Senior System Hardware Architect FPGA/SoC, Hybrid

Unigraf; Espoo; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Occupational healthcare

Lunch and sports benefits

Free parking

On-site gym

Lunch restaurant

Job summary

Unigraf, a Finland-based video electronics testing company, seeks a System Hardware Architect to own hardware architecture from concept to production in Espoo. You will work with FPGA/SoC platforms, lead design reviews, and mentor engineers while shaping future hardware platforms.

The role combines hands-on design with system-level leadership, requiring 10+ years in hardware and a strong background in high-speed designs and signal integrity. Finnish language is a plus.

Qualifications

• A relevant technical degree, preferably M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or similar.
• Strong hands-on experience in hardware and PCB design, ideally including FPGA-based boards and complex high-speed designs.
• Solid understanding of digital and analog circuit design, PCB manufacturing, high-speed digital signaling, signal integrity, power integrity, power conversion and EMC.
• Good knowledge of FPGA and/or SoC technologies, including high-speed transceivers and SerDes.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted design and development workflows.
• Proven track record of taking complex hardware products from concept to production.
• Experience in technical ownership, design reviews and guiding other engineers.
• Ability to make sound trade-offs between performance, reliability, cost, schedule and manufacturability.
• Excellent spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Define system and subsystem architectures, interfaces and technical requirements.
• Take ownership from concept and feasibility through prototyping, verification and production.
• Make architectural and component-level decisions considering performance, power, cost and manufacturability.
• Work with high-speed digital hardware, FPGA/SoC platforms and complex embedded systems.
• Ensure signal integrity, power integrity, EMC, testability in the overall design.
• Define bring-up, verification and validation approaches and manage system-level hardware risks.
• Drive hardware technology roadmap and evaluate new technologies and suppliers.
• Lead design reviews and mentor hardware engineers.

Skills

Hands-on hardware design

PCB design

FPGA/SoC technologies

Digital/Analog circuit design

Signal integrity

Power integrity

System-level ownership

English proficiency

Education

M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering

Computer Engineering or similar

Tools

AI-assisted design workflows

Job description

Unigraf, a Finland-based video electronics testing company, seeks a System Hardware Architect to own hardware architecture from concept to production in Espoo. You will work with FPGA/SoC platforms, lead design reviews, and mentor engineers while shaping future hardware platforms.

The role combines hands-on design with system-level leadership, requiring 10+ years in hardware and a strong background in high-speed designs and signal integrity. Finnish language is a plus.