Junior FPGA Engineer

Retelligence Ltd; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Retelligence Ltd in Cambridge is seeking an FPGA Engineer with a few years of hands-on experience to design and verify high-performance FPGA firmware for radar, EW and RF systems.

You will implement DSP functions on FPGA, integrate with RF hardware and software, and be involved across the full lifecycle from requirements to lab bring-up and testing. UK clearance eligibility is required and defence experience is a bonus.

Qualifications

• A good degree in electronic engineering or similar, not a graduate role.
• Hands-on VHDL or Verilog, ideally on AMD/Xilinx devices.
• An interest in DSP. MATLAB experience is helpful.
• Eligibility for UK SC/UKEO clearance.
• Defence, radar or consultancy experience is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Design and verify FPGA firmware for high-performance signal processing in radar, EW and RF systems.
• Implement DSP functions on FPGA and help integrate them with RF hardware and software.
• Get involved across the full lifecycle, from requirements and design through to lab bring-up and test.

Skills

VHDL

Verilog

DSP

MATLAB

RF knowledge

Education

Electronic Engineering degree

Tools

Xilinx FPGA

Job description

A specialist engineering consultancy in the Cambridge area is growing its team and wants an FPGA Engineer with a few years’ experience.

The role

• Design and verify FPGA firmware for high-performance signal processing in radar, EW and RF systems.
• Implement DSP functions on FPGA and help integrate them with RF hardware and software.
• Get involved across the full lifecycle, from requirements and design through to lab bring-up and test.

What you’ll bring

• A good degree in electronic engineering or similar, and some industry experience. This isn’t a graduate role.
• Hands‑on VHDL or Verilog, ideally on AMD/Xilinx devices.
• An interest in DSP. MATLAB experience is helpful.
• Eligibility for UK SC/UKEO clearance.
• Defence, radar or consultancy experience is a bonus.

Why it’s worth a look

• Interesting work across radar and EW, with plenty of variety.
• Room to grow in a supportive, technically strong team.