Semiconductor Jobs

• United Kingdom
• Hybrid
• £50,000 – £60,000 pa
• Senior

Lead electronic circuit design, schematic capture, PCB layout support and testing while developing hardware architectures for new and existing products. Provide technical guidance to junior engineers and collaborate with software, mechanical and project teams, supporting customer requirements, documentation and design reviews. The role is based in Dorset on a four-day week (Mon-Thurs) with hybrid working.

• Stevenage
• Hybrid
• £90 – £100 ph
• Mid-level
• Contract

Full lifecycle FPGA development for defence and aerospace programmes, covering architecture, design, verification, integration and delivery. You'll work with VHDL, Simulink, SystemVerilog/UVM and low-level C, targeting Xilinx, Intel (Altera) and Microsemi devices using QuestaSim and ModelSim, alongside multidisciplinary systems, software and hardware teams.

Xilinx · Intel (Altera) · Microsemi +3

• Bristol
• Senior

Develop manufacturing tests for advanced PCB assemblies, analysing designs for testability and manufacturing risks. Build boundary scan and embedded functional tests, diagnose faults to component level, and deploy and support solutions in factory and field environments alongside design and manufacturing teams.

JTAG · Boundary Scan · ICT +5

• Bristol

Develop and deploy board and PCBA hardware tests to expose manufacturing defects in advanced circuit boards, taking tests from design analysis through to factory and field support. Build boundary scan and embedded functional tests, assess PCB testability and failure mechanisms, and work with Hardware Design and contract manufacturers to resolve hardware problems.

Boundary Scan · Automated Optical Inspection · Automated X-ray Inspection

• Lincoln
• On-site
• £52,000 – £62,000 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Lead FPGA design, implementation and verification for RF signal processing and high-throughput systems, working on AMD/Xilinx RFSoC and Intel platforms with VHDL, SystemVerilog and MATLAB/Simulink workflows. The role sits within an Electronic Warfare operations group, supporting lab-based integration and test with RF instrumentation while mentoring junior engineers and shaping requirements with stakeholders.

AMD · Xilinx RFSoC · Zynq UltraScale+ +5

• Stevenage
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• £90 ph
• Mid-level
• Contract

Design and verify complex FPGA architectures for defence projects spanning signal processing, embedded processing and safety-critical systems. Work across the full design and verification cycle using VHDL, SystemVerilog UVM, Simulink and Mentor toolsets targeting Xilinx, Intel and Microsemi devices, plus low-level C for test and integration. Part of a large multidiscipline team, with hybrid working and occasional fully on-site periods.

Xilinx · Intel · Microsemi +3

• Whitstable
• On-site
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Hands-on FPGA design role covering the full development lifecycle, from requirements and VHDL design through simulation, verification, synthesis, timing closure and hardware testing. You'll work in a small, cross-disciplinary team on advanced electronic systems for high-reliability applications, with genuine ownership of designs and input into product release.

AMD · Xilinx · Intel +7

• Filton
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• £90 ph
• Mid-level
• Contract

Work across all phases of the FPGA design and verification cycle for complex projects spanning advanced signal processing, embedded processing and safety/security critical systems. You'll generate architectures and implementations in VHDL and Simulink targeting Xilinx, Intel and Microsemi devices, verify them with VHDL, SystemVerilog and UVM testbenches, and write low-level C for test and integration within a multidiscipline team.

Xilinx · Intel · Microsemi +3

• Andover
• On-site
• Mid-level

Hands-on role in a semiconductor device test house, developing practical test methods and fixtures for ESD, latch-up and transmission-line-pulse characterisation. You'll design power supplies, interface circuits and PCBs, build automated test routines, capture measurements and produce clear reports, working closely with technical specialists who provide structured coaching.

Python · C/C++ · LabVIEW

• Edinburgh
• Entry level
• Permanent

Support silicon evaluation and applications engineering, working hands-on with real devices, evaluation boards and lab equipment. The intern collects and analyses measurement data, debugs device and board issues, and develops scripts for automated measurements alongside experienced engineers.

Oscilloscopes · Digital Multimeters · Power Supplies +1

• Bristol
• Hybrid
• £80,000 – £900,000 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Take technical ownership of FPGA and programmable logic design for advanced gimbal payload systems, covering video capture and processing, sensor and high-speed serial interfaces, and real-time pointing and stabilisation control. Lead RTL design, verification, synthesis and hardware bring-up, taking in-house boards from prototype to qualified production while mentoring other engineers.

Altium · Oscilloscopes · Logic Analysers +1

• 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.

• Bristol
• Remote
• £50 – £60 ph
• Senior

Verification of a next-generation multi-die SoC, covering subsystem- and SoC-level functional verification with SystemVerilog/UVM and processor-driven C test programs on embedded cores. Involves adapting existing UVM environments, debugging RTL simulation failures, running regressions and driving functional coverage closure, with scripting in Python, Perl or shell.

SystemVerilog · UVM · ARM +3

• Bristol
• £65,000 – £75,000 pa
• Senior

Designs RTL for next-generation communication systems, working on both FPGA and ASIC platforms using Verilog or SystemVerilog. The role sits within an expanding electronics manufacturer and calls for signal processing or digital communications knowledge plus scripting, typically in Python.

Verilog · SystemVerilog · Python

• Portsmouth
• Hybrid · 1–2 days in office
• £82 ph
• Mid-level
• Contract

Designs production-ready digital electronics, covering component selection, simulation, schematic capture and PCB layout guidance. Develops FPGA/CPLD solutions in VHDL and verifies designs through simulation, analysis and test, including EMC and system bring-up. Works within a multi-disciplinary Mission Systems team on defence electronics, supporting peer and formal design reviews.

FPGA · CPLD · VHDL +4