Field-Programmable Gate Arrays Engineer
England, United Kingdom
FPGA Developer - Manchester/Guildford/Gloucester (Onsite)
£43k-£60k + Bonus & Car Allowance
All applicants must be eligible for SC clearance.
My client is a global leading defence contractor. They are looking for a FPGA Engineer to work as a DSP FPGA Developer in one of our customer-facing product teams. Relevant industry experience is preferable but most of all we are looking for bright, enthusiastic and committed individuals with a strong academic foundation and the ability to broaden knowledge across more than one domain.
What you will be doing (role duties and responsibilities):
Design and develop state-of-the-art FPGA designs for one of our software defined radio (SDR) solutions.
Design and test Digital Signal Processing (DSP) algorithms using MATLAB or similar.
Managing technical tasks/projects and people.
Be involved in customer-facing delivery, sometimes to challenging deadlines.
Customer-facing technical consultancy
We are looking for ambitious, high-calibre people with the following characteristics:
Essential:
Ability to produce high-quality FPGA designs
Understanding of FPGA and SoC architectures
Highly motivated with a strong academic background typically in Engineering, Physics or Mathematics with a 2:1 or 1st class degree. PhD applicants also encouraged.
Proven problem-solving skills
Broad interest in wireless technology, embedded systems and awareness of latest industry developments.
Desirable:
1+ year experience of FPGA development (eg VHDL).
Understanding of radio communications
Understanding of digital signal processing
Development on Linux based systems
Range of software development experience including MATLAB, C++, Python
Understanding of digital and/or analogue hardware design with some hands-on laboratory experience of debug/set-to-work.