Semiconductor Jobs

Cambridge GaN Devices · Cambridge

Design GaN power ICs and Si gate drivers using EDA tools, covering schematic capture, RTL, analog/digital and mixed-signal simulation, synthesis, STA, PNR and AMS verification. Also develops test solutions, analyses wafer-level and packaged device data, documents designs, debugs ICs and generates IP for patent applications within a growing R&D engineering team.

Cambridge GaN Devices · Cambridge

Senior leadership role owning the packaging function for GaN power semiconductors, combining people leadership with hands-on design of wirebond, flip chip and embedded packages. Involves multiphysics simulation, supplier development, qualification testing and roadmap input, working with internal teams and overseas partners from the Cambridge office.

Belcan · Newport · £85 ph

Owns the full FPGA development lifecycle on a defence and aerospace programme, from requirements capture and architecture through VHDL implementation, verification and integration onto target hardware. Also leads and mentors other engineers, manages work packages to cost and quality targets, and reports progress to engineering leadership. Based fully on-site in Newport under SC clearance.

Belcan · Newport · £85 ph

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.

Ernest Gordon Recruitment · Glenrothes · £35,000 – £40,000 pa

Workshop-based maintenance role covering pneumatic, hydraulic and electrical systems, including fault-finding, planned preventative maintenance and reactive breakdowns as part of a team. Includes a structured two-year training programme with progression in a long-established semiconductor manufacturing business.

Renesas Electronics · Edinburgh

Support the design and verification of analog integrated circuit blocks, from transistor-level schematic capture and simulation through layout review and debug. Work alongside experienced engineers on real silicon projects, documenting and presenting findings to the team.

Hays Construction and Property · Bristol · £48,000 – £60,000 pa

Oversee building services and critical engineering infrastructure at a highly technical manufacturing site, including clean rooms, labs and HVAC, electrical, gas and water systems. Lead planned and reactive maintenance, manage outsourced partners, budgets and compliance, and develop an internal facilities team while supporting incident response and capital planning.

Holt Executive · Farnborough · £80,000 – £90,000 pa

Owns FPGA solutions end to end, from requirements capture and architecture through VHDL implementation, verification, hardware integration and production. Works in a multidisciplinary team on secure digital design for cyber and information-assurance applications, coordinating other engineers and external suppliers, with four days a week onsite in Farnborough.

Forefront RF · Cambridge

Hands-on role driving semiconductor assembly and packaging for RF products, working with OSATs and manufacturing partners on process development. Supports new product introduction, yield improvement, root-cause analysis, reliability testing and qualification, and maintains assembly documentation and process flows. Newly created position shaping the transition from prototype to volume production.

Forefront RF · Cambridge

Designs and develops RF front-end circuits and functional blocks, integrating them into low-loss, high-performance multi-chip modules. Works closely with IC designers, systems, algorithm and software teams to optimise module performance and define test plans in a fast-moving fabless semiconductor start-up.

Pragmatic Semiconductor · Durham

Responsible for maintaining, installing and fault-finding 300mm photolithography equipment including steppers, wafer tracks and bake tools, while supporting production operators and minimising tool downtime. Involves training technicians, developing maintenance procedures and reporting on equipment KPIs within a cleanroom semiconductor scale-up environment.

EMBS Engineering · United Kingdom · £500 – £1,000 pd

Contract roles spanning embedded software, FPGA and electronics hardware engineering for a UK SME delivering complex systems in highly regulated, secure environments. Day-to-day work includes low-level C/C++ development, VHDL/Verilog FPGA design, digital and electronic hardware design, debugging, and lifecycle work from requirements through integration, verification and test alongside multidisciplinary teams.

Pragmatic Semiconductor · Durham

Operate die prep tools and equipment, perform wafer inspection under a microscope, handle wafers and carry out manual tag assembly on a continental shift pattern. Work to SOPs, run process checks and keep activity logs in a lab environment, with full training provided and no formal qualifications required.

Newton Colmore · Cambridge

Design and develop FPGA firmware for defence technologies spanning communications, sensors and detection systems, working within a small multidisciplinary engineering team. The role involves VHDL or Verilog development and collaboration with internal teams and external groups, with security clearance required. Candidates from non-defence sectors are welcome.

NVIDIA · Reading

Lead security research, architecture and implementation for next-generation networking products, taking a hands-on role in hardware and software security design. Work across teams and with external partners on IO interfaces, boot architecture, RISC-V, root-of-trust and secure platforms, guiding open-source implementation and customer threat resolution.