Senior FPGA Engineer

Arm Limited; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled FPGA/Embedded-Systems Engineer to join a dynamic team in Cambridge. This role involves designing and implementing FPGA prototypes, collaborating with various engineering teams, and ensuring high-quality delivery of complex systems. The ideal candidate will possess strong RTL skills and a creative approach to problem-solving. Join a forward-thinking company that values innovation and offers a hybrid working environment, allowing you to thrive both personally and professionally. If you're passionate about advancing technology and eager to make a significant impact, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Flexible Working Hours

Career Development Opportunities

Health and Wellness Programs

Collaborative Work Environment

Qualifications

• Proven experience in FPGA design and implementation.
• Strong RTL skills in Verilog/System Verilog or VHDL.

Responsibilities

• Modify RTL for FPGA prototyping platforms.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver structured plans.
• Mentor junior engineers and guide design decisions.

Skills

FPGA Design

Verilog/System Verilog

Python Scripting

TCL Scripting

Debugging Skills

Problem-Solving Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Master's Degree in Engineering

Tools

Xilinx UltraScale+ Tools

GIT/GERRIT

Job description

Job Overview:

We are looking for an FPGA / Embedded-Systems Engineer to join Arm’s Solution Engineering FPGA Design team on a permanent basis. The team is based in Cambridge UK, working at the forefront of Arm based embedded design.

The team delivers ASIC prototypes on FPGA platforms, internally and externally, in support Arm’s IP business model, based around Arm’s leading CPU and system IP solutions. These platforms are used for software development and IP validation activities both internally by Arm and externally by partners/customers.

The role will involve building an understanding of incoming Arm IP RTL designs and making the relevant design changes to implement an FPGA prototype of this ASIC RTL, on FPGA.

You'll be part of a project team responsible for delivery of the prototype, creating FPGA prototypes for enablement and validation, working collaboratively with other teams in Arm. You’ll have responsibilities estimating and owning tasks, delivering against a plan and have a strong focus on engineering efficiency and quality!

The role includes RTL creation, modification, FPGA Simulation/Verification, FPGA Build with high quality implementation constraints and accurate technical documentation. Familiarity writing and reviewing documentation is desirable. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivery of designs using techniques such as gated clock conversion and synthesizable models to build accurate representations of real-world systems.

Responsibilities:

• Modifying RTL from sophisticated systems to target a dedicated FPGA prototyping platform.
• Working collaboratively to deliver to a structured plan
• Mentoring of more junior engineers.
• Liaise and collaborate with development teams, where required, to understand requirements and guide design decisions, ensuring these are implemented and where not possible/feasible providing mitigations and alternatives.
• Estimating technical work into sized packages that are direct inputs in forming a resourced project plan.
• Taking ownership, for your tasks, tracking to the project plan, identifying, and managing risks and reporting status
• Commissioning of FPGA prototyping hardware including specification of peripheral hardware.

Required Skills and Experience:

Proven FPGA Engineer with strong technical skills are important for this role! Design automation is essential when constructing efficient design and delivery flows, scripting skills in Python and TCL would be advantageous.

• Detailed knowledge of the FPGA design flow from RTL design, simulation, synthesis, place & route, constraints, and timing closure
• Strong RTL skills in Verilog / System Verilog or VHDL with source code under version control.
• Scripting skills in Python basic level C/C++.
• Knowledge and expertise in debugging designs in both simulation and hardware.
• A creative and structured approach to problem-solving with excellent communications skills, written and spoken English; ability to write coherent documentation.

“Nice To Have” Skills and Experience:

• Demonstrate an understanding of ASIC/SoC prototyping in FPGA.
• Working with the latest Xilinx UltraScale+ devices and tools.
• Knowledge/Experience of implementation of FPGA peripherals such as DDR memory, PCIe and high speed interfaces.
• Programming languages such as: assembly language (ideally Arm assembler), higher-level (e.g. C), object-orientated (e.g. C++)Use of a UNIX environment and shell programming
• Version control of source code using GIT/GERRIT
• Experience and knowledge of Arm IP and the AMBA standard.

In Return:

Expand your expertise, be challenged and work with advancing technologies. Working alongside many other engineering teams including software, IP implementation and verification involving deep technical discussions, working with top class multifunctional engineering teams.

Accommodations at Arm

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Hybrid Working at Arm

Arm’s approach to hybrid working is designed to create a working environment that supports both high performance and personal wellbeing. We believe in bringing people together face to face to enable us to work at pace, whilst recognizing the value of flexibility. Within that framework, we empower groups/teams to determine their own hybrid working patterns, depending on the work and the team’s needs. Details of what this means for each role will be shared upon application. In some cases, the flexibility we can offer is limited by local legal, regulatory, tax, or other considerations, and where this is the case, we will collaborate with you to find the best solution. Please talk to us to find out more about what this could look like for you.

Equal Opportunities at Arm

Arm is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal opportunities are available to all applicants and colleagues. We are a diverse organization of dedicated and innovative individuals, and don’t discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.