Semiconductor Jobs in Bristol

• Bristol
• Remote
• £50 – £60 ph
• Senior

Verification of a next-generation multi-die SoC, covering subsystem- and SoC-level functional verification with SystemVerilog/UVM and processor-driven C test programs on embedded cores. Involves adapting existing UVM environments, debugging RTL simulation failures, running regressions and driving functional coverage closure, with scripting in Python, Perl or shell.

SystemVerilog · UVM · ARM +3

• Bristol
• £65,000 – £75,000 pa
• Senior

Designs RTL for next-generation communication systems, working on both FPGA and ASIC platforms using Verilog or SystemVerilog. The role sits within an expanding electronics manufacturer and calls for signal processing or digital communications knowledge plus scripting, typically in Python.

Verilog · SystemVerilog · Python

• Bristol
• £23 – £24 ph
• Mid-level
• Contract

Drive quality improvements across manufacturing, engineering and supplier operations, maintaining the ISO 9001:2015 QMS, conducting internal and supplier audits, and managing SCARs. Investigate non-conformances, support NPI and First Article Inspections, and monitor KPIs with Power BI reporting. Based in Bristol on an initial six-month contract within a leading engineering and manufacturing business.

Power BI · SharePoint · Microsoft Office +2

• Bristol
• Hybrid · 4 days in office
• Senior

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.

Python · LabVIEW · Altium

• Bristol
• Senior

Develop manufacturing tests for advanced PCB assemblies, analysing designs for testability and manufacturing risks. Build boundary scan and embedded functional tests, diagnose faults to component level, and deploy and support solutions in factory and field environments alongside design and manufacturing teams.

JTAG · Boundary Scan · ICT +5

• Bristol

Develop and deploy board and PCBA hardware tests to expose manufacturing defects in advanced circuit boards, taking tests from design analysis through to factory and field support. Build boundary scan and embedded functional tests, assess PCB testability and failure mechanisms, and work with Hardware Design and contract manufacturers to resolve hardware problems.

Boundary Scan · Automated Optical Inspection · Automated X-ray Inspection

• Bristol
• Hybrid · 4 days in office
• Senior

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.

Python · LabVIEW · Altium

• Bristol
• Lead

Lead FPGA and SoC design for airborne imaging and sensor systems, owning architecture for video processing, sensor integration, stabilisation and control. Hands-on work spans RTL development in VHDL/SystemVerilog, simulation, synthesis, timing closure, hardware bring-up and verification, plus mentoring junior engineers and reviewing schematics and constraints.

Xilinx · AMD · Intel +4

• Bristol
• Hybrid
• £80,000 – £900,000 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

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.

Altium · Oscilloscopes · Logic Analysers +1

• Bristol
• £2,500 pm
• Entry level
• Internship

Join one of four specialist silicon teams—logical design, verification, physical design or design for test—contributing to real AI chip development over a 12-week summer placement. You'll work with industry-standard EDA tools on tasks such as RTL design, SOC integration, verification methods or physical implementation, with support from experienced engineers.

EDA Tools

• Bristol
• Senior

Owns new product introduction for high-speed analog and mixed-signal ICs, from concept through volume manufacturing. Defines DfT/DfM requirements, runs ATE-to-bench correlation and PVT characterization, and drives yield, test-time and cost optimization with design, test and foundry teams. Also mentors junior engineers and leads failure analysis and corrective actions.

Excel · JMP · Galaxy +6

• Bristol
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Contribute to fundamental and applied AI research, generating ideas, designing experiments and translating them into scalable implementations using PyTorch or JAX. The role emphasises lower-level programming (C++/CUDA/Triton) and hardware-aware optimisation, with work spanning efficient training and inference, world models, reinforcement learning and life sciences, and results published at NeurIPS, ICML and ICLR.

PyTorch · JAX · XLA +1

• Bristol
• Hybrid
• Lead · manages people
• Permanent

Lead the bring-up and characterisation of silicon devices and system platforms, building a new team that develops characterisation plans, automates testing and analyses results. Hands-on technical leadership role working with architecture, silicon, hardware, operations and product teams across Bristol, Cambridge and Taiwan.

PCIe · Ethernet · DDR +2