High-Speed Digital Hardware Engineer (FPGA)

Quest Global; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Quest Global is seeking a Digital hardware engineer to design, commission and test high-speed digital electronics for PCA assemblies on airborne radar products. You will work across hardware and system level integration, documenting deliverables and maintaining configuration control.

Role involves coordinating with lead engineers, manufacturing and external suppliers, using DxDesigner and FPGA/DDR technologies; experience with PCIe/Ethernet and SI/PI is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in Electronics Engineering or STEM
• Experience designing high-speed digital electronics using FPGA or microprocessor devices and high-speed interconnect technology
• Experience in schematic capture using Mentor Graphics (Siemens EDA) DxDesigner or similar tools
• Experience of high-speed serial communication interfaces and high-speed bus architectures (PCIe, Ethernet, SPI, I2C, etc.)
• Use of high-speed digital design techniques such as terminations, impedance control and matched length tracking
• Functional simulation & timing analysis at circuit level
• PCB layout experience and guidance to PCB layout engineers
• Hands-on integration of hardware, firmware & software on FPGA and microprocessor PCA
• Coordinate day-to-day technical activities with lead engineer and other disciplines
• Liaise with Manufacturing/Production and external suppliers

Responsibilities

• Creating high-quality and robust digital electronics designs
• Documenting and recording deliverables
• Supporting integration & verification activities at hardware and system level
• Keeping designs under configuration control
• Providing progress reports

Skills

High-speed digital design

FPGA design

Schematic capture

PCIe

Ethernet

SPI

I2C

PCB layout

VHDL

Signal integrity

DDR3/4

DxDesigner

Firmware integration

Engineering coordination

Education

Honours or MSc in Electronics Engineering

Tools

DxDesigner (Mentor Graphics)

Job description

Quest Global is seeking a Digital hardware engineer to design, commission and test high-speed digital electronics for PCA assemblies on airborne radar products. You will work across hardware and system level integration, documenting deliverables and maintaining configuration control.

Role involves coordinating with lead engineers, manufacturing and external suppliers, using DxDesigner and FPGA/DDR technologies; experience with PCIe/Ethernet and SI/PI is highly valued.