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Field-Programmable Gate Arrays Engineer
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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
About the Role
Our client is an established, award-winning Cambridge-based technology company, focused 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.
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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
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- 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
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
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