Semiconductor Jobs

Cambridge GaN Devices · Cambridge

Design and layout of GaN power ICs using EDA tools, covering schematic capture, analog simulation, chip layout review, PEX and PLS. The role also involves wafer-level and packaged device testing, SPICE model development, and supporting patent and IP management within a growing R&D engineering team.

Cambridge GaN Devices · Cambridge

Define and architect test hardware for GaN power devices and ICs, covering fixtures, sockets, probing, switching and multi-site parallel setups for static, dynamic and mixed-signal measurements. Lead test hardware workstreams from concept to release, write specifications, review designs, and mentor engineers while shaping the test equipment roadmap.

Renesas Electronics · Bourne End

Defines and drives product security strategy across Renesas MCU and MPU platforms, working with product divisions, software teams and ecosystem partners from architecture design to deployment. Represents the company in industry standards bodies and leads compliance with frameworks such as CRA, RED, IEC 62443, SESIP, PSA Certified and FIPS 140-3.

Renesas Electronics · Edinburgh

Lead the design and verification of CMOS analog blocks for custom mixed-signal ASICs, taking technical ownership of full-chip or major system-level blocks from specification through to production ramp. The role combines hands-on circuit design with mentoring a team of engineers, working alongside digital, layout, DFT and test teams, and driving silicon debug and characterisation.

Forefront RF · Cambridge

Hands-on technical lead for RF subsystem design, simulation and validation, covering circuits such as LNAs, PAs, filters and duplexers. Owns performance, quality and delivery against system architecture, runs design reviews and verification (S-parameters, NF, phase noise, EVM, ACPR), and mentors RF engineers while working with the System Architect and manufacturing teams.

Pragmatic Semiconductor · Durham

Operate die prep tools and equipment, perform wafer inspection under a microscope, handle wafers and carry out manual tag assembly on a continental shift pattern. Work to SOPs, run process checks and keep activity logs in a lab environment, with full training provided and no formal qualifications required.

Reperio Human Capital · Cork, Ireland · £103,589 – £129,486 pa

Lead and grow a verification team while remaining hands-on with mixed-signal power ICs. You define verification strategy, methodology and sign-off criteria, architect UVM/SystemVerilog environments at block, subsystem and SoC level, and own verification plans, regressions and coverage closure. Works closely with design, firmware, applications and test teams, with three days a week on site in Cork.

Octagon Group · Manchester · £30,000 – £40,000 pa

Supports yield and quality improvements across wafer fabrication and assembly, reviewing lots on hold and leading root cause analysis and corrective actions. Maintains automotive process controls, PROMIS routes and yield reports, and works with Python/R and SPC tools on new product introduction and Six Sigma projects in a cleanroom manufacturing setting.

Newton Colmore · Cambridge

Design and develop FPGA firmware for defence technologies spanning communications, sensors and detection systems, working within a small multidisciplinary engineering team. The role involves VHDL or Verilog development and collaboration with internal teams and external groups, with security clearance required. Candidates from non-defence sectors are welcome.

NVIDIA · Reading

Lead security research, architecture and implementation for next-generation networking products, taking a hands-on role in hardware and software security design. Work across teams and with external partners on IO interfaces, boot architecture, RISC-V, root-of-trust and secure platforms, guiding open-source implementation and customer threat resolution.

NVIDIA · Cambridge

Lead security research, architecture and implementation for next-generation networking products, taking a hands-on role defining hardware and software security solutions. Work across hardware, software, research and product teams, and with external partners, on IO interfaces, boot architecture, root-of-trust and secure platforms.

Expert Employment · Haslington · £42,000 – £68,000 pa

Drives NPI and sustaining electronics, control, measurement and semiconductor projects from concept through to production and launch. Manages scope, schedule, budget and risk across engineering, manufacturing, quality and supply chain teams, tracking project financials and maintaining ISO-compliant documentation. Requires stage-gate product development knowledge and a project management certification.

Forefront RF · Cambridge

Owns and develops the Quality Management System to ISO 9001 standards, establishing scalable quality and reliability processes for new product introduction, qualification and manufacturing ramp. Leads reliability testing, failure analysis and root cause investigations while managing quality relationships with foundries, OSATs and test providers, and supports customer qualification requirements.

Winsearch · Manchester · £50,000 – £57,000 pa

Designs analogue and digital circuits, schematics and PCB layouts for advanced scientific instrumentation, working alongside physicists, software and mechanical engineers. Owns designs from specification through prototyping, testing and volume manufacture, with FPGA work and high-speed digital design. Based in a collaborative R&D team supporting products across their full lifecycle.

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.