Semiconductor Jobs

IonQ · Oxford

Architect and maintain UVM/SystemVerilog verification environments for complex FPGA designs, defining verification plans with constrained-random testing and functional coverage. Build automated regression suites and CI pipelines, collaborating with RTL engineers to debug and ensure reliable quantum control systems.

Renesas Electronics · Edinburgh

Support the design and verification of analog integrated circuit blocks, from transistor-level schematic capture and simulation through layout review and debug. Work alongside experienced engineers on real silicon projects, documenting and presenting findings to the team.

Pragmatic Semiconductor · Durham

Operate die prep tools and equipment, perform wafer inspection under a microscope, handle wafers and carry out manual tag assembly on a continental shift pattern. Work to SOPs, run process checks and keep activity logs in a lab environment, with full training provided and no formal qualifications required.

Renesas Electronics · Edinburgh

Design and verify CMOS analog blocks such as amplifiers, oscillators, LDOs, comparators and reference/biasing circuits for custom ASICs, balancing performance, area, power and timescale. The role carries technical leadership of sub-systems from specification through to production ramp, guiding layout, DFT and test engineers, driving silicon debug and lab evaluation, and mentoring less experienced team members.

NVIDIA · Cambridge

Lead security research, architecture and implementation for next-generation networking products, taking a hands-on role defining hardware and software security solutions. Work across hardware, software, research and product teams, and with external partners, on IO interfaces, boot architecture, root-of-trust and secure platforms.

NVIDIA · Bristol

Lead security research, architecture and implementation for next-generation networking products, taking a hands-on role defining hardware and software security solutions. Work across teams and with external partners on IO interfaces, boot architecture, RISC-V, root-of-trust and secure platforms, guiding open-source implementation and customer threat resolution.

Spectrum IT Recruitment · Southampton · £80,000 – £85,000 pa

Shapes complex high-performance products from requirements through implementation, spanning software, FPGA and ASIC. Defines hardware/software partitioning, interfaces and implementation strategies, evaluates trade-offs in performance, latency, resource usage and power, and builds architectural models with performance analysis. Works closely with software, algorithm, FPGA and ASIC engineers plus customers on feasibility and integration.

Winsearch · Manchester · £50,000 – £57,000 pa

Designs analogue and digital circuits, schematics and PCB layouts for advanced scientific instrumentation, working alongside physicists, software and mechanical engineers. Owns designs from specification through prototyping, testing and volume manufacture, with FPGA work and high-speed digital design. Based in a collaborative R&D team supporting products across their full lifecycle.

STEM · Guildford · £44,000 – £47,000 pa

Graduates simulate and implement signal, image or data processing algorithms in VHDL for FPGAs, design PCBs with SoCs, high-speed network interfaces and analogue/RF filtering, and perform schematic capture in OrCAD. The role also covers managing PCB fabrication and assembly subcontractors, writing test firmware and developing Linux device drivers, within a consultancy serving government and technology clients.

Hexwired Recruitment Limited · Southampton · £65,000 – £85,000 pa

Verification of RTL implementations to ensure designs meet required standards before deployment, working with SystemVerilog and UVM in a Linux environment. The role sits within an expanding electronics manufacturer and involves scripting in Python, TCL or Bash alongside digital ASIC/FPGA verification work.

Platform Recruitment · Cambridge · £100,000 – £160,000 pa

Design and develop reusable FPGA modules in SystemVerilog for deployment across multiple next-generation products, with RTL verification and timing closure work. You'll write specifications, review code and documentation, and collaborate with hardware, software and mechanical engineers in a hybrid Cambridge team.

Lumai · Oxford

Own a Python-based performance and power modelling framework predicting how photonic AI hardware runs real inference workloads, giving architecture and compiler teams a shared source of truth for latency, throughput and power. Model compute engines, interconnect, memory and bridge interfaces, validate against RTL or emulation, and run benchmarks such as UL Procyon, Geekbench AI and LLMs.

Platform Recruitment · Cambridge · £100,000 – £180,000 pa

Owns all aspects of FPGA system design, architecting and implementing RTL on high-end Xilinx/Intel devices for ultra-low-latency infrastructure. Leads micro-architecture definition, verification environments and timing closure while mentoring the FPGA team and collaborating with firmware, software and infrastructure engineers on full-stack optimisation.

Pertemps Bristol Industrial · Gloucester · £32 ph

Assemble mechanical components and sub-assemblies for vacuum systems used in semiconductor manufacturing. Work involves reading engineering drawings, using hand tools, and installing pipework and insulation. Multiple shift patterns available, including a high-paying short-term contract.

Teledyne FLIR · Wilsonville, United States

This HR Business Partner role involves providing strategic people leadership to a major division within Teledyne FLIR's Defense business. The individual will partner with senior leaders globally to drive organizational effectiveness, talent development, and change management, using data-driven insights and AI-enabled analytics. The role requires proactive workforce planning, fostering inclusive culture, and supporting complex employee relations across multiple countries.