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Device Operations Director

Description Quantum is now, and it's built here. Oxford Ionics, now part of IonQ, is pioneering the next generation of quantum computing. Using our world-leading trapped-ion technology, we’re building the most powerful, accurate and reliable quantum systems to tackle problems that today’s supercomputers cannot solve. Joining Oxford Ionics means becoming part of a global IonQ team that is transforming the...

Oxford Ionics
Oxford

Production Process Engineer

Job Title: Production Process Engineer Department: Manufacturing Reports To: Production Manager : Bordon Plant Summary My client is the World’s No.1 manufacturer of DC- DC converters and a leading producer of AC/DC power supplies and wound magnetic products. Their customers are mainly focused on the computing, communications, industrial and medical markets. They design and manufacture the industry’s broadest offering of...

Key Recruitment Limited
Bordon

Senior Process Engineer

NEW SENIOR PROCESS ENGINEER IN ANDOVER Our client based in Andover, Hampshire specialise in the design and manufacture of highly complex PCBA's for a range of industries like automotive, industrial and medical. are looking for an experienced Senior Process Engineer to lead process design, development, and introduction activities for our Power Electronics and Microelectronics products. This is a key technical...

Octagon Group
Andover

FPGA Design Engineer

FPGA Engineer Hybrid | Engineering & Software Development | Full-time | Oxford Salary: Up to £70,000 We are seeking a talented FPGA Engineer to join a pioneering quantum technology company in Oxford. You’ll help bring cutting-edge atom-based quantum devices from the lab to real-world applications. What You’ll Do: Design, implement, and test FPGA systems and real-time DSP algorithms Develop high-speed...

Platform Recruitment
Oxford

Continuous Improvement and Process Engineer

We’re recruiting on behalf of our client, a leading bespoke vehicle manufacturer, for a Continuous Improvement & Process Engineer to join their engineering and production team. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Lean or CI professional to make a real impact — driving process improvements, reducing waste, and improving product quality across engineering, production, and after-sales functions. If...

Arc Recruitment
Huddersfield

FPGA Design Engineer

World Class Defence Organisation based in Stevenage is currently looking to recruit an FPGA Design Engineer Subcontractor on an initial 6 month contract.   Rate: £90.00 per hour Overtime Rate: Hours worked over the standard 37 hours per week, will be paid at ‘time and a quarter’ Location: Stevenage Hybrid / Remote working: The role will be onsite Duration: 6 Months...

Certain Advantage
Stevenage
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Semiconductor Jobs for Career Switchers in Their 30s, 40s & 50s (UK Reality Check)

Semiconductors sit behind almost everything: smartphones, EVs, medical devices, aerospace systems, telecoms networks, cloud data centres & the AI boom. In the UK, the semiconductor ecosystem spans chip design, IP, photonics, compound semiconductors, testing, packaging, equipment, supply chain & R&D. That breadth creates real opportunities for career switchers in their 30s, 40s & 50s, especially if you target roles where experience, process discipline & delivery skills matter as much as deep device physics. This article gives you a UK reality check: what semiconductor jobs actually look like, which roles are realistic for career switchers, what skills employers value, how long retraining tends to take & whether age is a barrier.

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How to Write a Semiconductor Job Ad That Attracts the Right People

Semiconductors sit at the heart of modern technology. From consumer electronics and automotive systems to AI, defence, telecoms and advanced manufacturing, semiconductor professionals play a critical role in designing, fabricating and testing the components that power the global economy. Yet many employers struggle to attract the right candidates. Semiconductor job adverts often receive either very few applications or a high volume of unsuitable ones. Experienced engineers and scientists frequently ignore adverts that feel vague, generic or disconnected from the realities of semiconductor development and manufacturing. In most cases, the issue is not a shortage of talent — it is the clarity and quality of the job advert. Semiconductor professionals are detail-oriented, process-driven and highly selective. A poorly written job ad signals weak technical understanding and unclear expectations. A well-written one signals credibility, precision and long-term intent. This guide explains how to write a semiconductor job ad that attracts the right people, improves applicant quality and strengthens your employer brand.

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Maths for Semiconductor Jobs: The Only Topics You Actually Need (& How to Learn Them)

If you are aiming for semiconductor jobs in the UK it is easy to assume you need a PhD level maths toolkit. In practice most roles do not. Whether you are targeting device engineering, process engineering, yield engineering, product engineering, test, reliability, RF, analogue, digital design, EDA, packaging or applications engineering, the maths you actually use clusters into a few workhorse areas. This guide strips it back to the topics that genuinely help you get hired & perform well on the job: Exponents, logs & “physics curves” (Arrhenius style behaviour, subthreshold, leakage) Calculus in plain English (rates, gradients, differential equations intuition) Device electrostatics & transport basics (Poisson equation intuition, drift & diffusion) Complex numbers for AC & RF (impedance, phasors, frequency response) Signals maths (Fourier intuition, bandwidth, noise density) Probability & statistics for manufacturing (SPC, DOE, yield models, reliability basics) Basic optimisation habits (fitting models, tuning trade-offs, making decisions with data) You will also get a 6 week plan, portfolio projects & a resources section you can follow without getting pulled into unnecessary theory.

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