Hiring the wrong engineers isn’t just an HR headache in semiconductors. It can cost millions and delay entire projects today on breaking down why miss hires are so expensive and how to avoid them.
Every week I speak to engineering managers who felt the impact of bad hiring, missed deadlines, team disruption, and wasted recruitment costs In the ASIC and SOC space, even one misaligned engineer can slow verification, block integration, and create costly bugs.
Point one, time lost. Onboarding. A new engineer typically takes three to six months before they’re productive. If they’re poor fit, that’s all the time wasted.
Point two, project delays. A single verification. Engineers struggling with protocols at PCIe, NVMe or SATA can hold up the entire block, which in turn delays tape out and revenue
Point Three. Team morale and churn. A miss hire can demotivate others, create friction, increase turnover.
Point four, recruitment and replacement costs. Each hire costs tens of thousands in recruitment fees, plus the cost of interviews, onboarding and loss productivity.
Point five, lost business opportunities. If tape out slip, your company may miss client deadlines or lose market advantage.
Miss hires are expensive but avoidable. Focus on assessing technical fit protocol experience, and cultural alignment. It’s worth the investment upfront.
If you want insight in avoiding mis hires, in ASIC or SOC verification, reach out. I help companies screen for exactly the right skills so you hire faster with less stress and avoid major pitfalls.
