Industries we staff
Senior and Principal-Level Engineers for the Industries That Build the Future
Semiconductor programs don't tolerate generalists. Automotive safety chips need engineers who understand ASIL D, AUTOSAR Adaptive, and what FMEDA actually looks like. Defense hardware requires people who've worked through DO-178C certification, not people who've heard of it. AI accelerator teams need chip architects who've shipped custom silicon, not ML software engineers. If your hiring partner has to ask what any of those things mean, they've already wasted your time.
Game 7 works exclusively in semiconductor and hardware engineering. Placing senior and principal-level engineers into the specific programs where their domain experience directly protects your delivery schedule. Every discipline. Every vertical we serve.
Core Strength
Aerospace & Defense
- · DO-178C, DO-254, rad-hard, cleared engineers
- · For programs requiring certified hardware/firmware development and security clearances
Core Strength
Semiconductor
- · DFT, RTL design, physical design, verification, SoC architecture
- · For fabless and IDM companies designing chips at advanced process nodes
AI & Compute
- · NPU design, AI accelerator silicon, custom compute chips
- · For companies building custom inference silicon, TPUs, and AI infrastructure hardware
Automotive
- · ISO 26262, AUTOSAR, ASIL-rated engineers
- · For automotive chip and embedded teams building ADAS, EV, and safety-critical silicon
Networking
- · Ethernet switch ASICs, SmartNICs, 400G/800G silicon
- · For companies building next-generation data center and networking chips
Wireless
- · RFIC, 5G/mmWave, beamforming, O-RAN baseband
- · For semiconductor companies designing RF front-ends, phased arrays, and 5G modems
Why industry specialization matters
Not All Semiconductor Experience Is Interchangeable
An embedded firmware engineer with ten years of consumer electronics experience is not the same as one who has shipped AUTOSAR Classic on an ASIL-D platform. A chip architect who has designed mobile application processors is not automatically qualified to design an AI inference accelerator or a 400G Ethernet switch ASIC. These are different problems, different constraints, different tool chains, and different standards regimes.
At Game 7, we screen for the intersection of discipline expertise and domain experience. That's the screening that gets you 2-4 verified candidates instead of 20 resumes to sort through.
FAQ
Industry Staffing. Common Questions.
What industries does Game 7 Staffing serve?+
Game 7 Staffing places principal-level contract engineers across six verticals where semiconductor and hardware engineering is core to the product: semiconductor (chip design, DFT, verification, physical design), automotive (ISO 26262, AUTOSAR, ASIL-rated roles), aerospace and defense (DO-178C, DO-254, rad-hard, cleared positions), AI and compute (AI accelerators, custom inference silicon, NPU design), wireless (RFIC, 5G/mmWave, O-RAN, beamforming), and networking (Ethernet switch ASICs, SmartNICs, 400G/800G silicon). Game 7 does not serve general IT, software-only, or non-engineering disciplines.
Does Game 7 Staffing only work with semiconductor companies?+
Game 7 Staffing works with semiconductor companies and with any company where the engineering problems are semiconductor-grade in complexity. Automotive OEMs and Tier 1s building ADAS and EV silicon, defense primes building rad-hard hardware and certified firmware, AI companies building custom accelerator chips, and networking companies building switch ASICs and SmartNICs. The common thread is principal-level hardware and chip engineering, not the end-market label.
Why does industry-specific engineering staffing matter?+
Engineering roles in different industries require fundamentally different knowledge. An embedded firmware engineer in automotive must understand ISO 26262 functional safety, AUTOSAR architecture, and MISRA-C compliance. The same role in aerospace requires DO-178C certification experience, Ada or SPARK fluency, and potentially an active security clearance. A generalist staffing firm that treats these as the same job produces candidates with long ramp times and high mis-hire rates. Game 7 screens for both the engineering discipline and the domain-specific standards, tools, and program context.