Semiconductor Jobs

NVIDIA · United Kingdom

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

Copello · Bristol · £80,000 – £900,000 pa

Take technical ownership of FPGA and programmable logic design for advanced gimbal payload systems, covering video capture and processing, sensor and high-speed serial interfaces, and real-time pointing and stabilisation control. Lead RTL design, verification, synthesis and hardware bring-up, taking in-house boards from prototype to qualified production while mentoring other engineers.

Redline Group · Torquay · £60,000 – £75,000 pa

Design, develop, integrate and validate complex optical and photonic systems within a multidisciplinary engineering team, working from concept through to production. Involves optical modelling, simulation, tolerance analysis, requirements capture and verification, plus customer and supplier collaboration. Senior-level candidates take on technical leadership, mentoring and design reviews.

Shorterm Group · Cambridge · £45,000 – £65,000 pa

Hands-on product development role spanning the full electronics lifecycle, from requirements and circuit design through PCB layout, manufacture, integration, testing and validation. You'll design analogue and digital circuits, manage PCB fabrication with external suppliers, and debug prototype hardware while collaborating closely with software, optics and mechanical engineers on advanced sensing and measurement systems.

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.

Morson Edge · Basildon · £55 – £74 ph

Design, develop and verify FPGA-based firmware in VHDL for advanced sensing and embedded systems, spanning the full product lifecycle from concept to early production. Work within a multidisciplinary team on high-speed FPGA and SoC development, producing documentation, test and integration plans, and supporting hardware/software system integration.

Huber+Suhner Polatis · Cambridge

Design, verify and validate FPGA solutions for optical networking products, implementing VHDL logic on Xilinx Artix-7 devices using Vivado. Work spans requirements capture, test benches, timing closure, CDC analysis and lab bring-up with logic analysers, collaborating closely with electronics and software engineers.

Line Up Aviation · Newport · £85 ph

Responsible for executing allocated FPGA work packages within cost, time and quality constraints, covering requirements analysis, architectural and detailed design, implementation, verification and integration onto target platforms. Requires proficiency in VHDL, simulation and synthesis tools, with recent experience of Altera, Microsemi or Xilinx devices, plus technical support and review of team members' work.

Enterprise Recruitment · Towcester · £60,000 – £80,000 pa

Provide equipment engineering support to manufacturing and process teams, maintaining key semiconductor equipment lines on a rotating shift pattern. Mentor junior technicians and drive total productive maintenance practices within a growing engineering group. Requires hands-on maintenance and repair of tools from vendors such as ASML, Trikon, SPTS and Leybold.

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.

Redline Group · Devizes · £80,000 – £90,000 pa

Translate probabilistic algorithms from Python, C++, MATLAB and pseudocode into pipelined, resource-efficient FPGA RTL, writing custom VHDL from scratch where vendor IP is unsuitable. Architect high-speed data acquisition pipelines using ultra-fast ADCs, PCIe, Ethernet and transceivers, and handle verification, bring-up and timing/power optimisation across multiple clock domains alongside hardware, software, research and ASIC teams.

Platform Recruitment · Bristol · £55,000 pa

Develops custom embedded Linux images with Yocto, writing BitBake recipes, layers and BSPs, and building C/C++ software for ARM and SoC platforms. Involves Linux kernel, bootloader and device-driver integration, hardware bring-up and debugging, plus prototype support and technical trials within an R&D team working on communications, RF and sensor systems.

Platform Recruitment · Cambridge · £35,000 – £45,000 pa

Develops FPGA and embedded firmware for high-performance data acquisition and signal processing systems used in biomedical research. Writes VHDL for FPGA functionality and C for low-level hardware control, integrating and debugging digital electronics alongside hardware and software engineers. Offers real project ownership and a progression route to senior engineering roles.

Octagon Group · Andover · £40,000 – £45,000 pa

Hands-on maintenance engineering role in an ISO 7 semiconductor assembly and test facility, covering scheduled preventative maintenance, fault investigation and repairs. Involves servicing HVAC, HEPA filtration and LEV systems, supporting utilities such as compressed air, nitrogen and power, and coordinating external service engineers alongside Production, Process Engineering and Quality.

Beautiful Recruitment · Southampton · £40,000 – £80,000 pa

Senior technical role supporting reliability, installation, commissioning and continuous improvement of MOVPE, MOCVD and epitaxy equipment in a high-growth semiconductor fab. Involves fault-finding across electrical, mechanical, vacuum, pneumatic and PLC control systems, leading reliability and upgrade projects, and working with suppliers and contractors. Distinct for its focus on advanced wafer-growth equipment and new capital equipment installation.