Semiconductor Jobs

• Swindon
• Hybrid
• Senior
• Permanent

Provides technical leadership for a global EDA/CAD compute and engineering infrastructure, spanning Linux environments, LSF batch compute, EDA license servers, Perforce and project/workspace provisioning. Combines hands-on Python and shell automation with architecture, monitoring and capacity planning, working across engineering, CAD and IT/IS teams to keep semiconductor development environments consistent and reliable worldwide.

LSF · Perforce Helix · IPLM +6

• Swindon
• Senior
• Permanent

Serve as technical lead for analog and power solutions, supporting customer design engagements from concept to production. Involves power tree design, device selection, schematic and layout reviews, hands-on debug, and delivering field feedback to product divisions. Works closely with sales and travels regularly to customer premises across the UK and Ireland.

PMICs · DC/DC · GaN +7

• Manchester
• £30,000 – £40,000 pa
• Entry level
• Permanent

Supports yield and quality improvements across wafer fabrication and assembly, reviewing lots on hold and leading root cause analysis and corrective actions. Maintains automotive process controls, PROMIS routes and yield reports, and works with Python/R and SPC tools on new product introduction and Six Sigma projects in a cleanroom manufacturing setting.

PROMIS · DPAT · SYL +1

• Lincoln
• On-site
• £42,500 – £52,500 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Design, develop and test FPGA-based systems for real-time RF and signal processing in an electronic warfare context. Work hands-on with RFSoC platforms, high-speed ADC/DAC interfaces, VHDL/SystemVerilog and MATLAB/Simulink, supporting lab integration and test with RF instrumentation. Mostly on-site in Lincoln alongside domain specialists and MOD/RAF customer environments.

RFSoC · Vivado · Quartus +5

• Cambridge
• Hybrid
• Mid-level

Design and implement FPGA-based SoC systems for cutting-edge thermal imaging and augmented reality products, contributing reusable modules to a shared library. Work within a multidisciplinary hardware, software and mechanical team, using VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog verification, Python and low-power design techniques.

FPGA · VHDL · Verilog +2

• Sevenoaks
• Hybrid · 4 days in office
• Entry level

Designs analogue and mixed-signal subsystems for high-speed TIA and laser driver ICs supporting data rates up to 200G, taking ownership of blocks from concept through validation and volume production. Works with layout, verification and product teams on performance, power and area targets, using Cadence tools within a Stansted and Ottawa design centre.

Cadence · Verilog-AMS · SystemVerilog

• Cambridge
• Hybrid
• Mid-level

Design and implement FPGA-based SoC systems for cutting-edge thermal imaging and augmented reality products, contributing reusable modules to a shared library. Work in a multidisciplinary team of hardware, software and mechanical engineers, using VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog and Python, with a focus on low-power design and timing constraints.

FPGA · VHDL · Verilog +2

• Eastbourne
• £60,000 – £80,000 pa
• Senior · manages people

Lead the test department, providing and maintaining in-circuit and functional test equipment for in-house production. Requires developing PCBA test solutions, ideally on Keysight platforms, plus managing a test engineering team through mentoring, performance management and hiring. Based in East Sussex within a semiconductor market leader.

Keysight

• Newton Aycliffe
• Shift work

Hands-on technical support role across semiconductor fabrication and testing operations, troubleshooting process issues, investigating deviations and implementing yield and efficiency improvements. Works on a shift-based pattern, collaborating with Process, Production and Development Engineering teams and supporting new process introduction. Distinct for its focus on SPC, wafer testing and out-of-control event response in a high-volume fab.

Microsoft Office · GaAs · GaN +1

• Fareham
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• £70,000 – £75,000 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Support the integration of semiconductor products into customer devices, testing internal developments and providing direct technical support for design-in activities. Design and build hardware tooling, coordinate project tasks, and act as a technical interface to customers, including international travel. The role also carries technical leadership across multiple teams, mentoring engineers and driving autonomous development.

• Cambridge
• Hybrid
• £90,000 – £120,000 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Lead the transition of advanced semiconductor products into high-volume manufacturing, defining and building the Product Engineering function from the ground up. Manage technical relationships with OSAT and fabrication partners, drive yield improvement, change control and root-cause investigations, and develop control plans and containment strategies. Works closely with design and test teams in a hybrid setup.

OSAT · Yield Analysis Tools · Manufacturing Data Analytics

• 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
• 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

• Whiteley
• £50,000 – £80,000 pa
• Senior

Design and optimise capacitive sensing architectures, develop and verify RTL in Verilog/SystemVerilog, and write embedded C/C++ software for sensing and signal processing. Lead silicon bring-up, debugging and validation across analogue, digital and firmware domains, collaborating with global teams on HMI solutions.

Verilog · SystemVerilog · C/C++ +7