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Hiring Intel for Engineering Teams
Market analysis, hiring strategy, and engineering insights from the team that places mid, senior, and principal engineers at Fortune 500 semiconductor companies.
Aug 27, 2026
ITAR and Contract Engineering Staffing: Who Can Touch the Design
Do contract engineers need to be US persons under ITAR? If they access controlled technical data, yes, regardless of employment structure.
By Game 7 Staff
Aug 25, 2026
What DO-254 and DO-178C Experience Is Worth to Your Career
DO-178C and DO-254 experience is a hard gate that keeps the qualified pool small. Why the premium holds, and how to present it on a resume.
By Jason Eisenberg
Aug 20, 2026
Hiring Cleared Engineers on Contract: What Program Managers Need to Know
Cleared engineers move through networks, not job boards. Why a cleared DO-254 DV engineer is a pool of dozens, and how to hire on contract.
By Game 7 Staff
Aug 19, 2026
The Contract Engineer’s Resume: What to List and What Technical Screens Actually Read
What to put on a chip, board, firmware, or mechanical engineering resume, and the red flags technical screens catch in the first 90 seconds.
By Game 7 Staff
Aug 17, 2026
What an Open Verification Seat Actually Costs You Per Month
An open verification seat looks like a saved salary line and behaves like the most expensive item on your program. Here is a transparent, plug-in-your-own-numbers way to put a monthly dollar figure on a vacant DV seat before tape-out. The ~$37K/month model below is illustrative, not a universal claim.
By Game 7 Staff
Aug 13, 2026
Functional Safety Is the ADAS Hire Generalists Keep Missing
A functional safety engineer is not a senior embedded engineer with ISO 26262 on the resume. It is a distinct discipline built on HARA, FMEDA, and a V-model paper trail an assessor will scrutinize. Here is what the work actually is, how ASIL level changes who you need, and why generalist staffing keeps missing the seat.
By Game 7 Staff
Jul 30, 2026
Health Insurance and Benefits for Contract Engineers: What Your Options Actually Are
COBRA, ACA, or W2 with benefits? A clear breakdown of health insurance options and real costs for mid to principal-level contract engineers.
By Jason Eisenberg
Jul 29, 2026
The DO-254 FPGA Bottleneck Isn’t Skill, It’s Clearance
Why cleared, DO-254-qualified FPGA talent is scarce, and how to hire DAL-A engineers for defense and rad-hard programs without stalling your schedule.
By Game 7 Staff
Jul 23, 2026
How to Hire a High-Speed PCB Engineer (4-Layer Skills Won't Cut It)
A 40-layer 112G board is a different profession than a 4-layer shield. How to hire the high-speed PCB and signal-integrity engineer your product needs.
By Game 7 Staff
Jul 21, 2026
How to Hire an Embedded Firmware Engineer Who Can Bring Up Silicon
Bare-metal, RTOS, BSP, safety-critical: 'embedded' covers very different jobs. How to scope and hire the firmware engineer your bring-up actually needs.
By Game 7 Staff
Jul 17, 2026
How to Hire a DFT Engineer (and Tell an Architect From an Operator)
DFT decides your per-unit test cost before floorplan. How to hire a scan/ATPG engineer or a true DFT architect, and tell the difference on a resume.
By Game 7 Staff
Jul 16, 2026
How to Hire a Design Verification Engineer Without Drowning in Resumes
Verification is the biggest team on your chip and the hardest to screen. How to hire a UVM or formal DV engineer who matches your coverage scope, fast.
By Game 7 Staff