Senior FPGA & Digital Electronics Architect

Cambridge Science Park; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Cambridge Consultants is seeking an experienced Electronics Engineer to lead development of advanced communications systems, including FPGA-based and high-speed electronic designs. You will work across teams to translate market needs into robust architectures and hands-on implementations.

You will guide digital design projects, mentor engineers, and contribute to the future technology direction of the department, collaborating with software, AI and RF experts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor-level electronics engineering or equivalent with strong fundamentals in electronics design.
• Experience leading digital/high-speed electronics projects and teams.
• Hands-on FPGA design and verification experience.
• Strong communication skills for client-facing work.

Responsibilities

• Specify, architect and technically lead projects in high-speed electronics and FPGA domains.
• Collaborate with software, signal processing, AI and RF engineers to deliver integrated solutions.
• Provide technical direction and mentorship within small, cross-functional teams.
• Drive design-for-test, verification and layout considerations throughout development.

Skills

Electronics design

FPGA design

Signal processing

Client-facing communication

Leadership

Digital design

Embedded software basics

Scripting (Python/Tcl)

Education

Electronics engineering degree

Tools

Altium Designer

GitLab

HyperLynx

Doors Next

Verilog/VHDL

UVM

C/C++

Tcl

Job description

Cambridge Consultants is seeking an experienced Electronics Engineer to lead development of advanced communications systems, including FPGA-based and high-speed electronic designs. You will work across teams to translate market needs into robust architectures and hands-on implementations.

You will guide digital design projects, mentor engineers, and contribute to the future technology direction of the department, collaborating with software, AI and RF experts.