Semiconductor Design Engineer Jobs in Stockholm, Sweden
Sweden's chip design story runs through Ericsson. The company's Silicon division designs the baseband ASICs and RF ICs that sit inside 4G and 5G base stations, and much of that work happens in and around Stockholm. That one anchor tenant shaped a wireless-heavy design community that now includes u-blox, working on GNSS and cellular IoT chips, plus Stockholm teams at Qorvo, Infineon, and Nordic Semiconductor.
Most openings here sit on the wireless side. Expect roles built around 5G baseband ASIC design, RF front-end work for mobile infrastructure, GNSS receiver design, and Bluetooth and BLE connectivity ICs. If you have taped out a wireless SoC or closed timing on an RF-adjacent digital block, local recruiters will know what to do with your resume. Positions run from RTL and verification through physical design, with steady demand for analog and RF specialists given the company mix. Verification roles lean on SystemVerilog and UVM, and physical-design openings expect the usual Synopsys and Cadence flows. For RF-focused candidates, our RF IC design engineer listings track openings that overlap heavily with what Stockholm employers post.
Ericsson is the largest employer, with its main silicon site in Gothenburg and design activity in the Stockholm region. u-blox runs a Stockholm team for positioning and cellular IoT. Nordic Semiconductor, Qorvo, and Infineon keep smaller design groups in the area, and a cluster of Bluetooth, GNSS, and IoT chip startups fills out the rest of the market. KTH, Chalmers, and Linkoping University feed the talent pipeline, so new-grad and junior roles show up alongside senior ones.
Swedish employers tend to run flat organizations with a lot of autonomy, generous parental leave, and they take work-life balance seriously. English is the working language at most Stockholm chip companies, so you do not need Swedish to get hired. Pay is competitive for Europe rather than Silicon Valley scale; our semiconductor salary guide puts Stockholm figures in context against other design hubs.
If you are weighing Stockholm against other European options, compare openings in Eindhoven, Netherlands and Munich, Germany, two hubs with a different company mix. Save a search on semidesignjobs.com and you will get an email when a Stockholm role matching your filters opens.
FAQ
What semiconductor companies hire design engineers in Stockholm
Ericsson Silicon is the largest, designing baseband ASICs and RF ICs for 4G and 5G base stations. u-blox runs a Stockholm team for GNSS and cellular IoT chips. Nordic Semiconductor, Qorvo, and Infineon keep design groups in the area, and several wireless and AI chip startups add to the mix.
Which wireless specializations dominate Stockholm's semiconductor sector
Local demand skews toward wireless communications IC design: 5G baseband ASICs, RF front-ends for mobile infrastructure, GNSS receivers, and Bluetooth and BLE connectivity chips. That focus traces directly to Ericsson's 5G work and Sweden's long history in cellular technology.
What is the work culture like for design engineers in Sweden
Swedish chip companies run flat organizations with strong engineer autonomy and generous parental leave, and they take work-life balance seriously. Teams expect you to be self-directed and collaborative. English is the working language at most Stockholm semiconductor companies, so you do not need Swedish to be hired.