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This hands-on role focuses on the design, verification, and delivery of high-performance FPGA IP and solutions that enable next-generation robotics and industrial automation systems.\nWorking within a small, highly technical team, you will develop reusable RTL IP for sensor ingestion, data pre-processing, fusion pipelines, and real-time compute accelerators for robotics use cases. Your primary ownership is the RTL IP and the low-level software interface (HAL / driver API) that exposes it-covering micro-architecture, RTL implementation, simulation, timing closure, and Quartus Prime / Platform Designer integration. You will also maintain a clear awareness of how that IP fits into the broader system and solution stack, collaborating with software and systems engineers on reference designs and customer-facing robotics platforms.\nThis role emphasizes deep FPGA IP and HAL craftsmanship-high-performance RTL, verification and simulation, and clean low-level APIs-while requiring enough system-level awareness to integrate cleanly into end-to-end robotics solutions.\nKey Responsibilities\nFPGA IP Design & Architecture\nDesign, implement, and optimize high-performance soft IP in Verilog/SystemVerilog for robotics and industrial solutions\nDefine and maintain low-level HAL / driver APIs that expose IP capabilities to embedded and host software\nDevelop RTL for sensor ingestion, pre-processing, fusion, and mathematical / DSP algorithms mapped efficiently to FPGA fabric\nApply strong FPGA architecture awareness to drive resource allocation (ALMs, DSP, memory), Fmax, and power/performance trade-offs\nIntegrate IP into system designs using Quartus Prime and Platform Designer (Avalon / AXI interconnects, streaming and memory-mapped fabrics), with awareness of full-stack solution integration\nVerification, Simulation & Timing Closure\nWrite and maintain testbenches; perform functional simulation and regression of IP and subsystems\nDrive static timing analysis (STA), timing closure, clock-domain crossing (CDC) correctness, and constraint quality\nDebug designs through simulation, SignalTap / on-chip debug, and lab bring-up as required\nContribute to design examples, simulation models, and technical documentation for internal and customer use\nDesign Infrastructure & Delivery\nWork effectively within engineering infrastructure including Perforce, GitHub, Jenkins, and TeamCity\nSupport continuous integration, regression flows, and release quality for IP and reference designs\nCollaborate with software, systems, and applications engineers on HW/SW co-design and platform integration, including robotics software stacks where applicable (e.g. ROS2)\nSupport platform bring-up, validation, and resolution of customer or internal technical issues\nQualifications:\nMinimum Qualifications\nMin 10 + Years experience with BSc / MSc (or equivalent) in Electrical/Electronic Engineering (EEE), Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline\nStrong production experience in RTL design (Verilog and/or SystemVerilog) targeting FPGAs\nHands-on experience with RTL verification and simulation (e.g. ModelSim/Questa, VCS, or equivalent)\nProven ability to close timing and optimize resource utilization on real FPGA designs\nWorking knowledge of Quartus Prime and Platform Designer (or equivalent FPGA toolchain and system integration flows)\nExperience debugging FPGA designs using on-chip instrumentation (e.g. SignalTap Logic Analyzer) and hands-on bring-up and debug on development kits and physical boards\nFamiliarity with modern engineering infrastructure such as Perforce and/or GitHub, and CI systems such as Jenkins and/or TeamCity\nStrong analytical, debug, and problem-solving skills, with clear written and verbal communication\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience developing high-performance, reusable FPGA soft IP (streaming pipelines, DSP, interconnect, or compute accelerators)\nDeep understanding of FPGA architecture, pipelining, CDC, constraints, and STA best practices\nExperience with sensor data ingestion, pre-processing, sensor fusion, and/or mapping mathematical algorithms into hardware\nPrior exposure to robotics systems and robotics software stacks (e.g. ROS / ROS2) is a strong plus, enabling closer alignment of FPGA IP capabilities with end-application requirements\nExperience with motor control topics (e.g. FOC, PWM generation, encoders/resolvers, current/torque loops, or real-time motion control on FPGA) is a plus\nScripting experience (Tcl, Python, and/or Perl) for automation of build, simulation, and timing flows\nFamiliarity with Avalon and/or AXI protocols, low-level HAL / driver APIs, and HW/SW integration with embedded processors or accelerators\nJob Type:\nRegularShift:\nShift 1 (United Kingdom)Primary Location:\nMarlow, Buckinghamshire, United KingdomAdditional Locations:\nBasingstoke - 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