Senior Staff Engineer — High-Speed Validation & SI

Semtech; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

International scope

Mentorship & development

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Semtech in Bristol, UK is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer – High-Speed Validation & Signal Integrity. You will own validation strategies end-to-end for next-generation semiconductor devices operating at data rates up to and beyond 10Gbit/s, shaping test plans and measurement methodologies.

Join a collaborative, world-class team, mentor engineers, and influence product design decisions across lab and design environments with autonomy and impact.

Qualifications

• Experience in high-speed validation and lab-based test environments.
• Ability to work under pressure in fast-paced R&D.
• Strong collaboration and communication across technical and business teams.

Responsibilities

• Drive test feature development and strategy in design meetings.
• Architect end-to-end validation solutions—software, hardware, and docs.
• Specify bench-top test equipment for cutting-edge validation.
• Build test automation software using Python or LabVIEW.
• Lead validation reviews and influence product decisions.
• Produce clear validation reports for stakeholders.

Skills

High-speed validation

Lab testing

Collaboration

Communication

Self-motivation

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Creative engineering

Education

BSc/MSc in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

HNC/HND with equivalent experience

Tools

Altium PCB tools

Python

LabVIEW

Job description

Semtech in Bristol, UK is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer – High-Speed Validation & Signal Integrity. You will own validation strategies end-to-end for next-generation semiconductor devices operating at data rates up to and beyond 10Gbit/s, shaping test plans and measurement methodologies.

Join a collaborative, world-class team, mentor engineers, and influence product design decisions across lab and design environments with autonomy and impact.