Semiconductor Jobs in Bristol

• Bristol
• Senior · manages people

Lead a team of signal and power integrity specialists, shaping requirements, design margins and acceptance criteria across silicon, package, PCB and system boundaries. Line-manage engineers, coordinate analysis and hardware correlation, and connect integrity work with design, firmware, test and manufacturing colleagues. Methods and knowledge built by the team are intended to outlast individual designs.

• Bristol
• On-site

Support the facilities behind AI hardware bring-up, validation and characterisation in Bristol laboratories. You'll perform preventative maintenance, calibrate and troubleshoot test equipment, manage assets, handle board and cable modifications, and shape standard operating procedures while mentoring junior colleagues.

Oscilloscopes · Logic Analysers · Power Supplies +4

• Bristol
• Hybrid · 4 days in office
• Senior

Develop, deploy and optimise wafer and package-level test solutions on the Advantest V93000 platform, covering test development, characterisation, qualification support and production ramp-up. Work closely with design, product engineering and offshore OSAT partners across the full product lifecycle, with a focus on high-speed mixed-signal ICs, DFT and yield/test-time improvement.

Advantest V93000

• Bristol
• Hybrid · 4 days in office
• Senior

Architect test strategies for high-speed mixed-signal and RF SiGe products, from first silicon to mass production, covering 200Gbps+ SerDes, CDRs and signal conditioning. Sets DFT and testability standards, builds reusable test IP, and leads NPI transfers to high-volume OSATs while mentoring engineers.

Advantest V93000 · SmarTest 7/8 · C/C++ +7

• Bristol
• Senior

Coordinates manufacturing test delivery for New Product Introductions, connecting chip, board and system test, lab operations and silicon characterisation into one programme. Supports DfX reviews, manages cross-functional plans and improves NPI/NPD processes across globally distributed teams in Product Test and Diagnosis.

• Bristol
• Lead

Lead the technical direction of manufacturing test solutions for Host Processor Modules, Server Blades, and multi-node rack systems, owning the architecture of the test executive software and developing test content that validates complex hardware at scale. Work across hardware, firmware, and software teams within the Product Test and Diagnosis team, mentoring engineers and driving test strategy across silicon, boards, and rack-scale platforms.

Linux · OpenBMC · Python +1

• Bristol
• £45,000 pa
• Entry level
• Permanent

Join the Silicon Architecture team to specify, model and evaluate complex SoC subsystems for next-generation AI hardware, with guidance from experienced architects. Work spans architectural modelling, IP assessment, design trade-offs and silicon bring-up, collaborating across design, verification, hardware and software teams. A two-year graduate programme with mentoring and growing ownership.

PCIe · Ethernet · DDR

• Bristol
• On-site
• Mid-level · manages people

Owns the safe, reliable operation of Graphcore's Bristol electronics labs, managing test equipment, lab infrastructure, ESD controls, goods in/out, maintenance planning and technical readiness. Builds and mentors a technician team supporting hardware bring-up, validation, characterisation and product test, working closely with Facilities, Supply Chain, Quality and Hardware Engineering.

• Bristol

Hands-on lab role validating and debugging memory and system interfaces on advanced AI compute hardware, focusing on LPDDR5-9600, slow-speed interfaces, PCB issues, power behaviour and signal integrity. You own board bring-up, root cause analysis and memory subsystem tuning, working closely with architecture, silicon, firmware and PCB design teams.

LPDDR5-9600 · Oscilloscopes · BERT +2

• Bristol
• £45,000 pa
• Entry level
• Permanent

Two-year graduate programme spanning Hardware Design and Signal Integrity on the electronic systems behind AI compute platforms. You'll develop circuits, schematics and PCB layouts, or analyse PCIe, Ethernet and DDR interfaces using simulation tools like Mentor Expedition, Ansys HFSS and Keysight ADS, comparing models with lab measurements.

Mentor Expedition · Ansys HFSS · Keysight ADS +3

• Bristol
• Senior

Develop manufacturing test solutions for complex compute systems, shaping how hardware is tested across Host Processor Modules, server blades, and multi-node racks. Build test software, design test approaches, and diagnose hardware issues while working with hardware, firmware, software, and manufacturing teams to improve test coverage.

Linux · OpenBMC

• Bristol
• Lead

Lead advanced manufacturing test strategy for complex circuit board assemblies, defining methods and evaluation criteria across optical and X-ray inspection, in-circuit test, boundary scan and functional test. Set direction, mentor engineers and work closely with design, manufacturing, silicon and CEM partners to improve defect coverage and diagnostic resolution.

JTAG 1149.x · iJTAG · MDA +1

• Bristol
• Lead

Owns yield, quality and cost outcomes for advanced semiconductor products from launch through high-volume manufacturing, spanning chip test, PCBA and rack-scale systems. Partners with OSATs and internal test, quality and data teams, using SPC, DOE and Python/SQL/JMP analysis to turn manufacturing data into action.

Python · SQL · JMP

• Bristol

Designs circuit solutions for AI processor systems and validation platforms, turning requirements into schematics, layout constraints and testable hardware. Owns boards from first schematic through bring-up, lab validation, debug and production transfer, working closely with silicon, architecture, firmware and PCB CAD teams.

Linux · Python · Bash +7

• Bristol

You will build and maintain test systems for AI hardware platforms, defining test methods, specifying equipment and automating checks for high-speed serial links, high-current power supplies and PCBA debug. Embedded in the Hardware Test team, you work closely with silicon, firmware and production groups, improving coverage and transferring robust solutions into production.

Ethernet · PCIe · Python +4