Associate-level FPGA Design Engineer at Nu Quantum

Setup: Hybrid
Location: Cambridge, England
Type: Full-time
Level: Entry-level
Posted: Jun 12, 2026

Description

Nu Quantum is seeking an Associate-level FPGA Design Engineer to join their team in Cambridge, UK. The successful candidate will work with a multidisciplinary team to implement and debug real-time control systems for quantum networking applications, focusing on Xilinx FPGAs and Zynq/UltraScale SoCs. This hands-on role involves designing, verifying, and deploying hardware platforms like the Artiq control system and contributing to the next-generation platform based on CERN’s White Rabbit technology.

Required Skills

SystemVerilog
Verilog
VHDL
RTL design principles
Xilinx or Altera device families
communication protocols (SPI, I2C, Ethernet)
hardware interfaces
testbenches for verification
constrained random verification
CDC checks
synthesis and timing closure
scripting languages, preferably Python
written and verbal communication skills
Curiosity and a proactive approach to learning new concepts, tools, and ways of working.

Additional Information

Preferred Qualifications: Experience in low latency and/or real-time systems.
Experience debugging Arm or RISC-V CPU subsystems with GDB, debuggers and trace tools.
Experience writing embedded C or Rust.
Verification using Cocotb and/or SystemVerilog, the use of SVAs within verification testbenches and Formal workflows.
Proficiency in working with high-speed DACs and ADCs for RF and mixed-signal applications.
Experience working with Linux.