Semiconductor jobs for electrical, RF and DSP engineers in the United Kingdom

212 open roles for electrical, RF and DSP engineers at 88 companies in the United Kingdom. 150 of them are open to candidates of any nationality; the rest ask for citizenship or a government security check. 26 mention relocation support.

Rebuilt 30 Oct 2026
open roles
212
companies
88
open to any nationality
71%
median stated pay
$72k

Companies hiring

CompanyOpen rolesAny nationalityRelocation
Leonardo313%
Cambridge Consultants1844%1
MBDA UK17100%3
Filtronic8100%7
ALTEN6100%
KLA Corporation6100%
TTP560%3
BAE Systems50%
PA Consulting4100%
Teledyne FLIR4100%
GE Vernova475%3
Quantum Motion3100%
Renishaw3100%
OQC3100%
Curtiss-Wright3100%

Newest roles

Forefront RF

forefrontrf.com
forefrontrf.com · HQ: Cambridge, United Kingdom · Embedded & Electronics Design · RF & Wireless Hardware · Likely startup · Trust A · Hiring 5, 5 new
HQ: Cambridge, United Kingdom · Embedded & Electronics Design · RF & Wireless Hardware · Likely startup · Trust A · Hiring 5, 5 new
Forefront RF was founded with a clear vision: to create a respected RF component business that makes multi-band smartphones, wearables and IoT devices simpler to design and more globally accessible.
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RF Lead Engineer

≈ $79k – $136k per year (Estimated) · Lead · Cambridge · Remote (United Kingdom) · Full-Time · Staff
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RF Engineer

≈ $53k – $111k per year (Estimated) · Cambridge · Remote (United Kingdom) · Full-Time
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Leonardo

leonardo.com
leonardo.com · HQ: Rome, Italy · C4ISR · Aircraft Manufacturing · Defense Manufacturing · 5000+ employees · Est. 1948 · Trust B · Hiring 668, 25 new
HQ: Rome, Italy · C4ISR · Aircraft Manufacturing · Defense Manufacturing · 5000+ employees · Est. 1948 · Trust B · Hiring 668, 25 new
Leonardo is an Italian aerospace, defence and security group headquartered in Rome that builds helicopters, aircraft, aerostructures, defence electronics, space systems and cyber security solutions. Founded in 1948 as Finmeccanica and renamed in 2017, it is listed in Milan with the Italian state as its largest shareholder, employs more than 50,000 people and has major industrial operations in Italy, the UK, Poland and the US. Its openings span cyber security engineers, systems, software and quality engineers, ground station and test engineers, project managers and customer service officers at sites such as Rome, Edinburgh, Luton, Southampton and Turin.
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Electronic Engineer

≈ $52k – $111k per year (Estimated) · Hybrid (Yeovil, United Kingdom) · Full-Time · Citizenship or vetting required
Verification & Validation
Defense
TEMPEST
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Summer Placement Electronics Engineer

≈ $49k – $104k per year (Estimated) · Hybrid (Basildon, United Kingdom) · Bachelor's Degree · Full-Time · Citizenship or vetting required
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Future plc

futureplc.com
futureplc.com · HQ: Bath, United Kingdom · Digital Media · Content Creation · Publishing · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1985 · Hiring 32, 12 new
HQ: Bath, United Kingdom · Digital Media · Content Creation · Publishing · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1985 · Hiring 32, 12 new
Headquartered in Bath, United Kingdom, Future plc is an international platform media company and publisher of specialized digital and print media. The company operates a vast portfolio of well-known brands across technology, gaming, lifestyle, and finance, including popular titles such as TechRadar, PC Gamer, and Tom's Guide. Through its proprietary technology platforms, digital advertising, and e-commerce affiliate networks, it connects content creators with high-intent global audiences.
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Social Media Editor, TechRadar (9 months FTC)

$39k – $47k per year · Hybrid (London, United Kingdom) · Contractor
Looker
Design
Adobe Photoshop
Canva
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Teledyne FLIR

flir.com
flir.com · HQ: Wilsonville, United States · C4ISR · Defense Manufacturing · Video Surveillance · Machine Vision & 3D Cameras · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1978 · Trust A · Hiring 618, 50 new
HQ: Wilsonville, United States · C4ISR · Defense Manufacturing · Video Surveillance · Machine Vision & 3D Cameras · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 1978 · Trust A · Hiring 618, 50 new
Teledyne FLIR is an American maker of thermal imaging cameras, infrared and visible-light sensors, and detection systems for defense, industrial, commercial and public safety customers. Founded in 1978 as FLIR Systems, it was acquired by Teledyne Technologies in 2021 and now operates as a Teledyne business, with products ranging from handheld thermal cameras and OEM camera cores to unmanned systems and chemical, biological and explosives detectors. The company is headquartered in Wilsonville, Oregon, United States.
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Graduate Electronic Engineer

≈ $42k – $81k per year (Estimated) · Junior · In office (Saint Asaph, United Kingdom) · Full-Time · Junior
MATLAB
C++
Python
MATLAB
Simulink
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RF Engineer

≈ $43k – $92k per year (Estimated) · Equity · In office (Lincoln, United Kingdom) · Full-Time
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MBDA UK

mbdacareers.co.uk
mbdacareers.co.uk · HQ: Stevenage, United Kingdom · Air Defense · Defense Manufacturing · Missiles · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2001 · Trust B · Hiring 214, 35 new
HQ: Stevenage, United Kingdom · Air Defense · Defense Manufacturing · Missiles · 1001-5000 employees · Est. 2001 · Trust B · Hiring 214, 35 new
MBDA UK is the British arm of the European missile systems group MBDA, headquartered in Stevenage, England, designing, developing and manufacturing missiles and missile systems for all branches of the UK armed forces and allied nations. MBDA was formed in 2001 from the merger of European missile businesses and is owned by Airbus, BAE Systems and Leonardo; the UK company has primary sites in Stevenage, Bristol and Bolton, corporate offices in London and smaller sites such as Henlow. It recruits systems, software, test and manufacturing engineers, project managers, procurement and security staff, and runs graduate, apprenticeship and placement programmes.
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Manufacturing Electronics Engineer

$60k per year · Hybrid (Bolton, United Kingdom) · Full-Time
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RF Electromagnetic Warfare Engineer

$78k per year · Hybrid (Stevenage, Bristol, Bolton, United Kingdom) · Full-Time
SysML
IBM DOORS
MedTech
Verification & Validation
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Andrew Alliance

andrewalliance.com
andrewalliance.com · HQ: Geneva, Switzerland · Diagnostic Tests & IVD · Laboratory Equipment · Laboratory & Pharmaceutical Robotics · 5000+ employees · Hiring 157, 30 new
HQ: Geneva, Switzerland · Diagnostic Tests & IVD · Laboratory Equipment · Laboratory & Pharmaceutical Robotics · 5000+ employees · Hiring 157, 30 new
Andrew Alliance is a laboratory automation company that makes the Andrew+ pipetting robot, the Pipette+ connected pipetting system and OneLab software for designing and running liquid handling protocols, with its base in Geneva, Switzerland. Part of Waters Corporation since 2019, it also sells connected devices such as Extraction+, Heater-Shaker+, Peltier+ and Magnet+ modules and microplate grippers for life science and pharmaceutical labs. The board linked to this record is the Waters international careers board, which recruits account managers, software and platform engineers, finance analysts, auditors and trade compliance specialists.
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 7 days ago Likely open · 63%

Principal Electronics Design Engineer

≈ $79k – $137k per year (Estimated) · Lead · Hybrid (United Kingdom) · Principal
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Skills these roles ask for

MATLAB 26Verification & Validation 25Python 17C++ 13LTspice 12Altium Designer 10Simulink 10Verilog 7VHDL 7IBM DOORS 7KiCad 6FMEA 5PVD 5HyperLynx 4Linux 4Zigbee 4

Where the roles are

Edinburgh 24London 21Cambridge 17Bristol 16Stevenage 13Bolton 6Newport 6Oxford 5Basildon 4Sedgefield 4

Questions

Can a foreigner apply for these roles?

150 of the 212 roles here state no citizenship or security-check demand. A role that does says so in its advert, and the card marks it.

Which companies hire most chip and hardware engineers?

Leonardo (31), Cambridge Consultants (18), MBDA UK (17), Filtronic (8), ALTEN (6).

Which roles count here?

Every hardware, chip design, embedded, electrical and semiconductor process role at any employer, and the engineering, science, technician and IT roles of the semiconductor companies - chip designers, fabs and foundries, equipment makers, photonics. Their sales, finance and office roles are left out.

How fresh is this?

Every role is re-checked on the employer's own careers board at least every 48 hours, and the page is rebuilt every night.

Source: 212 live postings on employers' careers boardsUpdated 30 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0