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Senior Test Support Engineer

Plessey Semiconductors • Plymouth, South West England

Salary

£40k – £40k

Posted

22 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Plessey Semiconductors is hiring a Senior Test Support Engineer in Plymouth, a full-time engineering role. The advertised salary is £40k – £40k. Plessey Semiconductors holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Plessey are building next-generation MicroLED and optical interconnect technology. Join our Test Engineering team in Plymouth and give hands-on technical support for wafer test in an advanced manufacturing environment. You will set up, troubleshoot and debug test systems, drive yield improvement, and help bring new test systems and products into production. You will work closely with the Test Development, Product and Process Engineering teams, keeping our test operations reliable and efficient.…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Plessey Semiconductors — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £40k – £40k
How this salary compares: about 16% below the £47,786 median across 1,411 engineering roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Plymouth, South West England · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 7 other live engineering roles in Plymouth — browse them
Posted: 22 October 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

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Engineering roles spanning civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, and chemical disciplines are regularly sponsored by UK employers. Demand is strongest in infrastructure, construction, defence, and advanced manufacturing. Sponsored engineering vacancies frequently appear at Tier 1 contractors, consultancy firms, and utilities companies that recruit internationally to fill technical skills gaps.