Semiconductor Jobs

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.

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.

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.

Line Up Aviation · Stevenage · £90 ph

Design and verify complex FPGA architectures for signal processing, embedded and safety-critical systems, targeting Xilinx, Intel and Microsemi devices. Work spans VHDL and SystemVerilog/UVM testbenches, Mentor toolsets, and low-level C for test and integration within a multidiscipline team.

SoCode · Cambridge · £50 – £65 ph

Embedded within an established electronics team at a UK medical technology business, supporting design capture and review of complex electronics from requirements and schematic capture through design reviews and PCBA layout to board bring-up and system test. Requires broad electronics design experience with depth in areas such as embedded microprocessors, motor drive circuits, FPGA design or analogue sensor interfaces, using Altium Designer and DFx/EMC principles.

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.

Holt Executive · Farnborough · £80,000 – £90,000 pa

Owns FPGA solutions end to end, from requirements capture and architecture through VHDL implementation, verification, hardware integration and production. Works in a multidisciplinary team on secure digital design for cyber and information-assurance applications, coordinating other engineers and external suppliers, with four days a week onsite in Farnborough.

Forefront RF · Cambridge

Designs and develops RF front-end circuits and functional blocks, integrating them into low-loss, high-performance multi-chip modules. Works closely with IC designers, systems, algorithm and software teams to optimise module performance and define test plans in a fast-moving fabless semiconductor start-up.

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 · 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.

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.

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.

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.

Matchtech · Stevenage · £85 – £90 ph

Design and verify complex FPGA architectures for defence and security systems, working across the full lifecycle with VHDL, Simulink and SystemVerilog/UVM testbenches. Targets Xilinx, Intel and Microsemi devices, using QuestaSim/ModelSim and low-level C for embedded integration within a multidisciplinary team.