Senior RTL Engineer, FPGA Systems

Overview

As a Senior RTL Engineer with strong FPGA expertise, you will help build high-speed, low-latency systems deployed worldwide. You’ll work within a close-knit Cambridge engineering team on production FPGA projects, collaborating with firmware, software, and DevOps engineers. Expect demanding algorithmic work on top-end FPGAs from leading vendors, with a focus on architectural decisions and performance. This role offers a highly technical, impactful environment with a competitive salary and flexible working patterns. You will contribute to shaping fast, reliable hardware solutions in a collaborative, growth-focused company.

Pay / Benefits

• highly competitive salary
• hybrid work arrangement
• on-site facilities
• parking available
• relocation support (if applicable)
• central Cambridge office location

Responsibilities

• Deliver production-grade RTL designs for low-latency FPGA projects
• Collaborate with firmware/software/DevOps engineers to integrate hardware with software stacks
• Choose and optimise toolchains (Quartus/Vivado or comparable) for complex FPGA architectures
• Analyse architectural trade-offs to meet performance, latency, and resource constraints
• Participate in design reviews and provide technical leadership on FPGA design decisions
• Contribute to performance benchmarking and validation of high-speed interconnects

Key requirements

• Extensive commercial RTL experience on production FPGA projects
• Low-latency processing focus in FPGA environments
• Proficiency with Intel Quartus, AMD Vivado or comparable design tools
• Collaborative experience with software/firmware engineers; ideally with DevOps exposure
• UK work permission and willingness to relocate to Cambridge, UK (if needed)

• Collaborative
• Team-oriented
• Strong problem-solving mindset
• RTL design for FPGAs
• Low-latency architectures
• Intel Quartus

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