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

• Bristol
• Lead

Owns yield, quality and cost outcomes for advanced semiconductor products from launch through high-volume manufacturing, spanning chip test, PCBA and rack-scale systems. Partners with OSATs and internal test, quality and data teams, using SPC, DOE and Python/SQL/JMP analysis to turn manufacturing data into action.

Python · SQL · JMP

• Durham
• Lead

Lead technical efforts to sustain and improve high-volume back-end assembly processes, from wafer release on glass to outgoing quality inspection. Drive yield, quality and equipment effectiveness through root cause investigations, SPC and DOEs, supporting product transfers and the ramp to volume manufacturing alongside cross-functional teams.

JMP

• Cambridge
• On-site
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Owns and develops the Quality Management System to ISO 9001 standards, establishing scalable quality and reliability processes for new product introduction, qualification and manufacturing ramp. Leads reliability testing, failure analysis and root cause investigations while managing quality relationships with foundries, OSATs and test providers, and supports customer qualification requirements.

• Derby
• On-site
• £55,000 – £60,000 pa
• Lead
• Permanent

Lead the full FPGA development lifecycle, architecting systems for new secure communications products, capturing requirements, defining module interfaces and building test benches. Work with VHDL, TCL, Riviera Pro or QuestaSim and version control alongside a multidisciplinary team, reporting to the Head of FPGA Development.

Riviera Pro · QuestaSim · Git +1

• Oxford
• Hybrid
• Senior
• Permanent

Own signal and power integrity across high-speed boards and packages, running pre-layout channel studies, post-layout SI analysis with IBIS-AMI models, and PDN impedance and DC drop work for high-current ASIC and FPGA rails. The role spans chip, package, interposer, board and optical engine boundaries, with heavy bench correlation using VNAs, TDRs and oscilloscopes to feed design rules.

Ansys HFSS · Ansys SIwave · Keysight ADS +7

• Lincoln
• On-site
• £52,000 – £62,000 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Lead FPGA design, implementation and verification for RF signal processing and high-throughput systems, working on AMD/Xilinx RFSoC and Intel platforms with VHDL, SystemVerilog and MATLAB/Simulink workflows. The role sits within an Electronic Warfare operations group, supporting lab-based integration and test with RF instrumentation while mentoring junior engineers and shaping requirements with stakeholders.

AMD · Xilinx RFSoC · Zynq UltraScale+ +5

• Northampton
• On-site
• Mid-level
• Shift work

Provide first-line engineering support for wafer fabrication and epitaxy equipment, covering fault diagnosis, repair, preventative maintenance and optimisation of lithography, etch, PVD, PECVD and MOVPE reactor systems. The role works a continental 12-hour shift pattern in a cleanroom, handling hazardous process gases and chemicals and supporting gas delivery, exhaust and abatement systems.

Lithography · Etch · PVD +7

• Oxford
• Hybrid
• Senior
• Permanent

Own the embedded software bringing a novel optical AI accelerator to life: Linux kernel and bare-metal device drivers, firmware for control processors, and deterministic RTOS control tasks. Lead board support package bring-up on new custom silicon revisions, debugging with JTAG, scopes and logic analysers, and set the embedded team's coding standards and test methodology.

Linux · JTAG · SWD +3

• Coventry
• Hybrid
• £40,000 – £60,000 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Work across the full FPGA design cycle, from requirements analysis and specification through RTL design, implementation and verification. Define module architectures, run synthesis and timing analysis, and integrate FPGAs into target hardware, using VHDL or Verilog and leading vendor tools alongside senior engineers and system architects.

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Edinburgh
• Entry level
• Internship

Graduate engineering roles spanning electronic engineering and software development, working alongside hardware teams on planning, systems architecture, design, debugging and testing. Projects cover IoT smart buildings, automotive radar, vital signs monitoring and 5G infrastructure, with growing focus on machine learning and AI. Based across Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newbury and London.

IoT · 5G · Automotive Radar