Senior Design Engineer

We're looking for an experienced Senior Design Engineer to join a team developing cutting-edge communications technology that will help shape the future of global connectivity. This is an opportunity to work on next-generation 5G non-terrestrial networks developing digital hardware for satellite-based communications systems that will play a key role in delivering worldwide mobile coverage. Working as part of a highly skilled engineering team, you'll be involved in the design and implementation of high-performance FPGA and ASIC solutions, taking products from architecture through to validation on the latest space-qualified hardware platforms. Key responsibilities include: • Translating system and algorithm requirements into RTL micro-architectures • Designing and implementing RTL using Verilog/SystemVerilog for FPGA and ASIC targets • Creating testbenches and supporting functional verification • Deploying and validating designs on FPGA development platforms • Optimising designs for performance, timing, power, and resource utilisation • Producing high-quality technical documentation • Collaborating across architecture, verification, physical implementation, and integration teams • Contributing to continuous improvement of engineering processes and design methodologies Skills & Experience • Strong RTL design experience using Verilog and/or SystemVerilog • Proven background developing complex FPGA and ASIC designs • Experience optimising digital hardware for high-throughput signal or data processing • Knowledge of synthesis, timing analysis, and power optimisation techniques • Strong understanding of simulation and synthesis using industry-standard EDA tools • Experience producing technical design documentation • Excellent collaboration skills with multidisciplinary engineering teams Desirable experience • Communications or wireless signal processing • Error correction, channel estimation, equalisation, or beamforming algorithms • AMBA bus protocols • UVM verification methodologies • C++ or SystemC modelling • High-speed interfaces such as PCIe or JESD • Python or other scripting languages • FPGA development using AMD/Xilinx devices • ASIC backend flows and implementation tools • Experience working within Agile or structured hardware development lifecycles Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.