Senior Digital Design Engineer - Space Optics & FPGA

MBRYONICS; Galway; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mbryonics is seeking an experienced Digital Design Engineer to work on cutting-edge optical and photonic products for space telecommunications. You will contribute across IPs/ASICs/SoCs/FPGAs, delivering RTL design, verification, and leadership in a fast-paced environment.

The role involves system-level architectures, RTL validation, and mentoring junior engineers, with a strong focus on high-speed data applications and space-grade robustness.

Qualifications

• 7 to 10+ years of experience as a digital design or verification engineer with a proven track record of successful tape-outs and/or FPGA deployments.
• Strong proficiency in HDL languages such as SystemVerilog, Verilog, or VHDL.
• Extensive experience with RTL design and implementation.
• Demonstrated experience with prototyping systems on FPGA platforms or emulators.
• Proficiency in programming languages such as C/C++, and scripting languages such as Tcl/Perl/Python/shell-scripting.
• Solid knowledge of scripting and automation techniques.
• Comprehensive knowledge of the digital design process, digital design principles, and design (hw/sw) verification tools and techniques.
• Proven ability to work autonomously, precisely, and to drive innovation.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
• Familiarity with Matlab and Simulink for modeling and simulation.
• Exceptional collaboration skills and the ability to work effectively in a multi-functional team environment.
• Self-motivated and proactive with a strong sense of ownership.

Responsibilities

• Take direct responsibility for the full delivery of digital designs, ensuring they meet performance, schedule, and quality targets across all design phases, including research, definition, design, simulation, and both top-level and module-level verification.
• Define, refine and document system-level and module-level architectures, considering factors such as performance, power, area, and testability.
• Author comprehensive requirements documentation, including functional specifications, interface definitions, and verification plans.
• Develop detailed low-level design implementations based on specification documents.
• Develop High-Level Models to facilitate design exploration and verification processes.
• Conduct thorough reviews of design specifications and RTL code to ensure quality and correctness.
• Drive the development of RTL design of block-level modules.
• Verify designs using advanced SystemVerilog and UVM methodologies.
• Conduct simulations at both block and top levels to ensure compliance with design specifications, functionality, and timing requirements.
• Define and execute comprehensive block-level and top-level test plans.
• Validate circuit functionality and performance in the lab environment.
• Document and rigorously review design processes and outcomes.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers, fostering their professional growth and development.
• Support and contribute to Flow & Methodology improvements to enhance design efficiency and quality.

Skills

SystemVerilog

Verilog

VHDL

FPGA development

RTL design

UVM

C/C++

Python

Leadership

Tools

FPGA development tools

Job description

Mbryonics is seeking an experienced Digital Design Engineer to work on cutting-edge optical and photonic products for space telecommunications. You will contribute across IPs/ASICs/SoCs/FPGAs, delivering RTL design, verification, and leadership in a fast-paced environment.

The role involves system-level architectures, RTL validation, and mentoring junior engineers, with a strong focus on high-speed data applications and space-grade robustness.