EnSilica is all about the people we employ; people who not only have immense engineering talent, but the drive and enthusiasm to apply it across a diverse range of challenging projects.

As an FPGA Design Specialist at EnSilica you will need a broad range of experience including system level design, micro-architecture design, , RTL coding, functional verification and timing closure of high density Xilinx and/or Altera FPGA.

You will have a proven track record of delivering a number of high complexity FPGA designs from specification through to hardware testing. We are particularly interested if you have experience in implementing complex high speed systems in the latest generation of Xilinx Virtex and/or Altera Stratix FPGAs for networking or wireless applications.

In addition to your technical skills you need to demonstrate strong customer facing skills, an ability to work with a diverse group of stakeholders and the self-motivation and determination to deliver a successful project. Your specific skills will be :

• RTL Design (VHDL or Verilog) - ability to write high quality code to agreed coding standards.
• Functional verification – development of self checking verification environment, ideally some knowledge of SystemVerilog and the use of techniques such as assertions and coverage driven verification.
• Experience of complex FPGA devices (Altera / Xilinx ) and tool flows
• Experience with FPGA embedded processor NIOS, Blaze or Mico32
• SoC knowledge – including the selection and integration of 3rd party IP
• Applications knowledge in Communications, Multimedia or high speed networking
• Implementation of high speed interfaces such as PCI-express, 1GB/10GB Ethernet, RapidIO and memory interfacing DDR2/DDR3 etc
• Knowledge of networking protocols ( IP, TCP, UDP, L2TP, Ethernet, SOCNET ) or Wireless Standards (LTE, GSM, WCDMA, DAB, DVB)
• Good engineering degree or equivalent

Applicants must be eligible for SC clearance (UK National resident in the UK for 5 years or more)

As an IC Design Specialist at EnSilica you will need a broad range of experience including System Level Design, specification writing, RTL coding of modules, functional verification and implementation ( synthesis, timing closure, DFT, logical equivalence etc).

You will have a proven track record of delivering a number of high complexity FPGA designs as either a senior engineer or Technical Lead. We are particularly interested if you have experience in implementing complex high speed systems in the latest generation of Xilinx Virtex and/or Altera Stratix FPGAs.

You should also have experience of at least one full ASIC development cycle in a senior role, with a good understanding of the whole ASIC design flow, tools and methodologies to achieve success on complex SoC designs.

In addition to your technical skills you need to demonstrate strong leadership skills, an ability to work with a diverse group of stakeholders and the self-motivation and determination to deliver a successful project. Your specific skills will be :

• RTL Design (vhdl or verilog) - ability to write high quality code to agreed coding standards.
• Functional verification – ideally a good knowledge of SystemVerilog and the use of techniques such as assertions and coverage driven verification.
• Experience of complex FPGA devices (Altera / Xilinx / Actel ) and tool flows
• SoC knowledge – including the selection and integration of 3rd party IP
• ASIC implementation skills ( synthesis, DFT, timing closure, tapeout etc)
• Applications knowledge in Communications, Multimedia or high speed networking
• Implementation of high speed interfaces such as PCI-express, 1GB/10GB Ethernet, RapidIO and memory interfacing DDR2/DDR3 etc
• Good engineering degree or equivalent

No agencies please. Location: South Coast and Cambridge- although if you have the right skills do send us your CV, EnSilica have a number of locations across the UK.

EnSilica is an expanding IC design company servicing some of the top start-up and blue chip companies in the UK. We are looking for highly experienced and motivated ASIC Verification Specialist to join our established team of high quality engineers. EnSilica provides the opportunity to work on a diverse range of projects providing a stimulating and challenging experience applying leading edge verification solutions for our customers. Candidates will have a proven track record in functional verification and be capable of planning, architecting and executing verification strategies for complex SoC projects. Expert knowledge of SystemVerilog or Specman-e as well as hands on experience of assertions and coverage based methodologies developed under either the OVM, VMM or eRM methodology.

Knowledge of verification management tools such as Cadence vManager, Mentor Questa or Jasper GamePlan would be beneficial.

No agencies please. Location: UK, United Kingdom