Semiconductor Jobs

• Oxford
• Lead · manages people

Lead a three-person electronics team within the Systems group, acting as a player-coach with roughly 60% leadership and 40% hands-on design. Own the electronics roadmap for quantum systems, from schematic capture and PCB layout through board and system-level test, including mixed-signal, high-speed digital and QPU drive architecture, while moving prototypes to rack-ready production.

Altium · Jira · Smartsheet +7

• 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

• Southampton
• £37,369 – £39,560 pa
• Entry level
• Contract

Investigates 2D semiconductors and ferroelectric materials to build non-volatile memory that co-locates storage and processing for low-power AI hardware. Combines materials characterisation, interface engineering and device fabrication at the Southampton Nanofabrication Centre, with short research visits to Cambridge and NPL. Based in the 2D-MINDs team and the ECS Centre for Neuromorphic Technologies.

Raman Spectroscopy · Photoluminescence · AFM +2

• 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

• Cambridge
• On-site
• Director · manages people
• Permanent

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.

GaN

• Cambridge
• £50,000 – £60,000 pa

Deploy and verify software releases onto bespoke FPGA-accelerated Linux systems, both on-site and overseas, while leading a shift from manual system-level testing toward automation. Diagnose emergent deployment and software issues in a small Cambridge engineering team, with occasional out-of-hours support for high-availability financial systems.

Linux · GitHub · FPGA +2

• Cambridge
• £45,000 – £65,000 pa

Projects range from defence and security to robotics and consumer productsCambridge (fully onsite); to c£65,000 + Top BenefitsAre you interested in variety and keen to work on products that could be applied for industrial systems, UK military, or consumer products…

• 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

• Whitchurch
• Hybrid · 3 days in office
• £70,000 – £80,000 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Hands-on staff-level role in a specialist embedded software team, owning low-level firmware and software for advanced capacitive sensing products across the full lifecycle from concept to production. Involves bare metal development in a pre-RTOS environment, Embedded C and Python, DSP and IC interaction including IC bring-up and pre-tapeout validation, plus architecture decisions and mentoring.

• Swindon
• Hybrid
• Senior
• Permanent

Provides technical leadership for a global EDA/CAD compute and engineering infrastructure, spanning Linux environments, LSF batch compute, EDA license servers, Perforce and project/workspace provisioning. Combines hands-on Python and shell automation with architecture, monitoring and capacity planning, working across engineering, CAD and IT/IS teams to keep semiconductor development environments consistent and reliable worldwide.

LSF · Perforce Helix · IPLM +6

• Edinburgh
• Hybrid
• Senior
• Permanent

Provides technical leadership for a global EDA/CAD compute and engineering infrastructure, spanning Linux environments, LSF batch compute, EDA license servers, Perforce and project/workspace provisioning. Combines hands-on engineering with architecture and operational ownership, building Python and shell automation, monitoring dashboards and capacity planning. Works across engineering, CAD and IT/IS teams to keep environments scalable and globally consistent for semiconductor development.

LSF · Perforce Helix · IPLM +6

• Cork, Ireland
• Hybrid
• £86,324 – £103,589 pa
• Senior
• Permanent

Own verification of mixed-signal ICs from test planning through final sign-off, building and maintaining UVM testbenches, coverage models and regression suites. Work closely with analog and digital design teams to catch issues early, track coverage closure, and help shape the team's verification approach while supporting other engineers.

UVM · SystemVerilog · Verilog-AMS

• Maidenhead
• £70,000 – £85,000 pa
• Lead · manages people

Lead electronic hardware design and development across the full lifecycle, from requirements capture and concept through testing, verification and ongoing product support. Provide technical direction, mentoring and workload management to a small team of electronics engineers, working with high-speed digital, FPGA, power supply and interface bus technologies. Involves stakeholder engagement, technical proposals and driving engineering standards and continuous improvement.

Altium · VHDL · C +1

• Bedford
• On-site
• £59 – £67 ph
• Lead
• Contract

Lead the integration of LRU deliverables and provide governance to a team, defining processes and specifications for electrical/electronic hardware design and manufacture. The role covers analogue, digital, microprocessor and FPGA design, schematic capture, PCB layout in Altium, circuit simulation, EMC, FMEA and 28V power distribution, with technical review of supplier capabilities.

Altium Designer · Windchill · DOORS +2

• 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