Senior Design Engineer (0093)

This job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK\’s leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board.Senior Design Engineer (0093)Department: HardwareEmployment Type: PermanentLocation: Southampton, UKDescriptionYou will work on revolutionary technology that is at the leading edge of satellite communications, a 5G base station to be deployed on board satellite. This technology will underpin the next generation of mobile standards giving complete coverage to the globe. AccelerComm develop the base band signal processing technology, using hardware acceleration to generate world leading power efficiency.You will work on the latest generation space qualified devices, delivering standalone IP, and IP integration, with potential to explore implementation on AI Engines.Key ResponsibilitiesAs a Senior Hardware Design Engineer, you will: -Work closely with the Algorithm team to understand requirements and translate them into architectures for RTL implementationsImplement designs targeting both FPGA and ASIC using industry standard techniques, including the creation of UVM based testbenchesDeploy your designs onto the latest FPGA development platforms for validation and system integrationActively engage with and adhere to AccelerComm engineering methodology, processes and design techniques, being able to offer improvements to efficiency and quality for both the design flow and the final productCollaborate with colleagues across the whole design flow: micro-architecture, design, verification, physical implementation and optimisation for ASIC and FPGASkills, Knowledge and ExpertiseEssential:Expert knowledge of an RTL language (Verilog, SystemVerilog) for complex ASIC/FPGA productsA strong skillset in delivering digital designs in the ASIC and FPGA industryOptimisation of timing and hardware resources for high throughput data or signal processing applications. Experience in power management techniques, synthesis and timing analysisTrack record in collaborating across teams to produce integrated solutionsExperience in technical documentation writing – design specifications, user guides, verification plansExpert user of EDA tools for simulation and synthesisDesirable:Knowledge of communications signal processing algorithms (such as error correction, equalisation, channel estimation, beamforming)Familiar with the AMBA bus protocolUnderstanding of UVM verification techniques or practical experience using UVM for IP verificationExperience using C++/SystemC for design modelling and integrationKnowledge of a scripting language, such as PythonKnowledge and appreciation of project methodologies across the design lifecycle, including agile and waterfall, requirement capture and traceabilityExperience with AMD FPGAs and the associated design tools or with any EDAs ASIC backend tools #J-18808-Ljbffr