Principal Fpga Engineer - Northwood, United Kingdom - Broster Buchanan Ltd

Broster Buchanan Ltd

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Northwood, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

My client is currently looking for a Principal FPGA Engineer to join their multi award winning space/satellite business.

They are currently in an incredibly exciting joint venture with the European Space Agency in creating a product that will revolutionisethe space communications industry.

This could be a fantastic time to join and be at the forefront of creating new, cutting-edge technology at a business that has won numerous awards for enterprise and innovation.

Due to the nature of the role requiring labtime to develop new products, this role will be 3 days onsite in either Rickmansworth or Madley and is being offered at £90,000 - £110,000 + discretionary bonus.

This would suit someone with a strong background in network protocols and working knowledge of communications systems and digital signal processing.

Responsibilities will include:

Design and develop a range of modules and equipment for digital IF
Integration and test of digital IF equipment
Produce HDL code for VITA49 or similar network SDR transport protocols
Ability to write & debug Linux drivers
Scripting in TCL designs utilizing IP Cores for rapid development
Build scripting to support continuous integration
Design and development of test benches to prove VHDL code
Conduct floorplanning and timing analysis of designs, achieving timing closure
Test of HDL code on target platform

Requirements:

Strong background of working with RF
Experience of implementing FPGAbased network equipment
Confident writing FPGA test benches
Able to efficiently implement DSP algorithms in VHDL and ideally experience of DSP algorithm simulation in MATLAB/Python

Benefits:

25 days annual leave
Health benefits, such as enhanced sick pay, life assurance and free annual eye tests
Flexible working hours
Excellent internal support programme to allow for continued development
Visa sponsorship if required