Hybrid 5G PHY & SoC Architect – Equity + 20% Bonus

Construction; Chilworth, Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Bonus

Equity

Job summary

UK communications technology company is expanding its Systems Engineering team and seeks Senior and Principal System Architects to work across 5G PHY, FPGA/ASICs and hardware acceleration.

You’ll decide what belongs in software, FPGA or ASIC, and optimise throughput, latency, power and resources while shaping 5G PHY and modem architecture. You’ll collaborate with algorithms, software, FPGA and ASIC engineers and engage with customers on architectural decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience with 3GPP 5G NR and physical-layer communications.
• Knowledge of modem or communications architecture.
• Experience in ASIC development.
• Experience with FPGA and hardware/software architecture.
• Signal processing expertise.
• System-level performance and trade-off analysis.
• Experience with NTN/satellite communications is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Decide which functions belong in software, FPGA, or ASIC.
• Evaluate throughput, latency, power, and resource trade-offs.
• Define 5G PHY and modem architecture.
• Design and manage hardware/software interfaces.
• Assess system performance and modelling.
• Support integration of technology into customer products.
• Engage with customers and partners on architectural decisions.

Skills

5G PHY experience

Modem architecture

ASIC development

FPGA & HW/SW architecture

Signal processing

System-level performance

3GPP 5G NR

Tools

FPGA

ASIC tools

Job description

UK communications technology company is expanding its Systems Engineering team and seeks Senior and Principal System Architects to work across 5G PHY, FPGA/ASICs and hardware acceleration.

You’ll decide what belongs in software, FPGA or ASIC, and optimise throughput, latency, power and resources while shaping 5G PHY and modem architecture. You’ll collaborate with algorithms, software, FPGA and ASIC engineers and engage with customers on architectural decisions.