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.

Semtech · Bristol

Drive validation strategy for next-generation high-speed semiconductor devices, architecting end-to-end test solutions spanning software, hardware and documentation. Build Python or LabVIEW automation, take precision lab measurements at 10Gbit/s and above, and apply signal integrity expertise to schematic entry and PCB layout in Altium. Lead validation reviews and mentor engineers within a Bristol R&D team.

Semtech · Bristol

Graduate role validating next-generation high-speed semiconductor devices, working hands-on in the lab from week one. You'll build test automation in Python or LabVIEW, take measurements on components running at 10Gbit/s and above, and learn high-speed signal integrity with Altium PCB tools. Based in Bristol, hybrid with four days in office.

Pragmatic Semiconductor · Durham

Support 300mm wafer fabs by introducing new process technology, ramping yield and providing RMA support. Monitor electrical performance, SPC and OOC parameters, run DOEs and drive defect characterisation and root-cause analysis. Work closely with process integration, principal engineers and cross-functional teams on high-volume manufacturing.

White Label Recruitment · Winsford · £35,000 – £60,000 pa

Take electronic hardware from specification through simulation and productionisation within a small, multi-disciplinary development team. Work spans analogue and low-noise circuit design, high-voltage power supplies, multilayer surface-mount PCBs, FPGAs, microcontrollers and C/C++/C# firmware, plus product validation and international certification.

Pragmatic Semiconductor · Cambridge

Executes verification strategies for mixed-signal IP and FlexICs to ensure right-first-time tapeouts, working closely with digital and analog designers. Builds test bench environments, debugs failures, and produces verification reports and coverage statistics across the design flow. Requires strong SystemVerilog and verification methodology knowledge, with UVM highly desirable.

Platform Recruitment · United Kingdom · £55,000 – £75,000 pa

Design and develop advanced sensing electronics from concept through multi-layer PCB layout and manufacture, using Altium, Xilinx FPGAs and DSP techniques. Lead testing, failure analysis and root-cause repair of high-precision systems while working with technical directors on analogue and data-acquisition challenges. A visible technical-authority role within a small expert team.

Redline Group · Glasgow · £60,000 – £80,000 pa

Lead the test department, providing and maintaining in-circuit and functional test equipment for in-house production. Requires developing PCBA test solutions, ideally on Keysight platforms, plus managing a test engineering team through mentoring, performance management and hiring. Based in East Sussex within a semiconductor market leader.

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.

Newton Colmore · Cambridge

Design and develop FPGA firmware for defence technologies spanning communications, sensors and detection systems, working within a small multidisciplinary engineering team. The role involves VHDL or Verilog development and collaboration with internal teams and external groups, with security clearance required. Candidates from non-defence sectors are welcome.

NVIDIA · Reading

Lead security research, architecture and implementation for next-generation networking products, taking a hands-on role in hardware and software security design. 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.

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.

Expert Employment · Haslington · £42,000 – £68,000 pa

Drives NPI and sustaining electronics, control, measurement and semiconductor projects from concept through to production and launch. Manages scope, schedule, budget and risk across engineering, manufacturing, quality and supply chain teams, tracking project financials and maintaining ISO-compliant documentation. Requires stage-gate product development knowledge and a project management certification.

Forefront RF · Cambridge

Owns and develops the Quality Management System to ISO 9001 standards, establishing scalable quality and reliability processes for new product introduction, qualification and manufacturing ramp. Leads reliability testing, failure analysis and root cause investigations while managing quality relationships with foundries, OSATs and test providers, and supports customer qualification requirements.

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.