Are you a frustrated developer who would be happier working in a role that involves liaising with customers whilst continuing to work in a very technically oriented position?

This is a great opportunity to work as part of a successful group - turning cutting-edge research into a professional software package for integrated circuit design which is used by electronics companies around the world.

With continued success, they now seek a talented customer-facing engineer who can combine the coding ability of a developer with the customer-facing interpersonal skills of a consultant - effectively acting as a troubleshooter, advisor and gatekeeper for the R&D team.

In addition to excellent interpersonal skills & an impressive academic record, you should have solid experience of large-scale commercial software development using C++ (& ideally STL / Unix) along with a good understanding of current digital ASIC design flows and tools - particularly Synopsys, Cadence, &/ or Magma. Any previous experience in a customer-facing role, particularly in the ASIC design space would be an obvious advantage.

In order to get up to speed, you would initially work as a member of the R&D team in Cambridge. Your role would then be largely based in Cambridge, but some travel to customer sites in the UK and abroad should be expected.

In addition to a good salary the role carries a comprehensive range of benefits.

Please note: even if you don't have exactly the background indicated, do contact us now if this type of job is of interest - we may well have similar opportunities that you would be suited to. And of course, we always get your permission before submitting your CV to a company.

Summary: Growing technology consultancy seeks high calibre Wireless Hardware Consultants for a wide range of projects, Cambridge, to £60k.

This growing company seeks to strengthen their wireless team and you will work directly with clients on a variety of operating assignments, providing innovative technical consultancy and developing creative technical solutions. This role will involve the development of digital electronic platforms and technology enablers for clients in telecom, automotive, and defence sectors, new business development and technology management.

With a good degree in a relevant subject, you will have a strong technical background, especially within PHY/L1 Wireless Communications technology development using FPGA and/or ASICs, with expertise in VHDL, (Verilog is an advantage); a understanding of what makes a complete product work to deliver “right-first-time” solutions efficiently. You should have a system engineering view, that is, electronic design from concept through to production; expertise in microprocessors/controllers and peripherals; experience of embedded real-time systems and working to wireless communications standards (3GPP etc) and understanding of evolving standards. Ideally you will have experience in the ASIC design process and technology, embedded real-time software, mathematical simulation tools (e.g. Matlab); and/or designing and implementing wireless algorithms and performance requirements.

You will be self motivated and have excellent client liaison skills.

Keyword: FPGA, ASIC, VHDL, electronics, microprocessors, Cambridge, consultant, 2:1, 1st.

Please note: even if you don't have exactly the background indicated, do contact us now if this type of job is of interest - we may well have similar opportunities that you would be suited to. And of course, we always get your permission before submitting your CV to a company.

Summary: a superb opportunity for bright Electronic Engineers/Physicists to develop cutting-edge technologies.

Our client, part of a global electronics company, provides technical consultancy services to manufacturing partners. Their patented technologies are exploited across the group to create technical and commercial advantage. Close relationships with our client's sister companies and their customers are used to spur innovation for next generation technologies.

Due to growth, our client is seeking exceptional technologists with a strong background in Electronics or Physics, to be based in their superb premises outside Cambridge.

This is a broad role and there is scope to tailor the role to your skills and experience, but broadly your activities and responsibilities are likely to include:

· Creation of new ideas for technologies, products and processes
· Design of innovative sensors and sensor systems
· Development of prototype technology demonstrators
· Development, simulation, test and troubleshooting of electronic circuits
· Transfer of know-how to other organisations within the group of companies
· Occasional travel to sister companies in the UK, Europe and worldwide

You will have:

· An excellent academic track record, including outstanding A levels, a 2.1/1st in Electronics Engineering or Physics, and possibly a PhD
· Industrial or academic experience in sensor or technology development
· Additional interests in some of the following: production processes, sensor interfacing, ASIC design, embedded systems, schematic design, PCB layout and writing software for micro-controllers, EMC standards & test methods, design for EMC
· A willingness to learn
· A creative approach to thinking about fundamental science

The ideal candidate will be a team player with a creative flair, comfortable working in a multi-disciplinary environment.

An excellent starting salary and exceptional benefits package are on offer, and candidates with a range of levels of experience can be considered.

Keywords: sensors, ASIC, embedded, PCB, microcontrollers, EMC, 1st/2.1 Hons, PhD

Summary: Growing international company seeks a high calibre Hardware Engineer to work on cutting edge software programmable processors, Bucks, to £60k.

This growing international company specialises in the development of innovative high performance programmable processors and this key role is to be a member of the team charged with the ongoing development of the processors, their software tools and development environment, as well as supporting their applications.

Your responsibilities will include:

• specifying, architecting and implementing support for new features;
• optimising the processors’ RTL for current and future device families;
• specifying, architecting and developing supporting hardware components to ease integration;
• extending the existing in-silicon debug capabilities with new hardware components allowing many more aspects of the system to be profiled and examined at runtime and
• testing of developed hardware components.

You must have in-depth technical understanding of RTL-based FPGA/ASIC design, processor technology, datapath applications (e.g. networking, DSP, multi-media, etc.), and ability to show flair and creativity. This will evident from a high level of academic success (probably 1st class degree, MSc/MEng or PhD) and a demonstrable track record of professional success. You must have strong Verilog HDL design skills.
Proven experience in a development engineering role is expected and experience of software development for embedded processors would be advantageous.

Experience in some of the following would be advantageous:
• SystemVerilog-based testing.
• Optimisation for FPGAs.
• Embedded software development in Assembler and/or C.
• Software engineering in C++ and/or Java.

Keywords: Verilog, FPGA, Hardware, 1st, PhD, Embedded, ASIC.

Summary: Growing semiconductor company specialising in innovative connectivity systems, to £80k, Cambridge.

With this growing company specialising in the development of innovative graphics systems for blue chip clients worldwide. They are now seeking an experienced, passionate and creative circuit designer/architect; a Silicon Architect to help take ideas into reality, providing leading products over the coming years.

You will be defining the micro architecture of their silicon products, making design decisions on areas such as Video, USB, Wi-Fi, Bus Based systems, DVI, processor and memory blocks, looking at externally supplied soft cores and internally designed features. This would make the most of your broad experience with many different types of digital circuits and systems. You will act as a consultant to the designers during the verification phase and help the designers weigh trade-offs in circuit design, reviewing the functions desired by the designers and make recommendations to help improve performance, features, yield and feasibility.

With a good degree in a relevant technical subject, you will have worked on at least 2 successful digital chip designs from initial concept to validated silicon, and have excellent communication skills, to work both with designers and sales and marketing.

You will have a demonstrable and proven experience of system level thinking, including the interaction of embedded software on the chip with the digital circuitry, issues such as software / hardware trade off.

Keywords: ASIC, Silicon, RTL, System Verilog, MicroArchitecture, Soft Cores, Cambridge.