How to become a semi-conductor engineer
Official title: Semi-conductor engineer
Also called: Integrated circuit designer, Microchip engineer, Wafer fabrication plant engineer, Wafer fabrication plant engineer
Semi-conductor engineer designs and develops the layout for integrated circuits according to electronics engineering principles, using software to create design schematics and diagrams. He/she may also provide advice on aspects of semi-conductor process technology and maintain and repair semi-conductor process equipment.
Main tasks
- Advising on and designing electronic devices or components, circuits, semi-conductors, and embedded systems
- Specifying production or installation methods, materials and quality standards and directing production or installation work of electronic products and embedded systems
- Developing apparatus and procedures to test electronic components, circuits and systems
Ways in
- University: Engineering degrees, Offered by 4 universities in Singapore
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $79,200 a year. The middle half earn $67,656 to $104,676 a year.
- Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
Related jobs
- Electronics engineer
- Computer engineer
- Audio/Video equipment engineer
- Instrumentation engineer
- Embedded systems engineer
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Questions people ask
How do I become a semi-conductor engineer?
Ways in include: Engineering degrees.
How much does a semi-conductor engineer earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $79,200 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $67,656 to $104,676.
Will AI change the work of a semi-conductor engineer?
Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026