Senior Design Engineer

We're looking for an experienced Senior Design Engineer to join a team developing cutting-edge communications technology that will help shape the future of global connectivity.

This is an opportunity to work on next-generation 5G non‑terrestrial networks developing digital hardware for satellite‑based communications systems that will play a key role in delivering worldwide mobile coverage.

Working as part of a highly skilled engineering team, you'll be involved in the design and implementation of high‑performance FPGA and ASIC solutions, taking products from architecture through to validation on the latest space‑qualified hardware platforms.

• Translating system and algorithm requirements into RTL micro‑architectures
• Designing and implementing RTL using Verilog/System Verilog for FPGA and ASIC targets
• Creating test benches and supporting functional verification
• Deploying and validating designs on FPGA development platforms
• Optimising designs for performance, timing, power, and resource utilisation
• Producing high‑quality technical documentation
• Collaborating across architecture, verification, physical implementation, and integration teams
• Contributing to continuous improvement of engineering processes and design methodologies

• Strong RTL design experience using Verilog and/or System Verilog
• Proven background developing complex FPGA and ASIC designs
• Experience optimising digital hardware for high‑throughput signal or data processing
• Knowledge of synthesis, timing analysis, and power optimisation techniques
• Strong understanding of simulation and synthesis using industry‑standard EDA tools
• Experience producing technical design documentation
• Excellent collaboration skills with multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Experience working within Agile or structured hardware development life cycles

• Communications or wireless signal processing
• Error correction, channel estimation, equalisation, or beamforming algorithms
• AMBA bus protocols
• UVM verification methodologies
• C++ or SystemC modelling
• High‑speed interfaces such as PCIe or JESD
• Python or other scripting languages
• FPGA development using AMD/Xilinx devices
• ASIC backend flows and implementation tools

Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.