Semiconductor Jobs

• Bristol
• Senior · manages people

Lead a team of signal and power integrity specialists, shaping requirements, design margins and acceptance criteria across silicon, package, PCB and system boundaries. Line-manage engineers, coordinate analysis and hardware correlation, and connect integrity work with design, firmware, test and manufacturing colleagues. Methods and knowledge built by the team are intended to outlast individual designs.

• Bristol
• Senior

Coordinates manufacturing test delivery for New Product Introductions, connecting chip, board and system test, lab operations and silicon characterisation into one programme. Supports DfX reviews, manages cross-functional plans and improves NPI/NPD processes across globally distributed teams in Product Test and Diagnosis.

• Northampton
• Senior

Provide technical and engineering support to Epitaxy Shift Equipment Engineers and Technicians, maintaining and troubleshooting MOVPE and MOCVD equipment including Veeco and Aixtron reactors. Duties cover preventative maintenance, chamber strip/clean, trap and gas cylinder changes using SCBA, equipment upgrades and installations, plus supervising external contractors in a semiconductor cleanroom environment.

Veeco · Aixtron · Microsoft Office +3

• Guildford
• £44,000 – £47,000 pa
• Entry level

Graduates simulate and implement signal, image or data processing algorithms in VHDL for FPGAs, design PCBs with SoCs, high-speed network interfaces and analogue/RF filtering, and perform schematic capture in OrCAD. The role also covers managing PCB fabrication and assembly subcontractors, writing test firmware and developing Linux device drivers, within a consultancy serving government and technology clients.

FPGA · VHDL · OrCAD +3

• 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

• Camberley
• Senior
• Permanent

Hands-on senior role spanning analogue and digital circuit design, embedded C/C++ and FPGA logic for sophisticated instrumentation. You will refine existing designs, diagnose faults across hardware and software, use Python for test automation, and provide technical direction in design reviews without direct reports.

Altium · SPI · I2C +2

• Stevenage
• Hybrid
• £85 – £90 ph
• Mid-level
• Contract

Design and verify complex FPGA architectures for defence and security systems, working across the full lifecycle with VHDL, Simulink and SystemVerilog/UVM testbenches. Targets Xilinx, Intel and Microsemi devices, using QuestaSim/ModelSim and low-level C for embedded integration within a multidisciplinary team.

Xilinx · Intel · Microsemi +3

• Whiteley
• Hybrid
• £75,000 pa
• Senior

Lead the integration and validation of advanced touch technologies into customer devices, acting as the key technical interface between global customers and internal engineering teams. The role combines hands-on circuit design, Python scripting and hardware tooling with technical leadership, mentoring and international travel.

• 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

• Cambridge
• Hybrid
• £35,000 – £45,000 pa
• Mid-level

Develops FPGA and embedded firmware for high-performance data acquisition and signal processing systems used in biomedical research. Writes VHDL for FPGA functionality and C for low-level hardware control, integrating and debugging digital electronics alongside hardware and software engineers. Offers real project ownership and a progression route to senior engineering roles.

AMD Vivado · Xilinx Vivado · Intel Quartus +5

• Newton Aycliffe
• On-site
• £53,350 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Carry out planned and preventative maintenance, respond to breakdowns and perform electrical, electronic and mechanical fault finding on sophisticated semiconductor production equipment. Work within a multi-skilled engineering team alongside Process Engineering, supporting continuous improvement, major fault investigations and the training of fellow technicians and apprentices.

PLC

• Edinburgh
• £30,000 – £40,000 pa
• Entry level

Join a disruptive semiconductor company designing and validating high-speed digital electronics, FPGA solutions and embedded software. You will build automated test and characterisation rigs in Python, support customer evaluations and demonstrations, and represent the company at trade shows and on international customer visits.

Altium · OrCAD

• Whitstable
• On-site
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Hands-on FPGA design role covering the full development lifecycle, from requirements and VHDL design through simulation, verification, synthesis, timing closure and hardware testing. You'll work in a small, cross-disciplinary team on advanced electronic systems for high-reliability applications, with genuine ownership of designs and input into product release.

AMD · Xilinx · Intel +7

• Fareham
• £65,000 – £75,000 pa
• Senior

Lead technical integration of advanced semiconductor and touch products into customer devices, combining hands-on circuit design, prototype tooling and system validation. Provide remote and on-site support to global customers, guide regional application teams, mentor engineers and coordinate project planning and documentation.

• Oldham

Design, simulate and optimise advanced Bipolar devices or MOSFETs using TCAD tools, working closely with process integration and characterisation teams to turn simulation insights into manufacturable, high-performance devices. The role spans process flow definition, electrical and physical data analysis to improve yield, and support from concept through qualification and production, with documentation of design and simulation results.

TCAD