Semiconductor Jobs

BMR Solutions · Clevedon · £63,000 pa

Lead, mentor and grow a team of Electrical Engineers, driving electrical system and subsystem design from concept through to customer commissioning and field trials. Ensure compliance with safety and EMC standards, manage technical risks and validation, and promote standardisation and modularity. Works on semiconductor equipment within a hybrid Bristol-based engineering business.

Shorterm Group · Cambridge · £45,000 – £65,000 pa

Hands-on product development role spanning the full electronics lifecycle, from requirements and circuit design through PCB layout, manufacture, integration, testing and validation. You'll design analogue and digital circuits, manage PCB fabrication with external suppliers, and debug prototype hardware while collaborating closely with software, optics and mechanical engineers on advanced sensing and measurement systems.

CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler · Newport · £80 – £85 ph

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.

Jonathan Lee Recruitment · Maidenhead

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.

Platform Recruitment · Cambridge · £100,000 – £180,000 pa

Owns all aspects of FPGA system design, architecting and implementing RTL on high-end Xilinx/Intel devices for ultra-low-latency infrastructure. Leads micro-architecture definition, verification environments and timing closure while mentoring the FPGA team and collaborating with firmware, software and infrastructure engineers on full-stack optimisation.

Platform Recruitment · Oxford · £60,000 – £80,000 pa

Design and implement DSP algorithms for satellite communications and space-based sensors, translating system requirements into FPGA firmware using VHDL/Verilog. Work across the full firmware lifecycle, from simulation and testbench development to hardware integration and space-system qualification. Contribute technical leadership within a multidisciplinary team developing next-generation space technologies.

Graphcore · Bristol · £45,000 pa

Join one of four specialist silicon teams — logical design, verification, physical design or design for test — contributing to real AI chip development. You'll work on RTL design, SOC integration, verification methods or physical implementation using industry-standard EDA tools, taking ownership of clear tasks with support from experienced engineers over a two-year programme.

Avanti Recruitment · Southampton · £50,000 – £80,000 pa

Hands-on role across the full FPGA development lifecycle, covering VHDL design, verification and SoC-based systems using Xilinx devices and Vivado. Work spans video/image processing, high-speed data, signal processing and embedded integration for defence and mission-critical products, with ownership of technical decisions and mentoring of junior engineers.

Morgan Jones Recruitment Consultants · Whitstable

FPGA Design EngineerLocation: Whitstable, KentJob Type: Full-time | PermanentSalary: Highly competitive, depending on experienceBenefits* Flexible working hours* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays* Company pension* Free on-site parking* Ongoing technical development* Genuine opportunity to influence product design* Small, highly skilled...

Holt Executive · Dorset

A senior technical leadership role combining hands-on embedded engineering with strategic direction, establishing processes and growing an embedded capability across microcontrollers, SoCs, FPGAs, and firmware. Responsibilities span architecture, verification strategies, requirements traceability, bids, and mentoring engineers, with close collaboration across hardware, software, and systems teams.

Osprey Engineering Solutions · Andover

Full Time, office based career opportunity in Hampshire : Electronics Test & Development Engineer - Only open to Full UK Citizens living and working in the UKThe opportunityMy retained client, a semiconductor device test house, is looking for a highly...

IonQ · Oxford

Lead a three-person electronics team within the Systems group, acting as a player-coach with roughly 60% leadership and 40% hands-on design. Own the electronics roadmap for quantum systems, from schematic capture and PCB layout through board and system-level test, including mixed-signal, high-speed digital and QPU drive architecture, while moving prototypes to rack-ready production.

Forefront RF · Cambridge

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.

MASS · Lincoln · £52,000 – £62,000 pa

As a Senior FPGA Engineer, you will design and implement real-time signal processing systems for mission-critical applications in the electromagnetic warfare domain. You will work closely with system engineers, software teams, and domain specialists to develop FPGA-based solutions using platforms like AMD/Xilinx RFSoC and Intel FPGA. The role involves a strong on-site presence in Lincoln, with opportunities for international collaboration and direct impact on operational outcomes.

Redline Group · Torquay · £60,000 – £75,000 pa

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.