Hardware Design Lead

Matchtech; Stevenage; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering recruitment firm is seeking a skilled Hardware Design Lead to work on-site in Stevenage or Bristol. This contract role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams in the Defence & Security sector to design high-speed MPSoC FPGA and AI hardware solutions. Candidates must have experience in complex digital electronics design and a strong academic background to excel in this intellectually demanding position.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to drive collaboration and ensure successful delivery.
• Strong academic background to support this intellectually demanding role.
• Excellent skills in configuring and documenting designs to a high professional standard.

Responsibilities

• Support the Technical Lead/Architect and collaborate with teams to specify solutions.
• Lead all electronics design activities through the full product development lifecycle.

Skills

Complex, high-speed digital electronics design

MPSoC FPGA

High-speed serial interconnect design

SI and PI Analysis

VHDL

DSP concepts for SDR

Job description

Overview

Hardware Design Lead

Location: Stevenage or Bristol

On-site: 3-4 days per week

Engagement: Inside IR35

Rate: Competitive market rates

Our client, a prominent player in the Defence & Security sector, is looking for a skilled Hardware Design Lead to join their team on a contract basis. This role involves working with a large team of analogue and digital electronics design engineers, focusing on the design and development of high-speed MPSoC FPGA and AI hardware solutions targeting SDR, radar signal processing, and sensor fusion applications.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the Technical Lead/Architect and collaborating with systems, software, firmware, mechanical, and production teams to specify elegant and optimised solutions.
• Responsible for the detailed design of high-speed digital aspects and leading all electronics design activities through the full product development lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Experience in complex, high-speed digital electronics design
• Proficient in MPSoC FPGA, DDR and Flash memory, and high-speed serial interconnect design
• Experience with SI and PI Analysis
• Familiarity with VHDL for supporting board-level test and debug
• Understanding of DSP concepts for SDR, radar signal processing, and optical sensors
• Ability to develop elegant hardware architectures through detailed understanding and collaboration with cross-functional teams
• Strong academic background to support this intellectually demanding role
• Proven ability to drive collaboration and ensure successful delivery
• Excellent skills in configuring and documenting designs to a high professional standard