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Senior FPGA Engineer

Job description

SoCode are proud to be working in partnership with a revolutionary technology firm in Cambridge who work at the cutting edge of technology developing hardware and software solutions to enable easy connectivity. Due to our client’s successful range of products they are recruiting for a Senior FPGA Engineer where you will effectively be a product owner and designer, a general high speed electronics design engineer and will make the most of your experience in embedded software / firmware engineering.

Working alongside the ASIC, firmware and system teams this is a fantastic opportunity where you will have ownership of the design and maintenance of FPGA based prototyping systems. These systems form an essential part of the verification environment, they are critical to the design, verification and firmware co-development environment.

This will involve emulation on the FPGA system of a scaled implementation of the complete ASIC under development. This requires a working knowledge of the RTL design process, an in depth understanding of FPGA design methods and of the design tools. The emulation platform requires constant attention to maintain a working development environment and continuous improvement to ensure a state-of-the-art co-development process.

Essential skills and experience:

  • Synopsys HAPS
  • FPGA Design, floor planning, optimization, debug and troubleshooting
  • Embedded Software (C & Assembler)


Desirable skills and experience:

  • High speed digital electronics
  • RTL
  • VHDL
  • Verilog


Location: Cambridge
Salary: £70,000 - £75,000 per annum
Benefits:  25 days annual leave, bonus, pension scheme, life assurance, and much more!

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If you are interested in applying for this role, please email Shannen at shannen@socode.co.uk