Semiconductor Jobs

• 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

• Bristol

Build and maintain test systems for advanced AI hardware platforms, covering preproduction test across system and board-level products. Define test methods, specify equipment and automate testing for high-speed serial links, high-current power supplies and PCBA debug, working closely with silicon, firmware and production teams.

Python · LabVIEW · Ethernet +4

• Staverton Bridge
• £60,000 – £80,000 pa
• Senior

Hands-on role spanning complex PCB design and FPGA development in VHDL for signal and image processing, including high-speed interfaces and RF. Involves hardware bring-up, test firmware, Linux device driver work, plus leading projects and mentoring junior engineers within a small technical team.

FPGA · VHDL · Linux +2

• Stirling
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• £40,000 – £65,000 pa
• Senior

Develop, test and debug embedded software for electronics, supporting integration of microprocessors, microcontrollers, FPGAs and SoC devices. Assist with FPGA development including RTL design, simulation and verification using Verilog and VHDL, and perform system-level testing and hardware/software integration for flight-computer solutions.

FPGA · Verilog · VHDL +7

• Guildford
• On-site
• £40,000 – £46,000 pa
• Entry level

Join a multidisciplinary team building integrated software-hardware systems for defence and security, spanning low-power embedded devices to high-throughput server applications. You'll apply C/C++, FPGA, and electronics skills to complex projects combining custom hardware with innovative software, with labs and prototyping facilities on site.

FPGA · VHDL · PCB

• Edinburgh
• £30,000 – £40,000 pa
• Entry level

Join a disruptive semiconductor company designing and validating high-speed digital electronics, FPGA solutions and embedded software. You will build automated test and characterisation rigs in Python, support customer evaluations and demonstrations, and represent the company at trade shows and on international customer visits.

Altium · OrCAD

• Fareham
• Senior

Design and implement FPGA functionality in VHDL for advanced embedded communication products, verifying designs through simulation, testing and hardware validation. Work alongside software, electronics, RF and systems engineers across the full product lifecycle, integrating FPGAs with processors and embedded software and resolving system-level issues in existing products.

AMD/Xilinx · Vivado · Embedded Linux +2

• Lincoln
• On-site
• £42,500 – £52,500 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Design, develop and test FPGA-based systems for real-time RF and signal processing in an electronic warfare context. Work hands-on with RFSoC platforms, high-speed ADC/DAC interfaces, VHDL/SystemVerilog and MATLAB/Simulink, supporting lab integration and test with RF instrumentation. Mostly on-site in Lincoln alongside domain specialists and MOD/RAF customer environments.

RFSoC · Vivado · Quartus +5

• Lincoln
• Hybrid
• £60,000 – £70,000 pa
• Lead
• Permanent

Lead the design and delivery of advanced FPGA architectures for RF signal processing, high-speed data handling and real-time DSP on a large System-of-Systems programme. Work hands-on with AMD/Xilinx RFSoCs and Intel FPGAs, VHDL/SystemVerilog, embedded C and Vivado/Quartus, acting as technical expert across cross-functional teams.

AMD · Xilinx RFSoC · Zynq UltraScale+ +7

• Stevenage
• Hybrid
• £85 – £90 ph
• Mid-level
• Contract

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.

Xilinx · Intel · Microsemi +3

• United Kingdom
• £50,000 – £70,000 pa
• Senior

Join a Surrey technical consultancy building custom hardware and software solutions for UK government clients, spanning embedded C/C++, FPGAs, PCB design and signal processing. You will mentor junior engineers, drive new project direction and manage client relationships through reports and presentations. Requires UK nationality due to project sensitivity.

FPGA · VHDL · PCB

• Edinburgh
• Senior · manages people
• Permanent

Define test strategies for mixed-signal ICs and develop software and hardware test solutions on ATE platforms such as Advantest V93K, Cohu DiamondX and Teradyne UltraFLEX. The role covers silicon characterisation, production testing, correlation and release at production facilities, plus leading the test development project and mentoring junior engineers.

Advantest V93K · Cohu DiamondX · Teradyne UltraFLEX +2

• Stevenage
• Hybrid · 3–4 days in office
• £90 ph
• Senior
• Contract

Design and verify complex FPGA architectures for signal processing, embedded and safety-critical systems, targeting Xilinx, Intel and Microsemi devices. Work spans VHDL and SystemVerilog/UVM verification, low-level C for test and integration, and documentation within a multidiscipline team on a 12-month contract.

Xilinx · Intel · Microsemi +3

• Stevenage
• On-site
• Mid-level
• Contract

Work across all phases of the FPGA design and verification cycle, generating complex architectures in VHDL and Simulink for Xilinx, Intel and Microsemi devices. Verify implementations using VHDL and SystemVerilog/UVM testbenches with QuestaSim and ModelSim, and write low-level C for FPGA test and integration within a multidiscipline team.

Xilinx · Intel · Microsemi +3

• Germany
• On-site
• Lead
• Permanent

Design, verify and deliver VHDL/Verilog FPGA solutions for complex integrated systems, working with systems, hardware and software teams on real-time, embedded aerospace and defence-grade projects. Duties include timing and area constraints, place-and-route, configuration management, documentation and hardware/system-level integration and verification.

Quartus Prime Pro · ModelSim · Vivado +4