FPGA Engineer

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a talented Engineer with a passion for both software and hardware design to contribute to innovative FPGA-based applications. This role emphasizes the use of programming language technology to enhance the design, testing, and validation processes for hardware designs. You will engage in the design and implementation of cutting-edge FPGA applications while working with tools like Hardcaml and OCaml. Ideal candidates are intellectually curious, collaborative, and eager to learn, with a solid background in hardware description languages. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to advancing technology in the FPGA space.

Qualifications

• Experience in FPGA design and hardware description languages is essential.
• Familiarity with OCaml or other functional programming languages is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement new FPGA applications from the ground up.
• Extend and refine high-level synthesis and testing tools used internally.

Skills

OCaml

FPGA Design

Hardware Description Languages (VHDL, Verilog)

Software Programming

Functional Programming

Education

Degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Vivado

Quartus

Hardcaml

Job description

We are looking to hire an Engineer with experience in both software and hardware design to help us build our FPGA-based applications.

We're big believers in the ability of tools to make programming faster, more pleasant, and more reliable. We apply these same principles to our FPGA Engineering work, and we’re looking for people who are interested in using programming language technology to improve the process of designing, testing, and validating hardware designs. We use Hardcaml, an OCaml library for succinctly describing hardware in RTL. Hardcaml is tightly integrated into our development environment, so you’ll also gain lots of exposure to the libraries and tools that are foundational to our internal systems. No previous knowledge of Hardcaml is required.

In this role, you’ll work on the ground-up design and implementation of new FPGA applications, and help extend and refine the high-level synthesis and testing tools that we use internally. Your day-to-day work will predominantly involve OCaml & Hardcaml, for both RTL design and testing/integration, but you can also expect to work with some Verilog and C. While you don’t need to have worked with OCaml specifically, a good background in some typed functional language is a plus.

About You

• A top-notch programmer with a love for technology
• Comfortable with a software programming language
• Intellectually curious, collaborative, and eager to learn
• Humble and unafraid to ask questions and admit mistakes
• Experienced with a Hardware Description (or Construction) language (VHDL, Verilog, Chisel, Pymtl, or other), for both writing and testing hardware designs
• Experienced working with FPGA vendor tools (Vivado or Quartus)
• Experienced with building a working FPGA project through an academic, professional, or personal project
• Interested in learning how to use FPGAs in the context of networking
• Intending to start full-time employment in 2025
• Fluency in English required