43 jobs for “Semiconductor Design Engineer”
Pragmatic Semiconductor Durham
Drive manufacturing quality improvements across a semiconductor fab, leading the Fab Quality system, change management, audits and supplier quality programmes. Apply FMEA, SPC, MSA, 8D and root cause analysis to reduce non-conformances, while maintaining ISO 9001/14001/27001 compliance and delivering staff training.
Pragmatic Semiconductor Durham
Responsible for maintaining, installing and fault-finding 300mm photolithography equipment including steppers, wafer tracks and bake tools, while supporting production operators and minimising tool downtime. Involves training technicians, developing maintenance procedures and reporting on equipment KPIs within a cleanroom semiconductor scale-up environment.
Wolviston Management Services Darlington
Responsible for managing and improving RF and DC wafer-level semiconductor test systems, developing test methodologies such as S-Parameters, Noise Figure and Gauge R&R, and optimising LabVIEW-based automated test applications. Works with Product Engineering and Production on NPI, probe card commissioning, SPC data analysis and fault-finding, while mentoring technicians and operators.
Baltic Recruitment Wallsend £51,000 – £53,000 pa
Lead the maintenance function at a specialist manufacturer of high-purity fused quartz and silica components, owning the PPM programme and reactive maintenance across production equipment, plant and utilities. Manage and develop a maintenance team and contractors, using MaintainX to track work orders, asset histories and reliability metrics. Drive continuous improvement through root cause analysis, Lean/TPM and budget control, with out-of-hours on-call support for critical failures.
Cambridge GaN Devices Cambridge
Owns the planning and delivery of internal product and technology development projects plus public-funded R&D projects, supporting them from concept and requirements through to completion. Coordinates cross-functional teams, runs project reviews and status meetings, maintains documentation, handles financial reporting and budget tracking, and helps coordinate bid-writing for public-funded work. Reports directly to the VP of R&D and helps shape the project management function as the company grows.
Theo James Recruitment Newton Aycliffe £53,350 pa
Multi-skilled maintenance role in a specialist semiconductor manufacturing environment, covering planned and preventative maintenance, breakdown response and electrical, electronic and mechanical fault finding. You will drive equipment improvements, support continuous improvement and structured problem-solving, liaise with vendors and train fellow technicians and apprentices on a 4-day, 12-hour day shift pattern.
Platform Recruitment Southampton £30,000 – £35,000 pa
Manufacture specialist optical devices across a production facility and university cleanroom, running wafer and chip-level processes such as photolithography, sputtering, furnace processing, dicing, polishing and inspection. Maintain production logs, quality documentation and cleanroom standards while reporting process issues and supporting continuous improvement in an advanced photonics and quantum technology setting.
Theo James Recruitment Newton Aycliffe £53,350 pa
Carry out planned and preventative maintenance, respond to breakdowns and perform electrical, electronic and mechanical fault finding on sophisticated semiconductor production equipment. Work within a multi-skilled engineering team alongside Process Engineering, supporting continuous improvement, major fault investigations and the training of fellow technicians and apprentices.
Vacgen East Sussex
Hands-on inspection of precision-engineered components and assemblies against drawings and specifications, using Faro Arm/CMM metrology equipment and specialised test gear. Involves investigating non-conformances, root cause analysis, and working with Production and Engineering to reduce defects in an ISO 9001 environment serving vacuum technology for science and space applications.
Renesas Electronics Edinburgh
Hands-on lab role supporting hardware development and evaluation, building, modifying and repairing electronic hardware. You will assemble and rework PCBs, commission evaluation boards, manage component and equipment inventory, coordinate with suppliers, and train engineers on soldering and lab best practices.
Enterprise Recruitment Didcot £45,000 – £65,000 pa
Source, evaluate and procure electronic components such as PCBs, semiconductors, connectors and sensors, interpreting technical drawings, BOMs and specifications. Work alongside engineering, projects and quality teams to identify and qualify new suppliers, within a growing procurement function supporting advanced space communications technology.
Hays Construction and Property Bristol £48,000 – £60,000 pa
Oversee building services and critical engineering infrastructure at a highly technical manufacturing site, including clean rooms, labs and HVAC, electrical, gas and water systems. Lead planned and reactive maintenance, manage outsourced partners, budgets and compliance, and develop an internal facilities team while supporting incident response and capital planning.
Pragmatic Semiconductor Durham
Lead technical efforts to sustain and improve high-volume back-end assembly processes, from wafer release on glass to outgoing quality inspection. Drive yield, quality and equipment effectiveness through root cause investigations, SPC and DOEs, supporting product transfers and the ramp to volume manufacturing alongside cross-functional teams.
