Semiconductor and chip design engineering
4 years- You study
- Semiconductor physics
- Jobs
- Chip design engineer
- Average for the engineering field · Age 25–29
- 11,200SAR
Average monthly pay in the engineering field for Saudi bachelor’s holders, GASTAT Labour Force Survey 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3; many earn less. Pay in a first job is usually lower.
Forecasts published in other countries for the occupation Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers): leaning to growth (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, August 2026 (Safar – Rabi' al-Awwal 1448 AH); Employment and Social Development Canada, June 2025 · Dhu al-Hijjah 1446 – Muharram 1447 AH)1,2. They are not a forecast for the Saudi market, nor by DataPulse.
Where is Semiconductor and chip design engineering taught?
Taught at 1 university: 1 government and 0 private.
Eastern Province
From university pages, admission guides and the Ministry’s Study in Saudi platform4. Gender is tagged where the university publishes it per programme.
What do Semiconductor and chip design engineering students learn?
Design and manufacture the electronic chips inside phones, cars and computers.
- Semiconductor physics
- Integrated circuit design
- Chip fabrication
- Electronics testing
In Arabic: هندسة أشباه الموصلات وتصميم الرقائق
How many years is Semiconductor and chip design engineering?
4 years. The length may differ between universities depending on the foundation year.
What jobs do Semiconductor and chip design engineering graduates do?
Examples of graduates’ jobs, not a full or ranked list. A job is an occupation; the major is one route to it:
- Chip design engineer
- Process engineer
- Test engineer
- Electronics packaging engineer
Professional classification with the Saudi Council of Engineers.
What do Semiconductor and chip design engineering graduates earn?
GASTAT does not publish pay for each major; this is the average for the “Engineering, manufacturing and construction” field among Saudi bachelor’s holders, 2024 (1445–1446 AH)3.
What is unemployment in the engineering field?
Unemployment among Saudi graduates of the field (bachelor’s, all ages)3:
For the whole field, not this major alone. Past measurement, not a forecast.
Why is Semiconductor and chip design engineering listed?
Example programmes abroad
- Missouri University of Science and Technology, BS Semiconductor Engineering
- Rochester Institute of Technology, Microelectronic Engineering BS
- Technical University of Munich, Electrical Engineering and Information Technology BSc
- Saudi Arabia announced a National Semiconductor Hub and a target of 50 chip design companies by 2030 (1451–1452 AH); the sector needs process engineers and materials scientists.5
References
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment projections for “Computer hardware engineers” (BLS 17-2061), 2025–2035 (1446–1457 AH).
- Employment and Social Development Canada, Canadian Occupational Projection System, “Computer engineers (except software engineers and designers)” (COPS 21311), 2024–2033 (1445–1455 AH).
- General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT), Labour Force Survey: Saudi bachelor’s holders in “Engineering, manufacturing and construction”, 2024 (1445–1446 AH).
- Programme pages on university websites, last checked 26 October 2026 (15 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH).
- Bloomberg, August 2024 (Muharram – Safar 1446 AH).