Semiconductor Jobs in Edinburgh

• Edinburgh
• £40,000 – £70,000 pa
• Mid-level

Designs and simulates photonic components and Photonic Integrated Circuits for next-generation networking applications, working with foundries and external partners on fabrication and delivery. Builds experimental test environments and measurement methods to characterise packaged photonic devices, analysing results to drive performance improvements. Requires hands-on optical lab work and PIC design using tools such as Lumerical or IPKISS.

Lumerical · IPKISS

• Edinburgh
• Senior · manages people
• Permanent

Define test strategies for mixed-signal ICs and develop software and hardware test solutions on ATE platforms such as Advantest V93K, Cohu DiamondX and Teradyne UltraFLEX. The role covers silicon characterisation, production testing, correlation and release at production facilities, plus leading the test development project and mentoring junior engineers.

Advantest V93K · Cohu DiamondX · Teradyne UltraFLEX +2

• Edinburgh
• Lead

Develops verification and emulation environments for complex Chiplet designs, building UVM-SV scoreboards, functional coverage, and SystemVerilog assertions for formal and simulation. Integrates Cadence VIP and accelerated VIP, manages vPlans in vManager, and maintains automated regression environments using Jenkins and GIT within an experienced Chiplet team.

Cadence Palladium · Cadence VIP · Cadence vManager +3

• Edinburgh
• Entry level
• Internship

Hands-on internship in a design verification team, validating IP and subsystem-level designs for high-performance semiconductor products. You will develop System Verilog/UVM testbenches, run simulations, debug failures, create directed and constrained-random tests, and track functional, code and assertion coverage while supporting regression automation with scripting.

SystemVerilog · Verilog · UVM +7

• Edinburgh
• On-site
• Entry level
• Internship

Work alongside experienced engineers on the design, simulation, and characterization of high-performance analog and mixed-signal ICs, including amplifiers, filters, data converters, and clocking solutions. Gain hands-on experience with Cadence and SPICE across circuit design, layout, silicon validation, and laboratory testing throughout the full IC development lifecycle.

Cadence · SPICE · Oscilloscopes +3

• Edinburgh
• Senior · manages people
• Permanent

Lead the design and verification of CMOS analog blocks for custom mixed-signal ASICs, taking technical ownership of full-chip or major system-level blocks from specification through to production ramp. The role combines hands-on circuit design with mentoring a team of engineers, working alongside digital, layout, DFT and test teams, and driving silicon debug and characterisation.

Cadence · EDA

• Edinburgh
• £30,000 – £40,000 pa
• Entry level

Join a disruptive semiconductor company designing and validating high-speed digital electronics, FPGA solutions and embedded software. You will build automated test and characterisation rigs in Python, support customer evaluations and demonstrations, and represent the company at trade shows and on international customer visits.

Altium · OrCAD