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Cambridge Permanent Posted by: Lynx Recruitment Ltd Posted: Friday, 23 January 2026
 
 
Applicants must be eligible to work in the specified location

FPGA Engineer/Consultant

As an FPGA Engineer, you will get to tackle diverse, real-world challenges. Typically, this will involve going through the whole product life cycle, you will capture requirements, design, develop, document, test, and deliver through to production. My client variety of projects, from proof-of-concept through to working prototypes, provide both intellectual and practical challenges.

Requirements:
My client is looking for any candidate from a research heavy PhD background or candidates with a strong academic background or 2+ years of experience within an FPGA role.

Skills that would be helpful for you to be familiar with:

  • FPGA firmware development, debugging and testing
  • High-speed data interfacing (Serial, SerDes, PCIexpress, Ethernet, MIPI, DDR)
  • Signal processing (Filters, correlators, demod)
  • FPGA Devices (RFSoc, MPSoc, Altera/Xillinx, Embedded ARM CPU)
  • DSP design and modelling
  • Signal processing/algorithm design
  • High-speed electronics design
  • RF/Microwave electronics design and simulation
  • Electronics hardware design, schematic capture and testing
  • Embedded software development, debugging and testing
  • Experience in C, C#, C++, MATLAB, Python or Simulink
  • Experience in communications and networking, implementing and/or designing protocols
  • Experience of collaborating with other engineers on system architecture, interfaces & hardware design/procurement

My client is looking for driven candidates who are highly motivated to be in a customer facing role while remaining technical.

Details:
  • Candidates must be sole British and happy to go through the relevant security clearances.
  • Onsite role, based just south of Cambridge.
  • Salary DOE.
  • Private medical insurance for you and your family.
  • Life insurance X6 salary.

If this role is of interest then please apply or send your CV to (see below)

Cambridge, UK
IT, Engineering
ASAP
Lynx Recruitment Ltd
Ollie Hawkins 
JS864174
23/01/2026 14:00:59
About Lynx Recruitment Ltd
Lynx Recruitment is a specialist IT recruitment consultancy that represents both permanent and contract candidates. Recognised as a leading supplier of top tier IT professionals, Lynx works...

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