Semiconductor Jobs

• 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.

• Bristol
• Hybrid · 4 days in office
• Senior

Graduate role validating next-generation high-speed semiconductor devices, working hands-on in the lab from week one. You'll build test automation in Python or LabVIEW, take measurements on components running at 10Gbit/s and above, and learn high-speed signal integrity with Altium PCB tools. Based in Bristol, hybrid with four days in office.

Python · LabVIEW · Altium

• Sevenoaks
• On-site
• Senior

Design high-speed validation PCBs in Cadence Allegro, from schematic capture and stack-up definition through layout and release, for silicon operating at 25Gbit/s and above. Bring up, debug and characterise RF and data comms boards on the bench, automate measurements in Python, and write validation reports that directly influence what ships.

Cadence Allegro

• Oxford
• Hybrid
• Senior

Lead validation and characterisation of analogue and mixed-signal ASICs for trapped-ion quantum processors, from test planning and platform development through first-silicon bring-up, debug and system integration. The role spans room-temperature and cryogenic (around 4 K) measurements on packaged parts, chip-on-board assemblies and bare die, with heavy Python automation and test PCB work.

Python · Git · SPI +7

• 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.

• Fareham
• £65,000 – £75,000 pa
• Senior

Lead technical integration of advanced semiconductor and touch products into customer devices, combining hands-on circuit design, prototype tooling and system validation. Provide remote and on-site support to global customers, guide regional application teams, mentor engineers and coordinate project planning and documentation.

• Bristol

Hands-on lab role validating and debugging memory and system interfaces on advanced AI compute hardware, focusing on LPDDR5-9600, slow-speed interfaces, PCB issues, power behaviour and signal integrity. You own board bring-up, root cause analysis and memory subsystem tuning, working closely with architecture, silicon, firmware and PCB design teams.

LPDDR5-9600 · Oscilloscopes · BERT +2

• Bristol

You will build and maintain test systems for AI hardware platforms, defining test methods, specifying equipment and automating checks for high-speed serial links, high-current power supplies and PCBA debug. Embedded in the Hardware Test team, you work closely with silicon, firmware and production groups, improving coverage and transferring robust solutions into production.

Ethernet · PCIe · Python +4

• London
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Permanent

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.

Xilinx Vivado · Intel Quartus · ADC +2

• Andover
• On-site
• Mid-level

Hands-on role in a semiconductor device test house, developing practical test methods and fixtures for ESD, latch-up and transmission-line-pulse characterisation. You'll design power supplies, interface circuits and PCBs, build automated test routines, capture measurements and produce clear reports, working closely with technical specialists who provide structured coaching.

Python · C/C++ · LabVIEW

• Didcot
• Hybrid · 4 days in office
• £41,000 – £67,000 pa
• Senior
• Contract

Develops, tests and optimises FPGA firmware in VHDL or Verilog for next-generation control systems and power electronics, including interfaces to ADCs, DACs, memory and microcontrollers. Involves simulation, verification, lab-based hardware debugging and collaboration with hardware, software and systems engineers. Senior applicants can lead development activities and mentor others.

Xilinx · LTspice · PSpice +6

• Newport
• On-site
• £85 ph
• Senior
• Contract

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.

Xilinx · Altera · Microsemi +5

• Didcot
• Hybrid · 4 days in office
• £41,414 – £58,679 pa
• Senior
• Contract

Develop and maintain HDL firmware for Xilinx FPGAs in Vivado, implementing feedback control, filtering and interlock handling with state machines for magnet power supply controllers. The role covers simulation, verification and on-hardware validation using logic analysers, plus Ethernet-based control interfaces, within a not-for-profit scientific organisation on a major facility upgrade.

Xilinx · Vivado · ADC +7

• Clevedon
• Hybrid
• £63,000 pa
• Lead · manages people
• Permanent

Lead, mentor and grow a team of Electrical Engineers, driving electrical system and subsystem design from concept through to customer commissioning and field trials. Ensure compliance with safety and EMC standards, manage technical risks and validation, and promote standardisation and modularity. Works on semiconductor equipment within a hybrid Bristol-based engineering business.

EN 61010 · UL 61010 · EN 60204

• Cambridge
• Lead · manages people

Technical leadership role owning product-level characterisation strategy, translating requirements and risks into proportionate test coverage, analysis and reporting. Leads a small team developing automated volume test solutions while hands-on with wafer-level ATE characterisation, RF/analogue test design and large-dataset analysis, presenting findings to stakeholders from project inception through production transfer.

Python · LabVIEW · C# +2