Early-Career System Architect: AI Hardware & Prototyping

Fractile; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity & Ownership

Private Medical, Dental and Vision

Contributory Pension

25 Days holiday

Job summary

Fractile is seeking an Early Career System Architect to join our Hardware team in the UK. You’ll support senior architects in defining and refining hardware architecture, and gain hands-on exposure to early prototyping, bring-up, and system testing as ideas become real hardware.

You’ll have a strong foundation in digital systems and computer architecture from a degree, internships, or projects, and be comfortable working across hardware, firmware, and software.

Qualifications

• Degree (or final-year study) in Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or related field.
• Familiarity with digital design flows via coursework, internships, or projects.
• Experience across hardware, firmware, and software domains.
• Strong communication skills to explain technical ideas clearly.
• Nice to have: exposure to AI acceleration, HPC, or data-centric architectures; SystemC or MATLAB.

Responsibilities

• Support senior architects in defining and refining hardware architecture.
• Gain hands-on experience with early prototyping, bring-up, and system testing.
• Collaborate across hardware, firmware, and software teams.

Skills

System-level design

Digital design flows

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Strong communication

AI acceleration exposure

FPGA prototyping

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electronic/Computer Engineering or Physics

Tools

SystemC

MATLAB

Job description

Fractile is seeking an Early Career System Architect to join our Hardware team in the UK. You’ll support senior architects in defining and refining hardware architecture, and gain hands-on exposure to early prototyping, bring-up, and system testing as ideas become real hardware.

You’ll have a strong foundation in digital systems and computer architecture from a degree, internships, or projects, and be comfortable working across hardware, firmware, and software.