Senior FPGA Engineer

Vicon; Yarnton; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

10% Company Pension

25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays

Life Cover

Private Medical with Optical / Dental

Permanent Health Insurance

Cycle to work

On-site parking

Job summary

Vicon invites a Senior FPGA Design Engineer to join its Oxford-based hardware team, working on cutting-edge motion capture hardware.

You will design and verify FPGA code for high-speed devices, ensure timing closure, and collaborate across electronics, mechanical and software disciplines through the product lifecycle, from concept to manufacturing support.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electronic Engineering or equivalent.
• Strong experience with VHDL/Verilog for high-speed hardware.
• Proven ability to achieve timing closure and verify FPGA designs.
• Familiarity with testbench generation and version control.

Responsibilities

• Design and verification of FPGA code for motion capture and imaging equipment.
• Ensure timing closure and functional performance before release.
• Code reviews of VHDL/Verilog files.
• Collaborate with electronics, mechanical and software teams across the product lifecycle.
• Ensure test coverage and regulatory compliance for development and manufacturing.
• Lifecycle involvement from concept to manufacturing support.

Skills

VHDL

Verilog

Timing closure

LVDS/PCIE/GMII

Testbench

Version control

High-speed design

Education

Electronic Engineering degree

Tools

Git

SVN

Job description

Department

Vicon Hardware

Location

Yarnton, Oxfordshire

Description

Are you interested in working on products at the very cutting edge of technology? Want to join Vicon, an Academy Award®-winning company, and the world’s largest supplier of precision motion capture and tracking systems?

Vicon is the world leader in motion capture technology, developing high performance software and hardware products for the entertainment, engineering and life science industries. Vicon products are used in major feature films, games, and commercials, and are a crucial measurement tool for biomechanics, robotics, and cutting-edge science.

Vicon is a subsidiary of Oxford Metrics Plc.

Role Summary

We are looking for a Senior FPGA Design Engineer to join our development team in Oxford. Reporting to the Lead Hardware Development Engineer, you will form part of the team creating industry leading hardware products.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and verification of FPGA code for a range of hardware products including high-speed motion capture and video cameras, calibration devices and synchronisation and networking equipment.
• Ensure all FPGA designs achieve required level of timing closure and functional performance before release.
• Code reviews of existing and new VHDL/Verilog files.
• Working alongside a team comprising of electronic, mechanical and software design engineers in the creation of high performing and cost-effective solutions.
• Ensuring designs have appropriate test coverage for development and manufacture and that designs meet appropriate regulatory compliance.
• Full product lifecycle involvement from early conceptual studies through to manufacturing support post-release.

Required Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Strong demonstratable experience in VHDL including implementation of algorithms. Verilog experience an advantage.
• Experience in compilation timing closure is essential.
• Working knowledge of interface standards such as LVDS, PCIE, GMII etc
• Skilled in testbench generation and verification on new design features
• Competent with Version Control System tools, like Git, SVN, etc
• A knowledge of high-speed digital design, a working knowledge of analogue design and experience of developing products for manufacture with an emphasis on DFM/DFT would be advantageous.
• Suitable candidates will be educated to degree level in Electronic Engineering (or equivalent) with demonstrable and relevant industry experience.
• A working knowledge of image sensors, optics, Ethernet and RF Design would be advantageous, as would using AI to augment your work.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• 10% Company Pension
• 25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
• Life Cover
• Private Medical with Optical / Dental Insurance
• Permanent Health Insurance
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Free On-site Parking