About this role
Salary: £100,000 - 100,000 per year
Requirements: We require at least 5 years of industry experience developing FPGA-based DSP or communications systems.We require strong FPGA design experience using VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog.We require a strong understanding of fixed-point arithmetic, quantisation effects, numerical precision, and hardware implementation trade-offs.We require experience implementing high-performance parallelised DSP algorithms on FPGA platforms.We require practical experience implementing one or more of the following: FFTs, fast Hadamard transforms, digital filtering, synchronisation algorithms, channel estimation, forward error correction, beamforming, or packet-processing pipelines.We require experience designing high-throughput streaming architectures using AXI-Stream or equivalent interfaces.We require experience analysing FPGA timing, resource utilisation, and system performance.We require familiarity with MATLAB, Python, or equivalent modelling environments for algorithm validation.We require strong debugging and problem-solving skills in laboratory environments.We require the ability to work closely with DSP, software, systems, and RF engineers. Responsibilities: We transform advanced wireless communication algorithms into efficient, real-time FPGA implementations for an FPGA-accelerated SDR modem platform.We work closely with PHY, software, and systems engineers to define the hardware-realisable architecture for our next-generation intelligent SDR modem.We translate floating-point communications algorithms into high-performance fixed-point FPGA implementations suitable for field deployment.We take a hands-on role in DSP architecture, FPGA implementation, optimisation, integration, verification, and system bring-up. Technologies: FPGAHardwareMatlabPythonSystemVerilogVerilogVHDL More:
We are an early-stage, fast-paced, independently funded start-up with strong links to the University of Oxford. We are led by a talented team with considerable sector experience and specialist subject knowledge, and our mission is to enable safe and efficient communication systems that help protect our way of life. This is a Principal FPGA Engineer role based in Oxford, with onsite working one day per week before moving to remote working, and the salary is £90,000 to £100,000 per year plus benefits. This is a career-defining opportunity to contribute to critical technology that will shape the future of wireless communications and help save lives.
last updated 33 week of 2026