Jobs in Southampton, United States

Department: Graduate

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Southampton, UK

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.

• 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.

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.