FPGA Engineer - Xilinx Firmware for Power Supplies (Hybrid)

Diamond Light Source; Harwell; Híbrido; GBP 60.000 - 86.000; Tempo integral

Benefícios oferecidos por esta vaga

26 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Relocation assistance

Hybrid working

On-site facilities

Resumo da vaga

Diamond Light Source in Oxfordshire is hiring a FPGA Engineer or Senior FPGA Engineer on a 3-year fixed-term contract to develop FPGA firmware for the Diamond‑II upgrade, focusing on quality, reliability and stability.

Responsibilities include HDL design for Xilinx FPGAs in Vivado, interfaces to ADC/DAC, testing with simulators and hardware, and collaboration with hardware teams to optimise performance. The role offers a hybrid arrangement with at least four days onsite.

Qualificações

• Formal HDL firmware development experience for FPGAs (Xilinx) in VHDL or Verilog.
• Experience with HDL simulation, verification, and hardware validation.
• Familiar with code management and version control tools.
• Knowledge of electrical circuit principles and lab measurement techniques (LTspice, etc).
• Proficient in C/C++/Python and microcontroller programming.
• Willingness to travel within the UK and overseas.
• Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering/Science; PhD advantageous.

Responsabilidades

• Develop, maintain, and debug HDL code for Xilinx FPGAs in Vivado; full-cycle firmware.
• Design interfaces to ADCs, DACs, SRAM, Flash, sensors and microcontrollers.
• Test FPGA designs with simulation benches and on-hardware validation.
• Collaborate with hardware engineers to optimise performance and Ethernet interfaces.
• Review and document HDL code to Diamond standards.
• Contribute to circuit design and prototype testing for FPGA control systems.

Conhecimentos

HDL firmware development

Xilinx FPGA experience

VHDL/Verilog

C/C++/Python

FPGA verification & testing

Code version control

Microcontroller knowledge

Circuit principles

Travel willingness

Formação

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering/Science

PhD or equivalent experience

Ferramentas

Vivado

LTspice

PSpice

Simscape

MATLAB

Git/version control

Descrição da vaga

Diamond Light Source in Oxfordshire is hiring a FPGA Engineer or Senior FPGA Engineer on a 3-year fixed-term contract to develop FPGA firmware for the Diamond‑II upgrade, focusing on quality, reliability and stability.

Responsibilities include HDL design for Xilinx FPGAs in Vivado, interfaces to ADC/DAC, testing with simulators and hardware, and collaboration with hardware teams to optimise performance. The role offers a hybrid arrangement with at least four days onsite.