Semiconductor Jobs

• Edinburgh
• Senior

Contribute to pre-silicon verification of analog and mixed-signal products, covering top-level DMS SV/UVM, gate-level simulation, and metric-driven AMS simulations. Bridge verification and validation environments to support post-silicon validation while establishing and improving verification flows and models for a global multi-disciplinary team.

Cadence Xcelium · Cadence IMC · Cadence Virtuoso +7

• Edinburgh
• Hybrid
• Lead · manages people
• Permanent

Lead verification of complex mixed-signal ICs across the full development cycle, from concept and verification planning through implementation, execution and release. Develop UVM and formal testbench architectures, define coverage and closure metrics, debug gate-level simulations, and mentor junior engineers while leading IP or SoC verification efforts.

UVM · SystemVerilog · Makefile +7

• Edinburgh
• Senior
• Permanent

Design and verify CMOS analog blocks such as amplifiers, oscillators, LDOs, comparators and reference/biasing circuits for custom ASICs, balancing performance, area, power and timescale. The role carries technical leadership of sub-systems from specification through to production ramp, guiding layout, DFT and test engineers, driving silicon debug and lab evaluation, and mentoring less experienced team members.

Cadence · EDA Design Tools

• Edinburgh
• Mid-level
• Permanent

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.

Microsoft Word · Microsoft Excel

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

Graduate role in the Software QA team creating representative machine learning workloads and analysing their numerical accuracy and performance on Graphcore accelerator hardware. Involves designing tests, building CI/CD pipelines and improving test infrastructure across simulated and physical platforms, working in small squads with a two-year structured programme.

PyTorch · JAX · Triton +1

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

Contribute to C++ compute libraries and kernels for machine learning workloads, implementing operations like GEMM, convolutions and fused kernels. Use profiling and microbenchmarks to investigate threading, cache locality and memory layout, and build regression and numerical tests to ensure library quality.

C++11 · Python · O'Reilly

• Hayes
• Senior

Field Application Engineer supporting regional accounts across the UK, working with Account Managers and Business Unit specialists to solve complex application-level problems and drive design wins. Involves building customer relationships, identifying new business opportunities, training customers and presenting at seminars, with around 10% travel.

• Newbury
• Senior

Designs multi-channel digital receivers and transmitters for phased-array, radar, electronic warfare and satellite communication markets, developing RF converter-centric hardware and software from concept to productization. Analyses signal chains using RF cascade concepts and guides customers through system integration, troubleshooting and testing.

MATLAB · Python · C/C++

• Newbury
• Senior

Lead the architecture and transistor-level design of mixed-signal ICs such as ADCs, DACs, PLLs and SerDes PHY subsystems for advanced FinFET SoC products. The role sits in the Advanced Cores Group, combining architectural decision-making, design reviews, layout and test guidance with mentoring of junior engineers.

FinFET

• Edinburgh
• Entry level
• Internship

Hands-on internship working on meaningful engineering projects alongside a team of experts, with collaboration across the business and access to lunch-and-learn sessions and social events. Interns are developed with the aim of being first in line for full-time roles, and the programme sits within a global semiconductor leader working across analog, digital, AI and software technologies.

• Swindon
• Senior
• Permanent

Serve as technical lead for analog and power solutions, supporting customer design engagements from concept to production. Involves power tree design, device selection, schematic and layout reviews, hands-on debug, and delivering field feedback to product divisions. Works closely with sales and travels regularly to customer premises across the UK and Ireland.

PMICs · DC/DC · GaN +7

• Edinburgh
• Senior
• Permanent

Owns architecture definition, modeling and technical leadership for PMIC and advanced DC/DC converter products from concept through silicon validation. Uses tools such as Simplis and Simulink to analyze stability, transient response and fault behavior, and works across analog, digital, verification and test teams to align architecture intent with implementation.

Simplis · Simulink · Multi-Level Converter (MLC)

• Edinburgh
• Manages people
• Permanent

Owns the full analog and mixed-signal development cycle for IC products, from specification and system architecture through IP requirements, verification planning and layout. Works with product definition, marketing, project management and cross-functional test, product engineering and quality teams, and mentors team members. Requires precision analog, power management and high-voltage BCD design expertise.

• Edinburgh
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Senior
• Permanent

Owns verification of complex digital and mixed-signal ASIC designs, building SystemVerilog/UVM testbenches and running block-level to full-chip simulation, coverage and regression. Includes gate-level simulation with SDF timing annotation and mentoring junior engineers. Hybrid role with three set office days in Edinburgh.

Synopsys VCS · Cadence Xcelium · Tcl +4

• Bourne End
• Senior
• Permanent

Serve as technical lead for analog and power solutions, supporting UK and Ireland customers from pre-design through production. Drive design-ins and design-wins via architecture development, schematic and layout reviews, bench validation, and hands-on debug across PMICs, DC/DC, GaN, and signal chain. Act as the field voice back to product divisions while working within the sales team.

PMICs · DC/DC · GaN +7