Graduate Silicon Engineer
Molten Ventures (formerly Draper Esprit) is a European venture capital firm that has spent twenty years backing founders and innovators driving Europe's technology transformation. It invests capital alongside experience, energy, and partnership to help visionary technology companies scale, serving high-growth startups and scale-ups across Europe.
About Molten Ventures
Molten Ventures is a publicly listed venture capital firm focused on backing visionary founders building Europe's technology future. Beyond providing capital, the firm offers portfolio companies experience, energy, and partnership to help them scale faster and go further. Its portfolio includes companies that have collectively reached more than 50 million customers, crossed the $200m ARR mark, sold more than 7 million devices, and achieved notable public market outcomes including IPOs at market caps of £1bn and nearly £9bn. The firm operates seed funds, evaluates new investment opportunities and pitch decks from founders, maintains an investor portal for its shareholders, and publishes sustainability reporting covering responsible investment and portfolio engagement practices.
Skills
About the Role
You will start your engineering career helping build the silicon behind tomorrow's AI systems. As a Graduate Silicon Engineer, you will gain insight into how sophisticated AI chips are crafted, verified and prepared for manufacture. You will join one of the silicon teams across logical compose and DFT, verification, or layout implementation, each path giving you hands-on experience with real chip development and industry-standard EDA tools. You will work closely with expert engineers who explain the detail, challenge your thinking and help you grow, building practical skills in RTL, verification methods, timing, implementation or physical design checks. You do not need to arrive as an authority — you just need strong fundamentals, curiosity and the drive to learn quickly.
Requirements
- On track for, or achieved, a degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science or a related subject
- Technical skills in C, C++ or Python, shown through study, projects, hobbies, internships or work experience
- Interest in digital design, ASICs, verification, physical design, computer architecture or AI compute
- Motivation to learn modern silicon design techniques and industry-standard EDA tools
- Strong problem-solving skills, collaboration and clear communication
- Curiosity, ownership and hunger to learn, not instant expertise
- Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK; visa sponsorship is not provided
Responsibilities
- Join a silicon team working in logical compose and DFT, verification, or layout implementation
- Gain hands-on experience with real chip development and industry-standard EDA tools
- Build practical skills in RTL, verification methods, timing, implementation or physical design checks
- Participate in design reviews, code reviews and technical discussions
- Contribute to clearly defined tasks with ownership expected from the start
Benefits
- Flexible working
- Generous leave
- Up to 5% matched pension
- Phantom equity
- Thoughtfully designed office spaces with free food and an on-site barista
- Income protection and life assurance
- Flexible benefits package including private medical insurance and dental cover
- Optional dental cover, health cash plan, private medical insurance, cycle to work scheme, give as you earn