Semiconductor Jobs

Pragmatic Semiconductor · Cambridge

Technical leadership role owning product-level characterisation strategy, translating requirements and risks into proportionate test coverage, analysis and reporting. Leads a small team developing automated volume test solutions while hands-on with wafer-level ATE characterisation, RF/analogue test design and large-dataset analysis, presenting findings to stakeholders from project inception through production transfer.

Renesas Electronics · Cambridge

Designs, builds and maintains a federated platform API, gateway service, SDKs, MCP servers and API clients, working across C#, Python and Golang. The role also covers an applications framework, BI analytics reporting and a new developer centre, with heavy cross-team collaboration and direct customer adoption support.

Analog Devices · Newbury

Designs multi-channel digital receivers and transmitters for phased-array, radar, electronic warfare and satellite communication markets, developing RF converter-centric hardware and software from concept to productization. Analyses signal chains using RF cascade concepts and guides customers through system integration, troubleshooting and testing.

Analog Devices · Newbury

Lead the architecture and transistor-level design of mixed-signal ICs such as ADCs, DACs, PLLs and SerDes PHY subsystems for advanced FinFET SoC products. The role sits in the Advanced Cores Group, combining architectural decision-making, design reviews, layout and test guidance with mentoring of junior engineers.

Renesas Electronics · Edinburgh

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.

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.

University of Surrey · Guildford · £38,448 – £46,970 pa

Develops and validates predictive models of source-gated and multimodal transistors on an EPSRC project, using TCAD, compact modelling, surrogate modelling or physics-informed machine learning. Works closely with experimental researchers to fit models against measured data and inform device and circuit design, producing publications and reusable simulation frameworks.

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

Senior leadership role owning the packaging function for GaN power semiconductors, combining people leadership with hands-on design of wirebond, flip chip and embedded packages. Involves multiphysics simulation, supplier development, qualification testing and roadmap input, working with internal teams and overseas partners from the Cambridge office.

Morson Edge · Edinburgh · £51 – £70 ph

Develops firmware and FPGA designs for next-generation surveillance radar systems, covering requirement capture, architecture definition, design verification and integration with hardware and software. Works closely with mixed-discipline teams, mentors junior engineers and helps shape firmware processes across UK-wide delivery teams. Based on-site in Edinburgh with some travel flexibility.

Platform Recruitment · Coventry · £40,000 – £60,000 pa

Work across the full FPGA design cycle, from requirements analysis and specification through RTL design, implementation and verification. Define module architectures, run synthesis and timing analysis, and integrate FPGAs into target hardware, using VHDL or Verilog and leading vendor tools alongside senior engineers and system architects.

Cadence · Newcastle upon Tyne

Develops and maintains a C++ codebase for next-generation EDA tools, focusing on computational geometry, geometry manipulation and algorithmic complexity for sub-20nm IC design. Involves writing design, function and test specifications, interfacing with build and regression systems, and collaborating with a global cross-functional team.

VRS Recruitment · High Wycombe · £60,000 – £80,000 pa

Designs complex analogue and digital circuits for low-noise instrumentation, covering the full product lifecycle from concept to production. Works with scientists and multidisciplinary teams on verification, FMEA, PCBA testing and manufacturability, using tools such as OrCAD or Altium.

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.