Semiconductor Jobs in Southampton

University of Southampton · Southampton · £46,049 – £58,225 pa

Designs PHY-level and die-to-die interfaces, custom pad circuits, drivers, receivers, ESD structures, termination and clocking for heterogeneous integration demonstrators. Handles floorplanning, I/O ring planning and interface layout across dies, interposers and packaging substrates, and acts as Technical Authority for analog/mixed-signal interfaces while supporting industry partners and workshops.

Octagon Group · 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.

Octagon Group · Southampton · £30,000 – £35,000 pa

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.

Platform Recruitment · Southampton · £30,000 – £35,000 pa

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.

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

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.

GI Group · Southampton · £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.

Advanced Technical Recruitment · 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.

Avanti Recruitment · Southampton · £50,000 – £80,000 pa

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.

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

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.