Hardware Design Manager

High Speed Digital & Hardware Design Lead

Based in Bristol or Stevenage Hybrid role

FPGA, MPSoC, High‑Performance Electronics

Are you a senior hardware engineer who enjoys solving complex problems at the cutting edge of digital electronics?

We’re looking for a High Speed Digital & Hardware Design Lead to take technical ownership of advanced FPGA‑based hardware used in data‑intensive, real‑time systems. This is a hands‑on technical leadership role for someone who wants to design, influence, and lead, while continuing to deepen their expertise.

• Leading the design and development of complex, high‑speed digital hardware
• Working with state‑of‑the‑art MPSoC FPGAs and AI acceleration hardware
• Designing hardware for high‑performance signal processing applications (e.g. SDR, radar, sensor‑based systems)
• Owning the digital hardware architecture from concept through to production
• Collaborating closely with systems, software, firmware, mechanical, and production teams
• Supporting technical decision‑making and design trade‑offs across the full product lifecycle
• Driving high standards in design quality, documentation, and delivery

This role offers a clear path to becoming a recognised technical authority within your field.

• Strong background in complex, high‑speed digital electronics design
• Proven experience with FPGA / MPSoC‑based hardware
• Hands‑on design experience with DDR memory, Flash, and high‑speed serial interfaces
• Experience with Signal Integrity (SI) and Power Integrity (PI) analysis
• Comfortable supporting board‑level test, bring‑up, and debug

• VHDL experience (for test and debug support)
• C, C++ or Python for hardware test, diagnostics, or automation
• Solid understanding of hardware architectures and data‑flow

• Exposure to DSP concepts, SDR, radar, or sensor‑based systems
• Experience working in complex, multi‑disciplinary engineering environments

• You enjoy being the technical go‑to person
• You can balance hands‑on design with technical leadership
• You thrive in collaborative environments and enjoy influencing outcomes
• You care deeply about elegant, robust, and well‑documented designs

• Work on technically challenging, high‑performance systems
• Take ownership of meaningful, real‑world hardware
• Grow your career as a technical lead and subject‑matter expert
• Be part of a highly skilled engineering environment where your expertise genuinely matters

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