Microelectronics Summer Placement

Science and Technology Facilities Council 
Salary: £23,493 per annum
Contract Type: Fixed Term – 12 weeks
Hours: Full-time
Location: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX
Closing date: 8th March 2026 
Interview: Virtually via Microsoft Teams in April 2026
Start date: June/July 2026

Are you studying for a degree in Electronic Engineering or a related subject area? Do you want to improve your skills by completing a challenging microelectronics design project?

At STFC our engineers apply their expertise in analogue and digital integrated circuit (IC) design, CMOS sensor development and FPGA systems engineering, to help push the frontiers of scientific research. Our microelectronics projects range from the design of a single system-on-chip to large solutions that use hundreds of custom ICs or industry-leading field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). 

Our engineers make critical contributions to many internationally world-c...