Semiconductor Jobs

IonQ · Oxford

Architect and maintain UVM/SystemVerilog verification environments for complex FPGA designs, defining verification plans with constrained-random testing and functional coverage. Build automated regression suites and CI pipelines, collaborating with RTL engineers to debug and ensure reliable quantum control systems.

Renesas Electronics · Edinburgh

Provides technical leadership for a global EDA/CAD compute and engineering infrastructure, spanning Linux environments, LSF batch compute, EDA license servers, Perforce and project/workspace provisioning. Combines hands-on engineering with architecture and operational ownership, building Python and shell automation, monitoring dashboards and capacity planning. Works across engineering, CAD and IT/IS teams to keep environments scalable and globally consistent for semiconductor development.

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.

Eclectic Recruitment · Stevenage · £45,000 – £53,000 pa

Designs board-level electronics including power and control circuitry for FPGA and SoC systems, working with RF and missile subsystems across the full product lifecycle. Takes ownership of complex design work packages, runs proving activities against requirements, and supports products from concept through to production transfer within a multi-disciplinary team.

Platform Recruitment · Coventry · £40,000 – £60,000 pa

Work across the full FPGA design cycle, from requirements analysis and specification through RTL design, implementation and verification. Define module architectures, run synthesis and timing analysis, and integrate FPGAs into target hardware, using VHDL or Verilog and leading vendor tools alongside senior engineers and system architects.

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.

Wolviston Management Services · Newton Aycliffe

Hands-on technical role supporting semiconductor fabrication and testing operations on a shift-based pattern. You will troubleshoot manufacturing issues, investigate process deviations, respond to out-of-control events and drive yield and efficiency improvements. Works closely with Process, Production and Development Engineering teams, including shift handovers and operator training.

Morson Edge · Basildon · £55 – £74 ph

Design, develop and verify FPGA-based firmware in VHDL for advanced sensing and embedded systems, spanning the full product lifecycle from concept to early production. Work within a multidisciplinary team on high-speed FPGA and SoC development, producing documentation, test and integration plans, and supporting hardware/software system integration.

Wolviston Management Services · Newton Aycliffe

Hands-on technical support role across semiconductor fabrication and testing operations, troubleshooting process issues, investigating deviations and implementing yield and efficiency improvements. Works on a shift-based pattern, collaborating with Process, Production and Development Engineering teams and supporting new process introduction. Distinct for its focus on SPC, wafer testing and out-of-control event response in a high-volume fab.

Analog Devices · Edinburgh

Join a Consumer Audio design team in Edinburgh to work on real mixed-signal IC development, from circuit architecture research and feasibility studies to transistor-level design, simulation and verification of analog blocks. You will build testbenches, analyse trade-offs around noise, distortion and power, and collaborate with layout engineers through physical implementation and design reviews.

Analog Devices · Newbury

Join the CSS design verification team to validate IP and subsystem-level designs for high-performance semiconductor products. You will develop System Verilog/UVM testbenches, run simulations, debug failures, and track functional and assertion coverage alongside design and architecture engineers.

Morson Edge · West Sussex · £60 – £90 ph

Deliver FPGA firmware for defence, transportation and aerospace products, covering architecture, requirements, design, verification and validation. Work alongside systems, software and hardware engineers using VHDL, SystemVerilog, C++ and tools such as ModelSim/QuestaSim, with a mix of on-site and remote working plus customer site visits.

Semtech · Sevenoaks

Leads a multidisciplinary team of analog circuit and layout engineers across multiple high-speed IC product lines, owning the full NPI lifecycle from product definition to volume production. Drives tape-out, qualification, post-silicon bring-up and performance optimisation for TIAs and laser driver ICs up to 200G, working with teams in Stansted and Ottawa.

Semtech · Sevenoaks

Designs analogue and mixed-signal subsystems for high-speed TIA and laser driver ICs supporting data rates up to 200G, taking ownership of blocks from concept through validation and volume production. Works with layout, verification and product teams on performance, power and area targets, using Cadence tools within a Stansted and Ottawa design centre.

Talent Smart · Woking · £45,000 – £50,000 pa

Support the development, improvement and introduction of manufacturing processes, focusing on parylene conformal coating applications. The role blends technical problem-solving, project work and customer interaction, working with manufacturing, equipment engineering, quality and sales teams. Projects span laser cutting, 3D printing and process documentation.