Lecturer in Microelectronic Systems Design and Implementation

Lecturer in Microelectronic Systems Design and Implementation

Job Title:

Lecturer in Microelectronic Systems Design and Implementation Posting

Start Date:

03/07/2026 Job  School/Department:
Electrical & Electronic Engineering Work Arrangement:
Full Time (Hybrid) Contract Type:
Permanent Salary per annum (£): £48,822-£58,225 (with the potential to progress to £65,509 per annum) Closing Date: 17/08/2026

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The School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering seeks to appoint a Lecturer (equivalent to Assistant Professor) in Microelectronic Systems Design and Implementation, with specific expertise in microelectronic systems architecture and digital implementation. We are seeking a systems architect with deep implementation understanding capable of leading architectural decisions across SoC design, sensor integration, data conversion, hardware-software co-design, and the partitioning of mission workloads under power, thermal and system technology co-optimisation (STCO) constraints.

The remit spans on-chip integration through to board-level integration in heterogeneous systems, supported by hands‑on implementation experience across digital VLSI, embedded systems, low-level firmware, and where relevant, high-speed PCB design.

We are particularly interested in candidates with experience of designing, implementing and validating digital integrated circuits, subsystems or board-level integrated platforms, including participation in silicon tape‑outs through industrial product development or academic multi‑project‑wafer programmes (e.g. Europractice, eFabless, Tiny Tapeout), and substantive high‑speed PCB design and integration where the heterogeneous‑integration boundary extends to board level. Experience that combines architectural decision‑making with hands‑on implementation is particularly welcomed;

expertise spanning sensor integration and data conversion, processor or accelerator architecture, debug and telemetry, hardware‑software co‑design, or low‑level firmware development is valued.

We are advertising two related lectureships in parallel as part of this recruitment round: this post in Microelectronic Systems Design and Implementation, and an affiliated post in Analogue and Mixed‑Signal IC Design. Candidates whose interests and experience span both areas are welcome to apply for both positions.

We particularly welcome applicants whose careers have bridged from computer architecture, embedded systems, FPGA‑based research, computing or accelerator design, hardware‑software co‑design, low‑power systems, sensor or quantum systems design, high‑speed PCB or board‑level systems integration, or related hardware‑systems backgrounds into integrated semiconductor systems. To be clear: the focus is on the systems‑and‑implementation direction, translating architectural intent into deployable circuits, subsystems and integrated semiconductor systems, rather than novel process or device development.

You will join the Microelectronics and Integrated Semiconductor Systems Expertise Theme within the Semiconductor and Quantum Technologies Research Theme. This is one of the UK's largest and most successful research environments spanning semiconductor devices, integrated circuits, heterogeneous integration, system co‑design and integrated semiconductor systems, with longstanding partnerships across UK and international industry, extensive experimental facilities, and a sustained record of industrial collaboration.

The theme hosts Sheffield's leadership role and the Engineering and Innovation Office for the newly…