Semiconductor Jobs

• Towcester
• On-site
• Shift work

Provide first-line engineering support for wafer fabrication and epitaxy process tools, handling fault diagnosis, repairs and preventative maintenance on lithography, etch, PVD, PECVD and MOVPE reactor systems. Work a continental 12-hour shift pattern in a safety-critical cleanroom, managing vacuum, pneumatic, mechanical, electrical and RF systems plus chemical and specialty gas supplies. Open to Armed Forces technical trades and aerospace/defence backgrounds, with training provided.

Lithography · Etch · PVD +6

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

A 12-week summer internship in the Manufacturing Operations team, supporting silicon packaging or PCB assembly production in Taiwan. Tasks may include analysing performance data, investigating hardware or software issues, and supporting quality planning, process checks and BOM reviews, working alongside Product Test, Quality and Supply Chain colleagues across the UK, Taiwan and India.

O'Reilly

• Bristol
• Mid-level

Own manufacturing excellence across Graphcore's hardware lifecycle, improving quality, reliability and performance from new product introduction through sustained volume production. Lead cross-functional investigations with manufacturing partners, engineering, quality and supply chain teams, using statistical and reliability data to shape control plans and drive measurable improvements.

• Durham
• On-site
• Lead · manages people

Owns metal-oxide PVD process development, qualification and sustaining on 300mm production tools, defining process windows and driving SPC, Cpk and root-cause investigations for yield-limiting film issues. Combines deep technical leadership of reactive sputtering with line management of a small deposition team, partnering with equipment, integration and reliability engineers.

R · R-Markdown · JMP +1

• Durham
• Lead

Lead technical efforts to sustain and improve high-volume back-end assembly processes, from wafer release on glass to outgoing quality inspection. Drive yield, quality and equipment effectiveness through root cause investigations, SPC and DOEs, supporting product transfers and the ramp to volume manufacturing alongside cross-functional teams.

JMP

• Andover
• On-site
• £40,000 – £45,000 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Hands-on maintenance engineering role in an ISO 7 semiconductor assembly and test facility, covering scheduled preventative maintenance, fault investigation and repairs. Involves servicing HVAC, HEPA filtration and LEV systems, supporting utilities such as compressed air, nitrogen and power, and coordinating external service engineers alongside Production, Process Engineering and Quality.

ISO 7 · ISO 9001

• Cardiff
• £60,000 – £70,000 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Day-to-day, you will support the operation and performance of MOCVD and MBE epitaxial reactors, generating growth recipes, adjusting process parameters and monitoring reactor health using SPC methods. The role covers troubleshooting, failure analysis, process qualification and reactor scheduling within a growing manufacturing team, with MES used to record work for traceability. Indium phosphide expertise is central to the position.

MOCVD · MBE · Manufacturing Execution System

• Newton Aycliffe
• Mid-level

Generates, verifies and releases MMIC integrated circuit layouts and mask reticle designs, taking them from initial concept through to mask release. Works in a Design Services team, producing mask order documentation and reticle records while liaising with engineers, programme managers, customers and external mask manufacturers.

KLayout · L-Edit · Nazca Design +2

• Southampton
• On-site
• £30,000 – £35,000 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent · Flexible

Manufacture specialist optical devices across a production facility and university cleanroom, running wafer and chip-level processes such as photolithography, sputtering, furnace processing, dicing, polishing and inspection. Maintain production logs, quality documentation and cleanroom standards while reporting process issues and supporting continuous improvement in an advanced photonics and quantum technology setting.

• Southampton
• Hybrid
• £30,000 – £35,000 pa
• Entry level
• Permanent

Hands-on fabrication of specialist optical devices in a cleanroom, using photolithography, etching, dicing and other semiconductor processes to support development and manufacture of advanced optical components. The role splits time between the company's site and the University of Southampton's specialist fabrication facilities, working alongside experienced technicians and engineers.

• London
• £32,000 – £36,000 pa
• Permanent

Hands-on precision assembly of complex electronic and detector systems, handling delicate high-value components to detailed work instructions. Involves BOMs, travellers, controlled documentation, ESD and contamination control, ERP build recording, kitting with the warehouse, and reporting deviations. Works with specialist electronic, optical and semiconductor technology where accuracy and traceability are critical.

ERP · MRP

• Cambridge
• On-site
• Lead
• Permanent

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.

• Cambridge
• On-site
• Permanent

Hands-on role driving semiconductor assembly and packaging for RF products, working with OSATs and manufacturing partners on process development. Supports new product introduction, yield improvement, root-cause analysis, reliability testing and qualification, and maintains assembly documentation and process flows. Newly created position shaping the transition from prototype to volume production.

OSAT

• Torquay
• £60,000 – £75,000 pa
• Senior

Design, develop, integrate and validate complex optical and photonic systems within a multidisciplinary engineering team, working from concept through to production. Involves optical modelling, simulation, tolerance analysis, requirements capture and verification, plus customer and supplier collaboration. Senior-level candidates take on technical leadership, mentoring and design reviews.

Zemax · Code V · FRED

• Wallsend
• On-site
• £32,000 pa

Supports the Quality Manager with QMS activities, ISO 9001 preparation, internal and supplier audits, non-conformities, corrective actions and continuous improvement. Acts as the main site contact for calibration of measuring equipment and MFCs/gas control equipment, and provides QC inspection cover including final, in-process and goods-inwards checks, FAIs and Gauge R&R studies.

Sage X3 · Microsoft Excel · Microsoft Office +1