reach INR 60 to 120 LPA or more. Fabless product companies usually pay above services firms.
How competitive is the ASIC design job market in Bangalore?
Very competitive at the senior level, more accessible at entry level for strong candidates. Graduates of IIT, IISc, and BITS Pilani have an edge for the top multinational roles. SemiDesignJobs helps candidates of any background find and apply to ASIC roles that fit their actual skills.