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FPGA Design Engineer

Job description

Job title: FPGA Design Engineer

Location: Greater Cambridge

Job Type: Permanent

Start Date: ASAP

Salary: 55-65K

Description:

SoCode Recruitment are delighted to be partnering with a leading automotive transport technology company based in Greater Cambridge. The company was established over 50 years ago, and provides expertise to major automotive manufacturers, as well as providing innovative electrification solutions and leading the field in terms of smart traffic and connected devices.

They are seeking an experienced digital design engineer to join their Cambridge based team. You will be part of a cross-continental team of engineers working on the next-generation electrification of high-performance cars and IOT smart traffic devices.  

What will I be doing?

  • Development of FPGAs (using VHDL) for use in automotive and IOT products
  • Test Bench Development for FPGAs
  • Verification and validation of FPGA designs  
  • Work as part of a wider, multidisciplinary team and provide subject matter expertise and guidance to tother members of the team

What skills do I need?

  • Experience in VHDL to design real-time digital signal processing systems
  • Digital Electronics Design Experience
  • Develop and carry out hardware and firmware tests
  • Perform system verification and validation to ensure efficiency, reliability and compatibility.

Desirable Skills

  • Experience of developing larger Altera or Xilinx FPGAs
  • Working knowledge of the following engineering tools; Synplify, QuestaSim, Quartus II Or Xilinx ISE/EDK.
  • Understanding of the ‘V’ model environments