Research and Development Scientist - Electronic Design/Modelling Engineer

Seagate Technology; Derry/Londonderry; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health – BUPA Healthcare

On-site gym

Flexible working hours

Annual leave

Pension plan

Job summary

Seagate Technology in Derry/Londonderry, Northern Ireland, is seeking an Electronic Design/Modelling Engineer to join the Advanced Technology Research and Development team. You will design recording-head layouts and collaborate with wafer development teams to enable higher areal density in future HDD technologies.

You will model performance with measured data and use Cadence, Spectre, ADS, Synopsys, SPICE, MATLAB, and COMSOL to correlate simulations with RF and system observations.

Qualifications

• Strong grounding in analogue, mixed-signal or RF electronic design and modelling.
• Designing systems with amplifiers, high-speed interfaces, sensor electronics or related circuit architectures.
• Using electronic design and simulation tools such as Cadence, Spectre, ADS, Synopsys, SPICE, MATLAB, COMSOL or equivalent platforms.
• Developing circuit, behavioural or system-level models and correlating those models with measured data.
• Familiarity with semiconductor design flows, including schematic design, layout review, parasitic extraction and PVT analysis.
• An ability to communicate effectively across circuit-design, device, manufacturing, integration and test disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize recording-head layouts that enable improved electrical high frequency performance.
• Collaborate with an established multidisciplinary team to develop next-generation recording head architectures for future data storage technologies.
• Develop innovative recording-head solutions that support future increases in areal density.
• Ensure consistent and accurate modelling of recording-head performance through correlation of simulation results with electrical, RF, and system-level measurements.
• Assess how recording-head technology could improve overall writer and reader signal-to-noise ratio.
• Collaborate with wafer-development teams to adapt layouts for product integration.
• Analyse component, fixture and integrated-head measurements to separate intrinsic circuit performance from other effects.
• Coordinate technical activity with external research and design partners, ensuring that requirements, models, design reviews and deliverables remain aligned.

Skills

Analog/mixed-signal design

RF electronics

Circuit modelling

High-speed interfaces

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

PhD or postgraduate in Electronic Engineering

Masters/PhD advantageous

Tools

Cadence

Spectre

ADS

Synopsys

SPICE

MATLAB

COMSOL

Job description

About Our Group

Seagate products help more people store, share, and protect their valuable digital content. With 97% of the world’s information being stored on hard drives, the rapid growth of digital data makes Seagate more important every day.

Seagate is where the future is read and written, with continuous innovation proving that a hard drive is not “Seagate – 40 Years of Data Storage Innovation. Find out how we are shaping a new era of storage as we craft the datasphere.

As an industry leader, Seagate provides unique career opportunities to be part of today’s major technology shifts. They can be found around the globe and on our website.

The Seagate Derry / Londonderry Manufacturing site has been open for 30 years this year. We have over 1750 people working in our facility which is among the most advanced in the world, in the design, development, and volume manufacturing of recording heads. These recording heads write information onto and read information from the recording disc, within the data storage device.

In the role of Electronic Design/Modelling Engineer, you will be working within the Advanced Technology Research and Development team. This team is part of the broader Recording Head Organisation. Partnering with the worldwide wafer development and test / characterization teams our responsibility is to develop and the recording heads for future generations of Hard Disk drives.

About The Role - You Will

• Design and optimize recording-head layouts that enable improved electrical high frequency performance.
• Collaborate with an established multidisciplinary team to develop next-generation recording head architectures for future data storage technologies.
• Develop innovative recording-head solutions that support future increases in areal density.
• Ensure consistent and accurate modelling of recording-head performance through correlation of simulation results with electrical, RF, and system-level measurements.
• Assess how recording-head technology could improve overall writer and reader signal-to-noise ratio.
• Collaborate with wafer-development teams to adapt layouts for product integration.
• Analyse component, fixture and integrated-head measurements to separate intrinsic circuit performance from other effects.
• Coordinate technical activity with external research and design partners, ensuring that requirements, models, design reviews and deliverables remain aligned.

About You

• An effective communicator with strong presentation and writing skills.
• A collaborative team player who thrives in cross-functional environments.
• Proactive and confident in setting direction and making timely decisions.
• Passionate about technology and driven by the challenge of pushing boundaries.
• Innovative, with a willingness to contribute ideas and solutions that advance our technology roadmap.
• Capable of working constructively with external research organisations, design houses, foundries and technology suppliers.

Your Experience Includes

• A strong grounding in analogue, mixed-signal or RF electronic design and modelling.
• Designing systems with amplifiers, high-speed interfaces, sensor electronics or related circuit architectures.
• Using electronic design and simulation tools such as Cadence, Spectre, ADS, Synopsys, SPICE, MATLAB, COMSOL or equivalent platforms.
• Developing circuit, behavioural or system-level models and correlating those models with measured data.
• Familiarity with semiconductor design flows, including schematic design, layout review, parasitic extraction and process-voltage-temperature analysis.
• An ability to communicate effectively across circuit-design, device, manufacturing, integration and test disciplines.

You Might Also Have

• A PhD or postgraduate qualification in Electronic Engineering, Microelectronics, Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics or a related discipline.
• Additional experience, in the areas of opto-electronics, photonics or integrated circuit design/modelling.
• Experience analysing experimental data and using tools such as Python, MATLAB, SQL or equivalent methods to support engineering decisions.
• Higher level academic qualifications e.g. Masters, PhD, would be considered an advantage.

Completed applications should be submitted no later than midnight on 1st October 2026

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Location:

Derry, Londonderry, Northern Ireland

Our Springtown site is Derry/Londonderry’s largest manufacturer, we’re proud that Seagate is a flexible and inclusive place to work. We have more than 1,750 employees spanning research and development, manufacturing, and other functions.

Here at work, you can grab breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks at our subsidized on-site cafe.

Looking for an active break from your workday? We’ve got you covered. Take a group or individual exercise class during lunch or after work at our on-site gym.

Network with your colleagues through the Young Professionals Network, Women’s Leadership Group, the Carers Café (for caregivers of individuals with disabilities), Volunteer in the community with our support! Join our creative network, which includes a choir, foreign language classes and even a cookery class!

Join our Employee Resource Groups (ERG), a voluntary, employee-led community built on a shared diversity identity and/or an appreciation of that identity, open to ALL current employees at Seagate!

See List Below Of Many Of Our Company Benefits

• Health – BUPA Healthcare, for employees and dependents, Company sick pay and medical leave, Occupational healthcare service, Employee assistance programmes, Group income protection and On-site gym/ exercise classes / personal trainer.
• Work Life Balance – Annual leave, Flexible working hours, Part-time working, Enhanced maternity pay, Enhanced paternity pay, Bereavement leave.
• Finance – Pension – employer contributory scheme, Life assurance, Employee stock purchase plan, Competitive base pay, Company bonus scheme, Reward and recognition, Employee savings scheme, Perks at work discount programmes, Pay for civil / jury duty.
• Career – Degree / non degree assistance Externally accredited training and development opportunities, Service awards, LinkedIn learning, Learning & development programmes.
• Location: Springtown, United Kingdom
• Travel: None