High Speed Digital Electronics Engineer
Posted Today by X4 Technology
Negotiable
Outside
Hybrid
Henley-On-Thames, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The High-Speed Digital Hardware Engineer role involves designing and developing high-speed digital PCBs and FPGAs for a next-generation civilian aerospace program. The position is primarily remote, requiring only occasional on-site presence for integration and customer design reviews. Candidates will engage in signal integrity analysis and collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver advanced communication systems. This is a 12-month contract opportunity classified as outside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the design and development of high-speed digital PCBs featuring advanced FPGAs, microprocessors, and SerDes interfaces.
- Perform comprehensive signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) analysis.
- Drive hardware bring-up and collaborate with RF engineers and firmware developers.
- Support full product lifecycle phases from concept and design through to integration, test, and customer trials.
Key Skills:
- Experience with FPGA design on platforms such as Xilinx, Intel (Altera), or Microsemi Smartfusion.
- Proven expertise in high-speed SerDes interfaces (PCIe, JESD204B/C, Ethernet).
- Strong PCB schematic capture and layout skills, ideally using Altium Designer.
- Demonstrated ability in signal and power integrity simulation and analysis.
- Hands-on experience with lab-based debugging and validation of complex digital hardware.
- Proficient in FPGA development (VHDL/Verilog).
- Good understanding of communication protocols such as USB, I2C, SPI, RS485, RS232, Ethernet.
- Degree in Electronic/Electrical Engineering or closely related discipline.
- Strong multi-disciplinary engineering background.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Henley-On-Thames
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
High-Speed Digital Hardware Engineer – Outside IR35 Contract Hybrid (Majority remote) | 12-Month Initial Contract | Next Gen Civilian Aerospace
A client working on a next gen. civilian aerospace program have a 12-month initial contract opportunity for a hardware Engineer to complete implementations of a FPGA on PCBs. This is high speed digital design DDR5 mixed signal work. You will be deeply involved in designing complex hardware solutions, including high-speed PCB and FPGA design, signal integrity analysis, and system bring-up—all within a collaborative, multi-disciplinary environment. The client are happy with majority remote working, 4 days remote and one onsite as the project allows (this is NOT a defence position).
Key Responsibilities include;
- Lead the design and development of high-speed digital PCBs featuring advanced FPGAs, microprocessors, and SerDes interfaces such as JESD204B/C , PCIe , and 10/25/100 Gb Ethernet .
- Perform comprehensive signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) analysis to ensure robustness and reliability under demanding operational conditions.
- Drive hardware bring-up and collaborating closely with RF engineers and firmware developers to deliver integrated solutions for advanced phased array and satellite communication systems.
- Support full product lifecycle phases from concept and design through to integration, test, and customer trials.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Experience with FPGA design experience with platforms such as Xilinx , Intel (Altera) , or Microsemi Smartfusion .
- Proven expertise in high-speed SerDes interfaces (PCIe, JESD204B/C, Ethernet) and related protocols.
- Strong PCB schematic capture and layout skills , ideally using Altium Designer or similar tools.
- Demonstrated ability in signal and power integrity simulation and analysis
- Hands-on experience with lab-based debugging and validation of complex digital hardware.
- Proficient inFPGA development (VHDL/Verilog).
- Good understanding of communication protocols such as USB, I2C, SPI, RS485, RS232, Ethernet.
Qualifications
- Degree in Electronic/Electrical Engineering or closely related discipline.
- Strong multi-disciplinary engineering background, ideally with experience spanning digital, analogue, RF, firmware, and embedded software.
Contract Details
- Duration: 12 months (with likely extension)
- Rate: High Hourly (Outside IR35), overtime available
- Location: Hybrid working model with onsite presence by Henley and remote working flexibility, the client are happy with the position being remote and onsite just when it is required for integration or onsite CDRs, so a split of approximately 80% remote.
Application process
Send your CV or contact us to learn more about this exciting opportunity. The client have availability to interview next week and can accommodate a start before Christmas