Job Detail

High Speed Digital Design Engineer

• Field: Electronics
• Deadline: 2026-02-25 11:02
• Stevenage

World Class Defence Organisation based in Stevenage, Hertfordshire is currently looking to recruit a High Speed Digital Design Engineer subcontractor.
 
Rate: £58.00 - £80 per hour
Overtime Rate: Hours worked over the standard 37 hours per week, will be paid at ‘time and a quarter’
Location: Stevenage
Hybrid / Remote working: The role can be a mix of onsite and remote working
Duration: 12 Months with very likely extension. Contracts are often ongoing and long-term thereafter. 
IR35 status: Inside IR35 (Umbrella)
Interview process: One stage video interview
 
Job Description:

As part of a large team of analogue and digital electronics design engineers, you will be responsible for the electronics design and development of high speed MPSoC FPGA and AI hardware solutions targeting SDR, radar signal processing and sensor fusion applications.
As Digital Design Engineer you will support the Technical Lead/Architect in collaboration with the systems, software, firmware, mechanical and production teams to specify elegant and optimised solutions that satisfy customer needs. Once the specification has been agreed, you will be responsible for the detailed design of the high speed digital aspects as well as leading all the other electronics design activity through the full product development lifecycle.

Skillset/experience required:

Experience in complex, high speed digital electronics design.
Experience in MPSoC FGPA, DDR and Flash memory and high speed serial interconnect design
Experience in SI and PI Analysis
Proficiency in VHDL to support board level test and debug
Proficiency in C, C++, or Python to support board level test and debug
Familiarity with DSP concepts for SDR, radar signal processing and optical sensors
Ability to develop elegant hardware architectures through detailed understanding and collaboration with systems, software, firmware, mechanical and production teams
Strong academic background to support this intellectually demanding role
Strong desire to drive collaboration and ensure successful delivery.
Excellent ability to configure and document designs to a high professional standard