Semiconductor Jobs

Cambridge GaN Devices · Cambridge

Design GaN power ICs and Si gate drivers using EDA tools, covering schematic capture, RTL, analog/digital and mixed-signal simulation, synthesis, STA, PNR and AMS verification. Also develops test solutions, analyses wafer-level and packaged device data, documents designs, debugs ICs and generates IP for patent applications within a growing R&D engineering team.

Belcan · Newport · £85 ph

Owns the full FPGA development lifecycle on a defence and aerospace programme, from requirements capture and architecture through VHDL implementation, verification and integration onto target hardware. Also leads and mentors other engineers, manages work packages to cost and quality targets, and reports progress to engineering leadership. Based fully on-site in Newport under SC clearance.

Cambridge GaN Devices · Cambridge

Design and layout of GaN power ICs using EDA tools, covering schematic capture, analog simulation, chip layout review, PEX and PLS. The role also involves wafer-level and packaged device testing, SPICE model development, and supporting patent and IP management within a growing R&D engineering team.

Belcan · Newport · £85 ph

Design, develop and verify FPGA solutions in VHDL across the full development lifecycle, from requirements capture and architecture definition to simulation, validation and hardware integration. You'll provide technical leadership within a multidisciplinary team on a Defence & Aerospace programme, using Xilinx, Altera or Microsemi devices with Vivado, Quartus II, ModelSim or Libero tooling.

V7 Recruitment · Birmingham · £45,000 – £50,000 pa

Designs new electronic products and improves existing ones, taking requirements through specification, test plans, component selection, schematic and PCB design, and analogue, digital, power and interface circuits. Works with embedded C or C++ firmware and is mentored by a Senior Designer within a small design team, fully remotely for a UK engineering and manufacturing business.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.