Field-Programmable Gate Arrays Engineer

Location: Hybrid (2 to 3 days per week in our Reading office)

We aren't just theorising about the future; we are actively building it. Born from a philosophy of bold innovation, we have successfully transitioned groundbreaking quantum technology from an academic dream into a commercial reality.

As an FPGA Engineer, you will be a driving force behind designing, implementing, and verifying FPGA solutions for high-performance microwave and control applications. Working hand-in-hand with our Embedded Software, Firmware, and Hardware Engineers, you will help deliver the robust, scalable, and maintainable FPGA architectures that power our cutting‑edge computing platforms.

• Design & Verification: Create and verify complex FPGA logic using System Verilog for high-performance hardware applications.
• Pipeline Development: Build scalable RTL, high-speed interfaces, and DSP pipelines for ADCs, DACs, memory devices, and RF SoC platforms.
• System Optimisation: Fine-tune FPGA designs for deterministic timing, timing closure, multi-clock domain synchronisation, and optimal resource utilisation.
• Lab Integration: Perform rigorous FPGA verification, laboratory debugging, integration, and system‑level validation against technical requirements.
• Interface Definition: Establish communication, synchronisation, and data transfer interfaces across distributed hardware systems.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work seamlessly with internal engineering teams while supporting supplier and external development activities as needed.
• Documentation: Produce crystal‑clear FPGA architecture, interface, and implementation documentation to ensure traceability and long‑term maintainability.

• Proven commercial experience delivering complex FPGA design, verification, and integration projects.
• Hands‑on experience developing high-speed ADC, DAC, and memory interfaces.
• Deep expertise in deterministic timing, multi-clock domain design, and synchronisation.
• Solid understanding of FPGA architecture, RTL development, and rigorous verification methodologies.
• A strong background in timing analysis, constraint definition, and achieving timing closure.
• Experience implementing DSP algorithms on FPGA platforms, alongside modelling experience using MATLAB or Simulink.
• Practical experience working with RF SoC platforms and high-speed digital data transfer architectures.
• Proficiency with Intel/Altera Quartus.
• Hands‑on laboratory debugging skills utilizing oscilloscopes and spectrum analysers.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and code review capabilities.

• Previous experience working on RF, microwave, or other high-performance digital systems.
• Familiarity with distributed hardware systems and seamless hardware/software integration.
• Experience guiding supplier engagements or managing outsourced engineering activities.
• A strong track record of producing high-quality engineering documentation to support long-term product maintenance.