Graduate Design Engineer Southampton, UK

AccelerComm Ltd; Southampton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing technology company in Southampton is seeking a Graduate Design Engineer to join its team. The ideal candidate will have a degree qualification and knowledge of hardware design using Verilog or VHDL. Responsibilities include contributing to project delivery and collaborating on RF communication systems. This hands-on role requires good communication skills and a passion for engineering.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified (or equivalent).
• Knowledge of hardware design and a hardware description language.
• Experience with technical documentation writing.

Responsibilities

• Contribute and take responsibility for delivering project portions.
• Collaborate on design, development, verification, documentation.
• Develop Hardware Implementations of IP blocks using System Verilog.
• Contribute to build tools using Python or Make.
• Engage with AccelerComm engineering methodology.

Skills

Hardware design

Hardware description language (Verilog or VHDL)

Technical documentation writing

Basic scripting languages (Bash, Python)

Education

Degree qualified (or equivalent)

Tools

FPGA devices

Source Code Version control (Git)

Job description

Graduate Design Engineer

Department: Graduate

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Southampton, UK

Description

This is a unique opportunity to join a fast-growing company on the South coast, with international reach. We are looking for a capable, enthusiastic and personable Hardware Engineer to join our Hardware Team. It’s essential that you have some exposure to designing hardware using a hardware description language such as Verilog or VHDL. Experience of verification is highly desirable, as is any knowledge of Wireless Communication.

This is a hands‑on role, which will play an important part in the growth of AccelerComm and its product portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute and eventually take responsibility for the successful and timely delivery of portions of projects by providing technical capabilities and skills in hardware design, implementation and verification
• Collaborate with colleagues on the design, development, verification, documentation of our System IP targeting Wireless RF communication.
• Develop Hardware Implementations of IP blocks, using System Verilog or in AI Engines
• Contribute to build and flow tools using Python, Make or other languages.
• Actively engage with and adhere to AccelerComm engineering methodology, processes and design techniques.
• Be willing to work in different areas of the AccelerComm hardware team to expand knowledge across multiple disciplines.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Essential:

• Degree qualified (or equivalent).
• Knowledge of hardware design and a hardware description language.
• Technical documentation writing – report writing

Desirable:

• Basic knowledge of scripting languages (e.g. Bash, Python)
• Knowledge of FPGA devices and AI Engines
• Knowledge of communications signal processing algorithms (ideally error correction, equalisation, channel estimation, beamforming or another baseband component)
• Appreciation of mobile communications systems
• Understanding of Source Code Version control systems such as Git
• Experience of developing code for a ‘home project’ as part of a hobby, with an example to demonstrate.
• Should have some experience of relevant industry tools, techniques and technology with an eye to emerging technologies.

Personal Attributes:

• Must be personable, highly capable, adaptable and motivated with a desire to learn.
• Should be a supportive team player, willing to learn from technical leads and senior engineers, open to new ideas and new ways of working.
• Should be presentable and with the commitment to build long term viable relationships with all stakeholders.
• Good communication skills – written, presentational and verbal.
• Have a passion for writing code, mathematics, and engineering.