Field-Programmable Gate Arrays Engineer

FPGA Design Engineer, Cambridge (Hybrid) – first few weeks 3 to 4 days in the office – after these, 1 to 2 days in the office

Salary: this role is open to recent graduates or senior FPGA Engineers – as such, salary is up to £90,000 Base + Benefits depending on experience

Want your FPGA code inside products used all over the world?

Our client is an established, award-winning Cambridge-based technology company, focussed on the Defence industry. They design and manufacture advanced imaging systems for demanding applications, with in-house R&D and a global reputation for quality.

They are now looking for an FPGA Design Engineer to join their FPGA Design Team.

What you'll be doing

• Building modules for a shared FPGA library used across the entire product range
• Writing timing constraints, digging into timing reports and reworking designs to close timing
• Designing for low power, because the kit has to run in the field
• Verifying RTL, ideally with cocotb
• Writing module specs, and reviewing code and documentation with the team
• Working alongside hardware, software and mechanical engineers to bring new products to market

What you'll bring:

• SystemVerilog
• Python
• RTL verification experience
• Timing constraints and timing closure
• Low-power design
• Writing clean library code to a coding standard
• Comfort with the Linux command line, Git or SVN, and Markdown
• Teams player with excellent communication skills
• Bonus: experience with cocotb

You care about engineering best practice. You enjoy being part of an established team, and you like making it better.

Why join?

• Hybrid working, with up to 3 days a week from home after your first few weeks
• Work on cutting-edge imaging technology
• A collaborative team with deep technical expertise
• Training and real career development