Semiconductor Jobs

• Edinburgh
• £40,000 – £70,000 pa
• Mid-level

Designs and simulates photonic components and Photonic Integrated Circuits for next-generation networking applications, working with foundries and external partners on fabrication and delivery. Builds experimental test environments and measurement methods to characterise packaged photonic devices, analysing results to drive performance improvements. Requires hands-on optical lab work and PIC design using tools such as Lumerical or IPKISS.

Lumerical · IPKISS

• Cambridge
• Hybrid
• £90,000 – £120,000 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Lead the transition of advanced semiconductor products into high-volume manufacturing, defining and building the Product Engineering function from the ground up. Manage technical relationships with OSAT and fabrication partners, drive yield improvement, change control and root-cause investigations, and develop control plans and containment strategies. Works closely with design and test teams in a hybrid setup.

OSAT · Yield Analysis Tools · Manufacturing Data Analytics

• Cambridge
• Hybrid
• £60,000 – £75,000 pa
• Senior

Lead high-speed board-level electronics and FPGA development for a technology consultancy, delivering client projects across varied markets. Also contribute to internal R&D, building prototypes and demonstration platforms, with opportunities for technical leadership and mentoring.

DDR4 · QSPI · PCIe +4

• United Kingdom
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• £700 – £750 pd
• Contract

Design, develop and validate RF and analogue circuitry for high-power and high-voltage subsystems, including directed energy programmes. Work on-site at Great Baddow three days a week within multidisciplinary teams, applying energy storage knowledge to system-level design and supporting bids and technical proposals.

Capacitive Systems

• 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

• 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

• Cambridge
• Hybrid
• £100,000 – £160,000 pa
• Senior

Design and develop reusable FPGA modules in SystemVerilog for deployment across multiple next-generation products, with RTL verification and timing closure work. You'll write specifications, review code and documentation, and collaborate with hardware, software and mechanical engineers in a hybrid Cambridge team.

SystemVerilog · Python · Cocotb +4

• 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.

• 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

• 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.

• Towcester
• On-site
• £60,000 – £65,000 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Hands-on engineering support for epitaxy equipment in a semiconductor fab, covering maintenance, fault finding, repairs and continuous improvement to maximise uptime. Coordinates maintenance, equipment upgrades and new tool installations, working with process engineering, operations and facilities. Also leads technical initiatives, guides technicians and liaises with external suppliers.

MOVPE · MOCVD · PLC

• Stevenage
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• £90 ph
• Mid-level
• Contract

Design and verify complex FPGA architectures for defence projects spanning signal processing, embedded processing and safety-critical systems. Work across the full design and verification cycle using VHDL, SystemVerilog UVM, Simulink and Mentor toolsets targeting Xilinx, Intel and Microsemi devices, plus low-level C for test and integration. Part of a large multidiscipline team, with hybrid working and occasional fully on-site periods.

Xilinx · Intel · Microsemi +3

• United Kingdom
• Hybrid
• £50,000 – £60,000 pa
• Senior

Lead electronic circuit design, schematic capture, PCB layout support and testing while developing hardware architectures for new and existing products. Provide technical guidance to junior engineers and collaborate with software, mechanical and project teams, supporting customer requirements, documentation and design reviews. The role is based in Dorset on a four-day week (Mon-Thurs) with hybrid working.

• Filton
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• £90 ph
• Mid-level
• Contract

Work across all phases of the FPGA design and verification cycle for complex projects spanning advanced signal processing, embedded processing and safety/security critical systems. You'll generate architectures and implementations in VHDL and Simulink targeting Xilinx, Intel and Microsemi devices, verify them with VHDL, SystemVerilog and UVM testbenches, and write low-level C for test and integration within a multidiscipline team.

Xilinx · Intel · Microsemi +3

• Fareham
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• £70,000 – £75,000 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Support the integration of semiconductor products into customer devices, testing internal developments and providing direct technical support for design-in activities. Design and build hardware tooling, coordinate project tasks, and act as a technical interface to customers, including international travel. The role also carries technical leadership across multiple teams, mentoring engineers and driving autonomous development.