Lead 5G Systems Architect - FPGA/ASIC, Hybrid + 20% Bonus

Intellectual Capital Resources Ltd; England; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus up to 20%

EMI share options

Pension

Private health insurance

Job summary

Intellectual Capital Resources Ltd is seeking a Principal System Architect to lead architectural direction for 5G, modem and signal‑processing products across software, FPGA and ASIC platforms.

You will drive requirements definition, system decomposition and interface design while guiding multi‑discipline teams and engaging with customers on technical needs. Hybrid working and a competitive package are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in 5G NR or 4G LTE physical-layer technologies and 3GPP RAN specs.
• Strong background in communications signal processing and radio systems.
• Define and lead complex system architectures with hardware/software partitioning.
• Collaborate across software, FPGA and ASIC teams and with customers.
• Desirable: MATLAB, Python or C++, and mentoring experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead architectural development of 5G, modem and signal-processing products across software, FPGA and ASIC targets.
• Define technical direction and evaluate trade-offs for performance, latency and power.
• Provide technical leadership across requirements, system decomposition and interface design.
• Work with algorithm, software, FPGA and ASIC teams to resolve challenges.
• Engage with customers/partners to understand requirements and guide IP integration.
• Support architectural decisions as products progress through development and verification.
• Contribute to long-term architectural direction and technology planning.
• Provide mentorship and architectural reviews across multiple engineering disciplines.

Skills

5G/LTE PHY

Signal processing

System architecture

FPGA/ASIC

Requirements management

Tools

MATLAB

Python

C++

Job description

Intellectual Capital Resources Ltd is seeking a Principal System Architect to lead architectural direction for 5G, modem and signal‑processing products across software, FPGA and ASIC platforms.

You will drive requirements definition, system decomposition and interface design while guiding multi‑discipline teams and engaging with customers on technical needs. Hybrid working and a competitive package are offered.