I am 25 completed my electronics engineer in tier 2 college and has work exp of 3 yaers in mid based company as PCB design engineer for FPGA boards. i wnat to switch to FPGA design by learning verilog and RTL will big tech companies hire we atage 26, 27 without prior verilog experience,
Hello Dear Student,
Yes, if you have
3 years of PCB design and FPGA board bring-up experience
, you can definitely be a competitive candidate for semiconductor and hardware-related roles in large tech companies.
Your experience provides valuable knowledge in areas such as:
- signal integrity,
- power distribution,
- clocking concepts,
- board debugging, and
- hardware validation.
If you're aiming to transition into RTL/FPGA design roles, learning:
- Verilog/SystemVerilog,
- RTL design,
- FPGA implementation flows, and
- verification basics
can significantly improve your opportunities.
Also, being 26–27 years old is not considered late for such a transition. Many engineers move from hardware validation, PCB design, or embedded systems into FPGA/ASIC design roles after gaining industry experience. Your existing hardware background can actually be an advantage because it helps you understand how designs behave in real systems.
Hope it helps!




