Semiconductor Jobs

• Bristol
• Hybrid · 4 days in office
• Senior

Graduate role validating next-generation high-speed semiconductor devices, working hands-on in the lab from week one. You'll build test automation in Python or LabVIEW, take measurements on components running at 10Gbit/s and above, and learn high-speed signal integrity with Altium PCB tools. Based in Bristol, hybrid with four days in office.

Python · LabVIEW · Altium

• Bristol
• Hybrid · 4 days in office
• Senior

Drive validation strategy for next-generation high-speed semiconductor devices, architecting end-to-end test solutions spanning software, hardware and documentation. Build Python or LabVIEW automation, take precision lab measurements at 10Gbit/s and above, and apply signal integrity expertise to schematic entry and PCB layout in Altium. Lead validation reviews and mentor engineers within a Bristol R&D team.

Python · LabVIEW · Altium

• Edinburgh
• Senior

Implements and verifies digital logic for mixed-signal SoCs used in high-performance power systems, covering RTL development, synthesis, static timing analysis and DFT insertion. Works with analog, firmware and validation teams on integration, silicon bring-up and lab debug, with scope to improve methodology and automation.

Genus · Innovus · Tempus +4

• Newbury
• Senior

Lead the architecture and transistor-level design of mixed-signal ICs such as ADCs, DACs, PLLs and SerDes PHY subsystems for advanced FinFET SoC products. The role sits in the Advanced Cores Group, combining architectural decision-making, design reviews, layout and test guidance with mentoring of junior engineers.

FinFET

• 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

• Newport
• On-site
• £80 – £85 ph
• Senior

Deliver FPGA development work packages end to end, from requirements analysis and architectural design through VHDL implementation, simulation, verification and integration into target hardware. Work onsite in South Wales on complex hardware projects, reporting progress against cost, schedule and quality targets, with scope to lead and review engineering work.

Altera Quartus II · Mentor ModelSim · Microsemi Libero IDE +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

• 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

• Oxford
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Senior

Integrate all features needed to operate quantum computers into complex multi-layer chips, guiding designs from requirements through layout and tape-out. Work with scientists and fabrication engineers on ion trapping chips, handling metal-track routing and photonics/CMOS interfaces. Hybrid role, three days per week in the Oxford office.

GDSFactory · Cadence

• Newport
• £85 ph
• Senior · manages people
• Contract

Responsible for executing allocated FPGA work packages within cost, time and quality constraints, covering requirements analysis, architectural and detailed design, implementation, verification and integration onto target platforms. Requires proficiency in VHDL, simulation and synthesis tools, with recent experience of Altera, Microsemi or Xilinx devices, plus technical support and review of team members' work.

Altera · Microsemi · Xilinx

• Cambridge
• £60,000 – £90,000 pa
• Senior

Own the full product lifecycle for complex instruments used in defence and security, from concept through to prototype production. Day-to-day work centres on HDL design with VHDL or SystemVerilog, using toolchains such as Vivado or Quartus, running simulations and testbenches, and performing hardware-level debugging. Requires UK security clearance.

Vivado · Quartus

• 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

• Oldham
• £40,000 – £45,000 pa

Owns reliability testing, failure analysis and lifetime modelling for semiconductor devices, developing and executing test plans and driving root-cause solutions for failure mechanisms. Works across design, test and manufacturing teams to improve product robustness, with programming used to write reliability test programs and handle customer returns.

• Farnborough
• On-site
• £80,000 – £90,000 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Owns FPGA solutions end to end, from requirements capture and architecture through VHDL implementation, verification, hardware integration and production. Works in a multidisciplinary team on secure digital design for cyber and information-assurance applications, coordinating other engineers and external suppliers, with four days a week onsite in Farnborough.

Microchip · Libero · ModelSim +7

• 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