Staff FPGA Engineer

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Ingrained in our culture of inclusion is the philosophy that each individual offers diverse perspectives backgrounds and experiences that create great outcomes when we are united as a team.

We embrace the differences of all our colleagues celebrate diversity and welcome applications from underrepresented groups and candidates regardless of their background. We are proud to be registered as the Disability Confident committed employer and we recruit purely on the basis of skills and experience.

Who we are and what we do

We help our customers deliver products to the world which have a profound impact on peoples lives.
From ultrasound units and 3D printing to network security applications and inflight WiFi we help create products that build a better world.
Were a global team of experts who partner with our customers to bring their products to life through inspired innovation and worldclass customer service.

The Role

As a Senior FPGA Design Engineer at Plexus Engineering Solutions you will design and develop electronic hardware for products across a wide range of industries. This role collaborates with talented software mechanical quality manufacturing and test engineers throughout all phases of the product development life cycle from idea and conceptualize; through requirements design and development; to manufacturing transition and into the market.

Due to the nature of project work we require candidates to hold U.K. nationality or to either have or be able to go through U.K. national security vetting and clearance.

You will:

• Architect and design electronic digital circuitry for industrial healthcare/life sciences and aerospace/defense market sectors.
• Demonstrate proficiency with HDL languages (i.e. VHDL SystemVerilog/UVM) to model hardware behaviour.
• Proficient in design entry synthesis timing analysis/closure and place and route using Vivado and/or Quartus.
• Optimise FPGA design for power area and performance.
• Implement fully selfchecking test benches with directed and constrained random test cases.
• Optimize FPGA pinouts and oversee PCB layouts of FPGA supporting circuitry.
• Collaborate with a team of other digital analog software mechanical and system engineers to review and improve hardware designs.

You will have:

• A Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Engineering is almost always required for this position. Bachelors degrees in Electrical or Biomedical related Engineering fields will be considered if strong Computer Engineering background can be shown.
• Senior Level 5 years of industry related experience is required.

Why you will love it

At Plexus were at our best when opportunities are met with passion open communication and teamwork. Our employees work alongside a global team of experts who engage in projects that span a variety of industries helping our customers in creating the products that build a better world.

At Plexus you will find:

• A workplace centered on collaboration and integrity

• Supportive leadership teams that value worklife balance through a flexible work environment

• An inclusive environment that values diverse backgrounds experiences and expertise

• Flexible career paths across a variety of disciplines

• Innovative design solutions and stateoftheart technology that improves lives

• Through our commitment to local community involvement we encourage our employees to participate in outreach activities with charities local Schools Universities and Colleges and to promote careers in the STEM fields

Additionally when you join we want you to enjoy what you do and be rewarded for your contribution so we have a range of attractive benefits on offer:

• Bespoke development plan

• Online learning and formal development programs

• Fulltime permanent employment contract

• Enhanced pension contributions

• 33 days of annual leave (inclusive of public holidays)

• Paid family leave

• Private medical insurance

• Group income protection insurance

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme

• Cycle to work scheme

• Volunteer time off

• Flexible Hybrid Working Available (role dependent)

• Life assurance

• Occupational health

• Vision care discounts

• Discount schemes

• Company sick pay scheme

• Onsite gym/ discounted gym

Application Process

We dont look for culture fit but culture add. We value all the perspectives our team brings to the table and we want to hear from YOU. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions and will look at candidates holistically balancing work education and additional experiences.