Associate FPGA Design Engineer for Real-Time Quantum Networking

Nu Quantum; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Group DIS cover (4 x salary)

Sabbatical after 4 years

Employee referral scheme

Private medical and dental cover

On-site gym membership

Cycle scheme

Refreshments in office

28 days annual leave + holidays

Holiday purchase option

Family leave policies

Cambridge Botanical Gardens access

Job summary

Nu Quantum is seeking an Associate‑level FPGA Design Engineer to implement and debug real‑time control systems for quantum networking. You will work with software, electronics engineers and AMO physicists to bring up multi‑node quantum networking systems, including ARTIQ Sinara hardware and CERN’s White Rabbit platform.

You will design RTL for Xilinx Zynq/Ultrascale, integrate embedded C/Rust code, and help automate tool flows and CI/CD pipelines.

Qualifications

• Proficient in SystemVerilog, Verilog and/or VHDL with RTL design principles.
• Hands‑on experience with Xilinx or Altera device families.
• Familiarity with SPI, I2C, Ethernet and hardware interfaces.
• Experience with verification testbenches and constrained random verification.
• Knowledge of CDC checks, synthesis and timing closure.
• Experience with Python scripting.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and verify RTL code for Xilinx Zynq and Ultrascale devices.
• Design, develop, and verify Embedded code in C/Rust.
• Develop, debug and verify real-time control systems using ARTIQ Sinara hardware.
• Collaborate with senior engineers to develop hardware subsystems.
• Develop debugging tools for in-system visibility of real-time systems.
• Contribute to design documentation, test plans and technical reports.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and automated release flows.
• Collaborate with physicists, optical engineers, hardware and software engineers to define requirements.

Skills

SystemVerilog

Verilog

VHDL

RTL design

Xilinx devices

SPI

I2C

Ethernet

testbenches

Python

Linux

Tools

Cocotb

SVAs

Job description

Nu Quantum is seeking an Associate‑level FPGA Design Engineer to implement and debug real‑time control systems for quantum networking. You will work with software, electronics engineers and AMO physicists to bring up multi‑node quantum networking systems, including ARTIQ Sinara hardware and CERN’s White Rabbit platform.

You will design RTL for Xilinx Zynq/Ultrascale, integrate embedded C/Rust code, and help automate tool flows and CI/CD pipelines.