Semiconductor Jobs

• 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

• Cambridge
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

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.

EDA Tools · GaN · Si Gate Drivers

• Oxford
• £80,000 – £120,000 pa
• Lead

Lead the architecture and full lifecycle delivery of high-throughput FPGA subsystems for next-generation medical device platforms, from requirements through RTL implementation, ASIC bring-up and lab validation. The role combines hands-on SystemVerilog/Verilog design using AMD/Xilinx toolchains with technical leadership, mentoring mid/senior engineers and championing CI/CD automation.

AMD · Xilinx · Vivado +3

• Darlington

Characterise and model compound semiconductor devices, developing compact models for GaN and GaAs technologies and running DC, pulsed I-V, noise and small/large-signal RF testing. You will build and validate MMIC Process Design Kits, support customer design queries and work with design engineers on new process development. Requires UK nationality and security clearance.

IC-CAP · ADS · Microwave Office +2

• Edinburgh
• Entry level
• Internship

Join a Consumer Audio design team in Edinburgh to work on real mixed-signal IC development, from circuit architecture research and feasibility studies to transistor-level design, simulation and verification of analog blocks. You will build testbenches, analyse trade-offs around noise, distortion and power, and collaborate with layout engineers through physical implementation and design reviews.

Cadence Virtuoso · Spectre · MATLAB +3

• Edinburgh
• On-site
• Entry level
• Internship

Work alongside experienced engineers on the design, simulation, and characterization of high-performance analog and mixed-signal ICs, including amplifiers, filters, data converters, and clocking solutions. Gain hands-on experience with Cadence and SPICE across circuit design, layout, silicon validation, and laboratory testing throughout the full IC development lifecycle.

Cadence · SPICE · Oscilloscopes +3

• 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
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Design and layout of GaN power ICs using EDA tools, covering schematic capture, analog simulation, chip layout review, PEX and PLS. The role also involves wafer-level and packaged device testing, SPICE model development, and supporting patent and IP management within a growing R&D engineering team.

EDA Tools · SPICE · GaN

• Sevenoaks
• Lead

Leads the design and development of high-speed analog ICs from concept through to volume production, acting as technical authority on circuit architecture and chip subsystems. Works across Stansted and Ottawa design centres on transimpedance amplifiers and laser drivers for datacentres, 5G and fibre-to-the-home, mentoring junior engineers and collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Cadence · Verilog-AMS · SystemVerilog +6

• Bristol
• Hybrid
• Lead · manages people
• Permanent

Lead the bring-up and characterisation of silicon devices and system platforms, building a new team that develops characterisation plans, automates testing and analyses results. Hands-on technical leadership role working with architecture, silicon, hardware, operations and product teams across Bristol, Cambridge and Taiwan.

PCIe · Ethernet · DDR +2

• Bristol
• Director · manages people

Lead a newly formed characterisation team within Manufacturing Operations, defining bring-up and characterisation strategies for next-generation AI silicon and system platforms. The role is hands-on, shaping lab infrastructure and working across silicon, hardware, manufacturing, architecture and product teams to validate performance under real-world conditions.

ATE

• Staverton Bridge
• £60,000 – £80,000 pa
• Senior

Hands-on role spanning complex PCB design and FPGA development in VHDL for signal and image processing, including high-speed interfaces and RF. Involves hardware bring-up, test firmware, Linux device driver work, plus leading projects and mentoring junior engineers within a small technical team.

FPGA · VHDL · Linux +2

• Cambridge
• On-site
• Lead
• Permanent

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.

• 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

• Cheltenham
• £45,000 – £55,000 pa
• Entry level

Contribute to advanced electronic systems by implementing signal, image and data-processing algorithms in VHDL, designing PCBs with FPGAs, SoCs and high-speed interfaces, and completing schematic capture in OrCAD. The role also covers test firmware, embedded software, Linux device drivers and bringing up newly designed boards within a multidisciplinary engineering team.

FPGA · VHDL · OrCAD +4