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Senior Analog / Mixed-Signal Design Engineer

This role involves designing and integrating analog/mixed-signal circuits for advanced semiconductor packaging and heterogeneous integration. Responsibilities include PHY-level interfaces, custom pad circuits, and working with industry partners to develop and commercialize innovative solutions.

University of Southampton Southampton £46,049 – £58,225 pa
Hybrid Permanent

Graduate Production Technician

Hands-on fabrication of specialist optical devices in a cleanroom, using photolithography, etching, dicing and other semiconductor processes to support development and manufacture of advanced optical components. The role splits time between the company's site and the University of Southampton's specialist fabrication facilities, working alongside experienced technicians and engineers.

Octagon Group Southampton £30,000 – £35,000 pa
Hybrid Permanent

Production Technician

Manufacture specialist optical devices across a production facility and university cleanroom, running wafer and chip-level processes such as photolithography, sputtering, furnace processing, dicing, polishing and inspection. Maintain production logs, quality documentation and cleanroom standards while reporting process issues and supporting continuous improvement in an advanced photonics and quantum technology setting.

Platform Recruitment Southampton £30,000 – £35,000 pa
On-site Permanent Flexible

FPGA Verification Engineer

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.

Hexwired Recruitment Limited Southampton £65,000 – £85,000 pa

Senior FPGA Engineer

Hands-on role spanning the full FPGA development lifecycle, from VHDL design and SoC verification to simulation, testbench development and hardware/software integration. Work covers video/image processing, high-speed data and signal processing on Xilinx devices using Vivado, with ownership of technical decisions and mentoring of junior engineers in a defence and mission-critical environment.

Avanti Recruitment Southampton £50,000 – £80,000 pa
Hybrid Clearance Required

Senior FPGA Engineer

Hands-on role across the full FPGA development lifecycle, covering VHDL design, verification and SoC-based systems using Xilinx devices and Vivado. Work spans video/image processing, high-speed data, signal processing and embedded integration for defence and mission-critical products, with ownership of technical decisions and mentoring of junior engineers.

Avanti Recruitment Southampton £50,000 – £80,000 pa
Hybrid Clearance Required

Optical Systems Engineer

Design, develop, integrate and validate complex optical and photonic systems within a multidisciplinary engineering team, working from concept through to production. Involves optical modelling, simulation, tolerance analysis, requirements capture and verification, plus customer and supplier collaboration. Senior-level candidates take on technical leadership, mentoring and design reviews.

Redline Group Torquay £60,000 – £75,000 pa