Semiconductor Jobs

• Oxford
• Hybrid
• £60,000 – £80,000 pa
• Senior

Design, simulate and implement DSP algorithms for telecommunications and sensing, then turn them into FPGA firmware in VHDL and/or Verilog. You'll own simulations, testbenches and verification plans, support hardware integration and space-system qualification, and maintain existing firmware while contributing technical leadership across complex programmes.

Xilinx Versal AI Engines · SoC · Vector Processors

• Bassaleg
• £85 – £100 ph
• Senior · manages people
• Contract

Responsible for executing allocated FPGA work packages within cost, time and quality constraints, from requirements analysis and architectural design through VHDL implementation, verification and integration onto target platforms. Also provides technical support, reviews team members' work and contributes to FPGA development process updates. Requires proficiency in VHDL, simulation and synthesis tools, with recent experience of Altera, Microsemi or Xilinx devices.

Altera · Xilinx · Microsemi +5

• 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

• Darlington
• Mid-level

Responsible for managing and improving RF and DC wafer-level semiconductor test systems, developing test methodologies such as S-Parameters, Noise Figure and Gauge R&R, and optimising LabVIEW-based automated test applications. Works with Product Engineering and Production on NPI, probe card commissioning, SPC data analysis and fault-finding, while mentoring technicians and operators.

LabVIEW · C++ · C# +7

• Darlington

Characterise and model compound semiconductor devices, developing compact models for GaN and GaAs technologies and running DC, pulsed I-V, noise and small/large-signal RF testing. You will build and validate MMIC Process Design Kits, support customer design queries and work with design engineers on new process development. Requires UK nationality and security clearance.

IC-CAP · ADS · Microwave Office +2

• Germany
• On-site
• Lead
• Permanent

Design, verify and deliver VHDL/Verilog FPGA solutions for complex integrated systems, working with systems, hardware and software teams on real-time, embedded aerospace and defence-grade projects. Duties include timing and area constraints, place-and-route, configuration management, documentation and hardware/system-level integration and verification.

Quartus Prime Pro · ModelSim · Vivado +4

• 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.

• Sevenoaks
• Hybrid · 4 days in office
• CA$95,000 – CA$122,000 pa
• Senior

Owns new product introduction for high-speed analog and mixed-signal ICs, from concept through volume manufacturing and end-of-life. Defines DfT/DfM requirements, drives ATE test program development, PVT characterisation, ATE-to-bench correlation, yield analysis and DOE-based optimisation. Works cross-functionally with design, test, quality and operations, and mentors junior engineers.

Excel · JMP · Galaxy +6

• Bristol
• Mid-level

Drive hardware manufacturing projects from planning through production release, keeping engineering, operations and external manufacturing partners aligned. Manage priorities, track progress and remove delivery risks across hardware, software, systems and operations teams, working with colleagues in Bristol, Cambridge, India, Taiwan and the US.

Jira · Confluence · MS Project

• Sevenoaks
• Hybrid · 4 days in office
• Lead · manages people

Leads a multidisciplinary team of analog circuit and layout engineers across multiple high-speed IC product lines, owning the full NPI lifecycle from product definition to volume production. Drives tape-out, qualification, post-silicon bring-up and performance optimisation for TIAs and laser driver ICs up to 200G, working with teams in Stansted and Ottawa.

SAP

• 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

• Nailsea And Backwell
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Designs and develops electrical modules and sub-assemblies for specialist environmental technology systems used in semiconductor manufacturing, taking products from initial design through verification and documentation. Works within a multidisciplinary team, selecting components, running calculations and tests, and producing models, drawings and bills of materials to machinery safety and industry standards.

AutoCAD Electrical · PLC

• Southampton
• £37,369 – £39,560 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Investigates 2D semiconductors and ferroelectric materials to build non-volatile memory that co-locates storage and processing for low-power AI hardware. Combines materials characterisation, interface engineering and device fabrication at the Southampton Nanofabrication Centre, with short research visits to Cambridge and NPL. Based in the 2D-MINDs team and the ECS Centre for Neuromorphic Technologies.

Raman Spectroscopy · Photoluminescence · AFM +2

• Newport
• On-site
• £85 ph
• Senior
• Contract

Design, develop and verify FPGA solutions in VHDL across the full development lifecycle, from requirements capture and architecture definition to simulation, validation and hardware integration. You'll provide technical leadership within a multidisciplinary team on a Defence & Aerospace programme, using Xilinx, Altera or Microsemi devices with Vivado, Quartus II, ModelSim or Libero tooling.

Xilinx · Altera · Microsemi +5

• 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