Fpga Design Engineer

Brixham
3 weeks ago
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Now is an exciting time to join a rapidly growing designer and developer of Optical Communication Systems, as their FPGA Engineers to develop a high-speed network interface card.

Working at their fantastic facility in Torbay, your responsibilities will include microarchitecture definition, implementation, and testing, as well as interfacing with software.

You will also prepare detailed technical documentation and presentations to key stakeholders.

Working with the broader Engineering Team, you will work iteratively through a series of prototypes to ultimately deliver a production-grade solution.

In addition to the opportunity to work in a state of the art facility near the South Devon coast, my client offers a fantastic salary, Stock Options, 25 days holiday, and relocation assistance.

Experience:

We are looking for an experienced FPGA Hardware Design Engineer with the following experience:

  • Extensive hands-on industry experience of FPGA design for network applications at 100Gbps and above.

  • Experience using PCIe, CXL, RDMA, DDR4, bare metal use of high-speed transceivers, Ethernet, IP.

  • Comprehensive understanding of clock domain crossing techniques.

  • Strong knowledge of FPGA tool flows (synthesis, partitioning, place&route, timing analysis).

  • Excellent skills in SystemVerilog/Verilog/VHDL.

  • Scripting and automation, such as TCL and Python.

  • Experience using Questa, ModelSim, GHDL, Verilator, cocotb.

  • Experience using Quartus/Vivado/Vitis.

  • Experience in PCIe driver development.

  • Experience with embedded systems, including soft processors (Nios/Microblaze/RISC V) and SoC programming.

    Qualifications:

    A Bachelors or Masters Degree in Electronics Engineering, Physics, or other relevant fields or experience within the industry.

    Additional Information:

    Candidates MUST be eligible to work and live in the UK. Copies of Visa and Passport will be requested.

    Skills: FPGA, Hardware, SystemVerilog, PCIe, VHDL, Verilog, RTL

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