Working at Imagination might mean helping create the leading-edge technologies which enable the latest consumer products like multimedia phones, HD/mobile TVs and digital radios. Or creating intellectual property that’s licensed to leading semiconductor companies like Texas Instruments, Intel and Renesas. Or helping household names like Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Sharp deliver their products. Or taking our technology to market in the PURE-branded products created by our product division.

Whatever the role, people are our primary asset. We prize individuals who thrive in an intellectually stimulating environment and seek opportunities to innovate. If that sounds like you, and you’re interested in any of the disciplines listed below, please read on.

Technology surrounds us. We carry it with us every day in our phones, laptops and personal media players; we use it in our offices, homes and cars. For over a decade Imagination Technologies has been enabling this technology with unique, patented semiconductor intellectual property (IP) cores for multimedia and communications. Our IP entertains people, helps them communicate and helps them enjoy our information-rich world.

Developed by our Technology division, Imagination's IP lies at the heart of the latest advanced consumer products – semiconductor companies license it from us, and in turn sell it to many of the world’s leading electronics companies. The majority of top semiconductor companies licence our IP. We work closely with these companies and their customers.

Our PURE Digital division produces a range of products that incorporate and promote our technologies. PURE is the world leader in DAB digital radios.

We have a highly skilled workforce of over 400 people, of which over 80% are engineers. Our headquarters are near London, UK, with R&D centres in Chepstow and Leeds in the UK and Pune, India. Our Technology division has sales offices in Japan, the USA, Europe, Korea and Taiwan. PURE has offices in China and Germany.

Culture

• Results driven
• Professional
• Supportive
• Practical
• Creative
• Informal
• Fun

Values

• People are our primary asset
• We value intellect and initiative
• Our relationships with our customers drive our business
• We're adaptable to changing technologies, markets and cultures
• We're world leaders, setting the scene in key markets
• We don’t like internal politics
• We believe mistakes are to be learned from
• We value ownership and accountability

We believe in rewarding effort and offer a generous benefits package.

• Competitive salary rates (reviewed twice yearly)
• 23 days annual holiday entitlement (increasing to 28)
• Generous relocation assistance
• Restricted share award schemes
• Sharesave schemes
• Contributory pension scheme
• Health and disability insurance
• Critical illness cover
• Life assurance

Additional perks include subsidised health club membership, a discount on PURE products, on-site catering, and visiting car valeting and dry cleaning services.

Our Employee Referral Programme gives everyone at Imagination a keen interest in recruitment: recommend a friend and if they're hired you receive a substantial bonus payment.

Imagination isn't just work, work, work… 'Donut Wednesdays' are ever-popular, encouraging everyone to get together for a chat at 10.30 on Wednesday mornings. We hold company-wide get togethers like the Christmas Party and the Summer Ball, and our active Sports & Social club organizes and subsidises sporting events and social activities, such as theatre trips, football, go-kart racing and the ever-popular summer barbecue.

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Opportunities exist in both Imagination's divisions for enthusiastic, high-calibre graduates with experience in a relevant discipline

Technology Division

• Hardware Intellectual Property (IP) development
• Hardware System-on-Chip (SoC) development
• Software development: Drivers
• Software development: DSP
• Software development: Embedded
• Software development: Processor Tools
• Software development: SoC
• Software development: Web & back-office

PURE Digital Division

• Business roles
• Software development: Embedded
• Software development: Processor tools
• Software development: Web

We make sure our new starters are as happy and effective as possible. They're supported by more experienced team mates and their progress is regularly, but informally, reviewed. Some opportunities exist for movement between disciplines and areas of specialization, as may opportunities to travel and work in different locations, both nationally and internationally.

See all Placement Opportunities

Each year we have vacancies for 'year in industry' and summer placements with our hardware and software engineering teams. Placements enable motivated candidates to gain commercial experience in their area of interest. Candidates are given the opportunity to work in small teams on real-world projects and are mentored throughout.

To be eligible you must be in your penultimate year of studying and have a realistic chance of achieving a 2:1 degree. Placements start in the summer/autumn.

Salaries are a competitive £7.50 per hour (annual equivalent £14,625), with 23 days paid holidays (pro rated for summer placements). Candidates receive guidance on local accommodation/halls of residence so they can relocate for the placement period. They are invited to participate in all the activities arranged by our active Sports & Social Club, such as go-karting, five-a-side football and theatre trips.

Available placements:

• Applications Engineer
• Business Development Engineer
• Developer Technology Engineer
• Software Engineer (Embedded)
• Software Engineer (META)
• Software Engineer (Web)
• Technical Product Specialist: Graphics Hardware
• Technical Product Specialist: Graphics Software
• Test Development Engineer
• Test Platform Development Engineer

1. To apply for graduate roles, 'year in industry' placements and summer placements, click the 'Apply Now' button alongside the details of the role you are interested in and attach your CV and cover letter. In the subject header please include your full name and state where you found the vacancy.
   
   Please make sure that your CV and cover letter lists any relevant experience, includes a brief description of your final year project and explains your motivation for applying.


2. You will receive an automatic response telling you that your application has been received and is being processed. If you do not receive a response, please submit your application again.


3. Within two weeks of your application we will let you know if you have been successful and progressed to the second stage. What happens next depends on the role for which you have applied.



Software applicants will be asked to sit an online C test. Results will be issued within a week and successful candidates will be invited to the final stage of interview or assessment day at our headquarters in Kings Langley.

Non-software applicants will be invited to the final stage of interview or assessment day at our headquarters in Kings Langley.

4. We will let you know our decision as soon as possible. If your application is unsuccessful we will try to provide you with constructive feedback.

Sixteen years ago I imagined a semiconductor intellectual property (IP) licensing business. Now most top consumer electronics brands use our technologies and there’s a very good chance that you own one or more products that are powered by Imagination.

Our multimedia and communications semiconductor IP cores are at the heart of today's most innovative and exciting consumer electronics products. Licensed by leading semiconductor manufacturers, they’re used in the highly complex System-on-Chip (SoC) devices that make today’s consumer electronics more sophisticated than ever before.

Imagination Technologies is a global organisation employing over 400 people worldwide. This success has been made possible by an exceptional team: a team who do difficult things well.

As you consider embarking on a career in this fascinating industry, I hope our website will give you an idea of what working at Imagination is like and whether it might be right for you.

Our graduates, and the talent and creativity they bring, are a cornerstone of our activities. If you’re excited by Imagination, we’d love to hear from you.