Semiconductor Jobs

• Bristol
• Entry level
• Internship

Research and develop techniques to GPU-accelerate leading high performance computing applications across scientific computing, computational engineering and data science. The intern performs in-depth analysis and optimisation for current and next-generation GPU architectures, working directly with application developers and collaborating with architecture, research, libraries, tools and system software teams.

CUDA · OpenACC · GPU

• Zürich, Switzerland
• Entry level
• Internship

Research and develop techniques to GPU-accelerate leading high performance computing applications across scientific computing, computational engineering and data science. The intern performs in-depth performance analysis and optimisation for current and next-generation GPU architectures, working with application developers and collaborating with architecture, research, libraries and tools teams.

CUDA · OpenACC · GPU

• Chelmsford
• On-site
• Entry level
• Shift work

Assembly and test operator role ensuring timely throughput of imaging devices while meeting quality requirements. Duties include microscope inspection, setting up and running tools, maintaining production records and reporting progress to the line manager, working in a cleanroom on alternating double day shifts.

• 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

• Sheffield
• Hybrid
• £39,560 – £41,885 pa
• Mid-level
• Contract

Lead the fabrication and basic characterisation of perovskite and organic thin films, depositing 2D and 3D materials via solution processing and thermal evaporation, then engineering them into LEDs or micropatterning them with micro- and nano-lithography. You will optimise LED microcavity devices, develop optical waveguides and ring-resonators, and work alongside ultrafast laser spectroscopy specialists on lasing and optical amplification within the EPMM group.

LEDs · Resonant Cavity LEDs · Thin-Film Waveguides +4

• Bristol
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Contribute to fundamental and applied AI research, generating ideas, designing experiments and translating them into scalable implementations using PyTorch or JAX. The role emphasises lower-level programming (C++/CUDA/Triton) and hardware-aware optimisation, with work spanning efficient training and inference, world models, reinforcement learning and life sciences, and results published at NeurIPS, ICML and ICLR.

PyTorch · JAX · XLA +1

• London
• Hybrid
• Mid-level
• Permanent

Contribute to fundamental and applied AI research, generating ideas, designing experiments and translating them into scalable implementations. Work spans efficient training and inference, world models, reinforcement learning and life sciences, with a focus on hardware-aware algorithms and low-level performance optimisation in C++/CUDA/Triton. Collaborate with silicon and software engineers and publish at NeurIPS, ICML and ICLR.

PyTorch · JAX · CUDA +3

• 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

• Oxford
• Hybrid
• Senior · manages people
• Permanent

Owns a Python-based performance and power modelling framework predicting how photonic AI hardware runs real inference workloads, covering compute engines, interconnect, memory and bridge interfaces. Characterises operators against hardware, RTL or emulation, builds compiler-agnostic MLIR interfaces and runs benchmarks to give architecture and compiler teams a shared source of truth.

Python · MLIR · UL Procyon +7

• Cambridge
• £60,000 – £90,000 pa
• Senior

This role involves designing and developing new integrated circuits from concept to prototype, working on advanced technologies for defence and security applications. You will be responsible for the entire product lifecycle, from initial design to manufacturing, using rapid design and implementation methods.

• Cambridge
• Hybrid
• £35,000 – £45,000 pa
• Mid-level

Develops FPGA and embedded firmware for high-performance data acquisition and signal processing systems used in biomedical research. Writes VHDL for FPGA functionality and C for low-level hardware control, integrating and debugging digital electronics alongside hardware and software engineers. Offers real project ownership and a progression route to senior engineering roles.

AMD Vivado · Xilinx Vivado · Intel Quartus +5

• London
• On-site
• Senior
• Permanent

Designs and operates ultra-low-latency trading systems at global scale, working across the latency-critical stack from kernel-level tuning and network optimisation to highly efficient C++ components. Collaborates closely with FPGA, hardware and infrastructure engineers on end-to-end architectures where every nanosecond counts.

C++17 · Linux · FPGA

• Oxford
• £80,000 – £120,000 pa
• Lead · manages people

Hands-on technical leadership role owning the architecture and delivery of high-throughput FPGA subsystems for next-generation medical device technology. You drive designs across the full lifecycle, from requirements through RTL implementation, custom-ASIC bring-up, lab validation and product release, while mentoring mid/senior hardware engineers and championing CI/CD automation.

AMD · Xilinx · Vivado +3

• Colchester
• £50,000 – £57,000 pa

Responsible for the electrical design and testing of new x-ray and bond testing products, including panel and industrial system design with circuit breakers, contactors and wiring looms. Works within a Colchester R&D team serving major semiconductor and electronics manufacturers, using CAD tools such as AutoCAD or Inventor and applying electrical safety standards like IEC61010 and NPA79.

AutoCAD · Inventor

• Cardiff
• Remote
• £55,000 – £80,000 pa

Home-based field service role travelling worldwide to customer sites to repair, maintain, install and commission semiconductor manufacturing equipment, including ion implantation, diffusion/CVD furnaces and etch tools. Engineers also deliver on-site process support, troubleshooting and customer training, with extended periods away from home.

Ion Implantation · Diffusion Furnaces · CVD Furnaces +3