Digital Design Engineer - Wireless Communications

Multiple Access Communications Ltd.; Southampton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Digital Design Engineer specializing in wireless communications. This role offers the chance to work on cutting-edge technologies and tackle complex engineering challenges. You will collaborate with an elite team, gaining mentorship from industry experts while contributing to innovative projects. With a focus on diversity and inclusion, this established firm provides a supportive environment where your skills can flourish. Enjoy a competitive salary, flexible working opportunities, and a beautiful office setting at the University of Southampton Science Park. If you're ready to elevate your career in a dynamic and agile environment, this is the opportunity for you.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Flexible working opportunities

Discounted on-site gym membership

Cycle to Work scheme benefits

Additional paid annual leave for volunteering activities

Mentoring from industry experts

Opportunities to work on cutting-edge technologies

Employee ownership

Discounts on fitness and lifestyle brands

Beautiful office setting

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified electronics engineers with experience in digital design and wireless technology.
• Experience in FPGA design, DSP techniques, and software-defined radio.

Responsibilities

• Participate in all phases of the project lifecycle from requirements gathering to implementation.
• Work on multiple projects throughout the year in a dynamic company.

Skills

FPGA design

Digital Signal Processing (DSP)

Software Defined Radio (SDR)

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Machine Learning (ML)

Software Development

Problem-solving

Technical communication

Education

Electronics degree from a top UK university

Tools

VHDL

Verilog

MATLAB

Simulink

Job description

Multiple Access Communications Ltd | Full time

Digital Design Engineer - Wireless Communications

Southampton, United Kingdom | Posted on 30/04/2025

Are you looking to further develop your career in a role where you can utilize your full range of technical and problem-solving skills?

Are you aiming to fast-track your path to becoming an expert in wireless communications technology? As the wireless communications market continues to evolve and grow, our customers turn to us to help solve complex problems. A career at MAC Ltd is ideal if you have a broad electronic engineering skillset and enjoy tackling complex challenges.

Life at MAC Ltd

MAC Ltd’s success is based on finding, training, and mentoring exceptional electronic engineers, building a team capable of taking on and solving the most difficult engineering problems. We require a wide range of engineering skills, and with our expert support, you will develop these across a diverse range of projects.

You will work as part of an elite team, actively participating in all phases of the project lifecycle from requirements gathering through to implementation, presentation, and interaction with clients. You can expect to work on multiple projects throughout the year in a well-established and dynamic company.

Your Skills & Experience

We are particularly looking for degree-qualified electronics engineers with significant experience in digital design, wireless technology, embedded systems, or software-defined radio.

You will have substantial experience in some or all of the following areas:

• FPGA design, including languages such as VHDL, Verilog, and High-Level Synthesis Modeling tools like MATLAB and Simulink
• Radiocommunications and Digital Signal Processing (DSP) techniques
• Software Defined Radio (SDR) and RF techniques
• Software Development
• Development of communication waveforms
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

Additionally, you will possess a rounded skill set including:

• Ability to identify problems and possible solutions, considering all angles and implementation approaches
• Competent technical knowledge across disciplines; actively engaged in learning new ideas
• Confidence in articulating problems and solutions to peers and clients in verbal and written form
• Experience taking responsibility for project components, ensuring awareness and tracking against budget and milestones

Requirements

• An electronics degree from a top UK university
• Full eligibility to work in the UK
• Eligibility for UKSV (SC) security clearance

Benefits

The benefits of working at MAC Ltd include:

• Opportunities to work on cutting-edge technologies in a dynamic and agile environment
• Mentoring from talented, experienced industry experts
• Sharing in the company’s success through MAC Ltd’s 100% Employee Ownership
• Beautiful rural office setting at the University of Southampton Science Park, a short drive or bus ride from Southampton City Centre
• Competitive salary linked to performance
• Private medical insurance
• Flexible working opportunities
• Discounted on-site gym membership
• Discounts and offers on fitness, leisure, and lifestyle brands (through our ADS membership)
• Cycle to Work scheme benefits
• Additional paid annual leave for volunteering activities

Founded in 1986 by Professor Raymond Steele, MAC Ltd has been at the forefront of mobile communications innovation, transforming mobile technology from a luxury for professionals to accessible smartphones for all. Our focus remains on the radio interface between wireless devices, including developing modulation schemes, spectrum sharing approaches, and testing radio communication systems across various generations of mobile technology, including 5G. We serve sectors such as telecommunications, public safety, defense, and security.

Our success is built on a culture of diversity and inclusion, bringing together people with different backgrounds, skills, and perspectives into a cohesive and supportive team. This is exemplified by our transition to an Employee-Owned Trust (EOT) in March 2025.