Semiconductor Jobs in Southampton

• 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

• 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.

• Southampton
• Hybrid
• £30,000 – £35,000 pa
• Entry level
• Permanent

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.

• Southampton
• On-site
• £30,000 – £35,000 pa
• Mid-level
• Permanent · Flexible

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.

• Southampton
• £65,000 – £85,000 pa
• Senior

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.

SystemVerilog · UVM · Linux +3

• Southampton
• On-site
• £18 – £18 ph

Hands-on precision production and testing of small, high-tolerance electro-optic and electronic components in an Aerospace & Defence facility. Work includes micro-assembly with hand tools, microscopes and fixtures, inspection, and following detailed drawings and quality standards, with some roles in cleanroom or controlled-temperature areas.

Microsoft Office · SAP · ERP

• Whiteley
• £50,000 – £80,000 pa
• Senior

Design and optimise capacitive sensing architectures, develop and verify RTL in Verilog/SystemVerilog, and write embedded C/C++ software for sensing and signal processing. Lead silicon bring-up, debugging and validation across analogue, digital and firmware domains, collaborating with global teams on HMI solutions.

Verilog · SystemVerilog · C/C++ +7

• Southampton
• £30,000 – £36,000 pa

A Production Technician is needed to support device fabrication in a cleanroom environment, working on quantum technology hardware. The role involves hands-on processing including photolithography, sputtering, etching, and wafer dicing, alongside inspection and characterisation of optical and semiconductor devices. The position requires precision work with small components and adherence to strict production schedules and quality standards.

• Southampton
• Hybrid
• £50,000 – £80,000 pa
• Senior

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.

Xilinx · Vivado

• 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.

• Torquay
• £60,000 – £75,000 pa
• Senior

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.

Zemax · Code V · FRED

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

Works across the full FPGA development lifecycle, from architecture and VHDL/Verilog design through simulation, verification, timing closure and lab-based hardware testing. Involves high-speed digital interfaces, DSP and SoC platforms such as Xilinx Zynq, within a multidisciplinary engineering team. Open to mid and senior level engineers.

MATLAB · Simulink · Xilinx Zynq +7