Semiconductor Jobs

Pure Resourcing Solutions · Heathfield, Cambridgeshire · £65,000 – £500,000 pa

Develops FPGA IP and delivers projects end to end, from concept and architecture through validation and ongoing support. Day-to-day work targets AMD (Xilinx) silicon, often Zynq SoC devices, with a firm requirement for digital signal processing and close collaboration with hardware, software and systems engineers. RF systems experience is a bonus, and there is scope to lead and mentor junior colleagues.

MASS · Lincoln · £42,500 – £52,500 pa

This role involves designing, developing, and testing FPGA-based systems for real-time signal processing applications, particularly in the domain of electronic warfare. You will work with RFSoC and FPGA platforms, integrating high-speed ADC/DAC interfaces, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust technical solutions.

SoCode · Cambridge · £75,000 – £85,000 pa

Design and implement FPGA logic using VHDL for Xilinx Artix-7 FPGAs, focusing on controller boards with embedded interfaces like I²C and SPI. Responsibilities include state machine design, test bench development, hardware validation in the lab with logic analysers and oscilloscopes, and ensuring timing closure. Work spans the full development lifecycle from specification to integration, with strong emphasis on synchronous design, CDC analysis, and version-controlled documentation.

Matchtech · Stevenage · £85 – £90 ph

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.

Copello · Bristol · £80,000 – £900,000 pa

Take technical ownership of FPGA and programmable logic design for advanced gimbal payload systems, covering video capture and processing, sensor and high-speed serial interfaces, and real-time pointing and stabilisation control. Lead RTL design, verification, synthesis and hardware bring-up, taking in-house boards from prototype to qualified production while mentoring other engineers.

Matchtech · Farnborough

End-to-end FPGA engineering role covering requirements, architecture, implementation, verification and system-level test for secure digital design products. You'll lead FPGA delivery into production, develop testbenches, manage external IP suppliers, and coordinate other engineers within a multi-disciplinary team. Hybrid working, four days onsite in Farnborough, in a UK SC-cleared environment.

Anonymous · London

Develops FPGA-based digital control hardware for next-generation photonic quantum computing systems, covering architecture, RTL design, simulation, synthesis, timing analysis and verification. Works in a multidisciplinary R&D team with electronics engineers, physicists and software developers on high-speed, low-latency control and signal processing, including ADC/DAC interfacing and hardware bring-up.

Holt Executive · Farnborough

A fantastic opportunity has opened for an experienced FPGA Engineer to join a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary engineering team working on innovative cyber and information assurance technologies. You’ll contribute to the design, development, and testing of secure digital solutions used across critical...

Diamond Light Source · Didcot · £41,414 – £67,481 pa

Develop and debug HDL firmware for Xilinx FPGAs in Vivado, implementing full-cycle designs for magnet power supplies on the Diamond-II upgrade, including feedback control, filtering and interlock state machines. Work with ADCs, DACs, memory and microcontrollers, verifying designs via simulation and on-hardware testing, and collaborate with hardware and control engineers on Ethernet-based interfaces.

Octagon Group · Southampton · £30,000 – £75,000 pa

The FPGA Engineer role involves designing, implementing, and verifying FPGA and SoC solutions, developing VHDL for complex architectures, and integrating and testing FPGA solutions at the system level. You will work closely with system, electronic, and FPGA engineers, producing clear design and verification documentation.

KBM Resourcing · Germany

Design and verify FPGA solutions using VHDL/Verilog for high-integrity aerospace and defence systems. Work within a multidisciplinary team to implement real-time, embedded FPGA functionality, ensuring robust integration and traceability across the development lifecycle.

Eclectic Recruitment · Stevenage · £70,000 – £85,000 pa

Lead a team of FPGA and digital design engineers, combining technical ownership with people leadership. Provide direction across FPGA architecture, RTL design, simulation, synthesis, timing closure and hardware validation, and own project execution from planning to delivery. Work with Systems, Software, Hardware and Verification teams on integrated solutions.

Eclectic Recruitment · Stevenage · £70,000 – £85,000 pa

Lead a team of FPGA and digital design engineers while providing hands-on technical direction across FPGA architecture, RTL design, simulation, synthesis, timing closure and hardware validation. Own project execution including planning, estimation, scheduling and risk management, and work with Systems, Software, Hardware and Verification teams to deliver integrated solutions from concept through to production.

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.

CBSbutler Holdings Limited trading as CBSbutler · Newport · £80 – £85 ph

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.