Modeled career paths · ASIC design

Where does a Staff Silicon Engineer go next?

What employers are asking a Staff Silicon Engineer for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Typical advancement
Director of Silicon Engineering+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
46% of modeled moves out of Staff Silicon Engineer go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Silicon Design Lead+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
46% of modeled moves out of Staff Silicon Engineer go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Specialist path
Director of Connected Products+24% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Edge Platform Lead. 2% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Higher-growth opportunity
Director of Verification+37% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Staff Verification Engineer. 2% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Chief Information Officer+38% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of IT. 1% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Staff Verification Engineer-4% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
2% of modeled moves out of Staff Silicon Engineer go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Edge Platform Lead-13% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
2% of modeled moves out of Staff Silicon Engineer go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of IT-37% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
2% of modeled moves out of Staff Silicon Engineer go here
lateral64% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.