VLSI design engineers write the RTL that becomes a chip. India already houses a large share of global chip design work, and national semiconductor investment has pushed hiring further, with fabrication and design centre projects creating demand across Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Noida and Gujarat. Pune contributes through EDA vendors and automotive semiconductor teams. The barrier to entry is high — solid digital electronics, Verilog or SystemVerilog, and EDA tool familiarity — and that barrier is precisely why salaries stay strong.