Semiconductor Jobs

• Bristol
• Lead

Lead advanced manufacturing test strategy for complex circuit board assemblies, defining methods and evaluation criteria across optical and X-ray inspection, in-circuit test, boundary scan and functional test. Set direction, mentor engineers and work closely with design, manufacturing, silicon and CEM partners to improve defect coverage and diagnostic resolution.

JTAG 1149.x · iJTAG · MDA +1

• Edinburgh
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Senior
• Permanent

Owns verification of complex digital and mixed-signal ASIC designs, building SystemVerilog/UVM testbenches and running block-level to full-chip simulation, coverage and regression. Includes gate-level simulation with SDF timing annotation and mentoring junior engineers. Hybrid role with three set office days in Edinburgh.

Synopsys VCS · Cadence Xcelium · Tcl +4

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

A 12-week summer internship in the Product Test and Diagnosis team within Manufacturing Operations, working hands-on with advanced AI hardware across silicon, boards, server blades or rack-scale systems. You'll develop automated test solutions, run system-level tests and analyse results, connecting manufacturing test to design, validation and performance.

Python · Linux · Bash +2

• Edinburgh
• On-site
• Entry level
• Permanent

Support the design and verification of analog integrated circuit blocks, from transistor-level schematic capture and simulation through layout review and debug. Work alongside experienced engineers on real silicon projects, documenting and presenting findings to the team.

• Southampton
• £65,000 – £85,000 pa
• Senior

Verification of RTL implementations to ensure designs meet required standards before deployment, working with SystemVerilog and UVM in a Linux environment. The role sits within an expanding electronics manufacturer and involves scripting in Python, TCL or Bash alongside digital ASIC/FPGA verification work.

SystemVerilog · UVM · Linux +3

• Cambridge
• Hybrid · 3–4 days in office
• £75,000 – £85,000 pa
• Permanent

Own FPGA logic for controller boards at the heart of the company's hardware, covering design, verification and maintenance. Work is VHDL-based on Xilinx Artix-7 parts in Vivado, spanning state machines, I²C/SPI driver logic, self-checking test benches and hands-on lab bring-up. Sits at the discrete-logic and embedded-interfaces level rather than SoC development.

Xilinx Artix-7 · Vivado · SVN +2

• Farnborough
• Hybrid · 4 days in office
• Permanent

End-to-end FPGA engineering role covering requirements, architecture, implementation, verification and system-level test for secure digital design products. You'll lead FPGA delivery into production, develop testbenches, manage external IP suppliers, and coordinate other engineers within a multi-disciplinary team. Hybrid working, four days onsite in Farnborough, in a UK SC-cleared environment.

Microchip · Libero · ModelSim +7

• United Kingdom
• £300 – £600 pd

Hands-on verification role covering subsystem and SoC functional verification, reusing and enhancing System Verilog/UVM testbenches, and developing processor-based C tests. The engineer runs regressions, debugs complex RTL simulation failures with waveform tools, and drives functional coverage closure while collaborating on verification planning.

SystemVerilog · UVM · Python +2

• Southampton
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• £70,000 – £80,000 pa
• Senior

Works across the full FPGA development lifecycle, from architecture and VHDL/Verilog design through simulation, verification, timing closure and lab-based hardware testing. Involves high-speed digital interfaces, DSP and SoC platforms such as Xilinx Zynq, within a multidisciplinary engineering team. Open to mid and senior level engineers.

MATLAB · Simulink · Xilinx Zynq +7

• Stevenage
• Hybrid
• £65 ph
• Senior
• Contract

Design, simulate and implement DSP algorithms for advanced communications and sensing systems, and develop, test and verify FPGA firmware in VHDL and/or Verilog. Working from system requirements and functional specifications, you support hardware integration and debugging within a multidisciplinary engineering team.

Xilinx Versal AI Engines · LTE

• Cambridge
• On-site
• £45,000 – £55,000 pa
• Mid-level

Own significant blocks of RTL from specification through implementation, verification and into working hardware, focused on physical layer design in the communications space. Work alongside senior and principal engineers on digital RF and fixed-point DSP, with hands-on lab time on AMD/Xilinx FPGA platforms. A new role in a small, established team with low attrition.

AMD · Xilinx · MATLAB

• Chandler, United States
• £120,000 – £170,000 pa
• Senior

Lead the design, development and debug of complex FPGA SoC systems for satellite communications, covering IP integration, high-performance RTL and firmware. Work spans VHDL/SystemVerilog, Xilinx Vivado and Altera Quartus, AXI/APB SoC debug, timing analysis and gigabit transceiver protocols within a Platforms and FPGA SoC Group.

Xilinx Vivado · Altera Quartus · ModelSim +7

• Fareham
• £55,000 – £65,000 pa
• Senior

Lead algorithm development for RISC-V-based capacitive touch controllers, owning projects from problem definition and modelling through experimentation, optimisation and validation on real hardware. Work spans sensor physics, mixed-signal electronics and DSP, designing filtering, calibration and noise-rejection algorithms while mentoring junior colleagues.

MATLAB · Python · RISC-V +5

• Maidenhead
• On-site
• Lead

Lead the architecture, design, implementation, integration and verification of FPGA-based firmware for high-assurance defence and cyber systems, using VHDL and structured V-model methodologies. The role involves translating user needs into verifiable requirements, chairing design reviews, estimating effort, and mentoring firmware engineers while working with protocols such as UART, SPI, I2C and TCP/IP.

FPGA · VHDL · UART +3

• Farnborough
• Mid-level

Own FPGA solutions end to end, from requirements elicitation and architecture through VHDL design, verification and production. Work in a multi-disciplinary team on secure digital and cyber/information assurance systems, integrating custom and industry-standard interfaces and debugging on hardware. Involves test benches, system-level testing, vendor and third-party IP liaison, and possible coordination of other FPGA engineers.

Libero · ModelSim · QuestaSim +7