Photon Force

Salary 70,000 - 90,000 GBP per year Requirements: - Your Expertise: . 3-5+ years' industry experience in successfully leading a semiconductor design team, with a proven career track record in either analogue or digital VLSI design. . Strong interdisciplinary engineering skills; able to lead and engage colleagues across all engineering disciplines, including analogue, digital, hardware and software design. . Excellent communication skills, able to engage with non-engineering disciplines. . Ability and desire to promote a culture of best practice. Responsibilities: - Key Responsibilities: . Planning and execution of the technical roadmap to agreed schedule, reviewing regularly, pre-empting and solving potential issues. . Responsible for determining people, contractors, resources and equipment required to execute the agreed plan and creating a budget to meet these needs with the CEO and finance manager. . Managing and coordinating external VLSI design services as necessary to support the internal engineering team in delivering the agreed objectives. . Line managing and mentoring the growing engineering team. Supporting their personal & professional development and establishing a solid team structure. . Lead the engineering team to develop and deliver engineering best-practices, processes and methodologies. . Ensure customer technical support needs and requests are handled efficiently, and analysed to identify any underlying product or technical documentation issues, prioritising these in line with the product roadmap. Technologies: - SystemVerilog - FPGA - Verilog More: About Us Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Edinburgh, Photon Force is a multi-award winning business with a mission to provide innovative, high quality and accurate sensor technology to facilitate research, and ultimately enable next-generation products. Until now, single photon detection and timing capabilities have only been available as separate, bulky and low-throughput pieces of equipment. Photon Force's products help speed up research progress by streamlining these features into a single, simple unit, easily integrated into an existing lab setup. Our current cameras have been used for a wide range of exciting and revolutionary applications, such as video-rate fluorescence lifetime imaging, advanced LiDAR systems which can image through fog and even around corners, and neural imaging to support emerging brain-computer interface research. Photon Force has recently secured £1.8m in research and development grant funding which is aimed at supporting the next stage of growth, focusing on developing the product range for a wider customer base and future revenue streams. With an interesting and diverse customer base, which includes Biomedical research, Energy Sector, Social Networking and Quantum Optics, and additional project assignments into 2025, we have set strong foundations on which to build. About the Role This is a key role reporting directly to the CEO and overseeing all aspects of the company's engineering activities. You will work closely with the CEO, as part of the leadership team, to define the business product roadmap and agreed timeframes. This opportunity requires a highly motivated individual who thrives on achievement and is delivery focused through excellent team leadership. With a proven track record in VLSI Design you will help lead us to the next stage in our continued success. You can maintain a cool head and perform well under pressure, effectively prioritising and providing focus to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment. We are a dynamic team, with ambition and opportunity and we welcome motivated Engineering Leaders who want to be part of our ongoing success.

Salary 40,000 - 55,000 GBP per year Requirements: - You will be able to demonstrate technical experience in the following areas: . Proficiency in Verilog HDL for RTL design and simulation . Robust IP design for re-use practice and methodologies for SOC (system-on-chip) reuse . RTL specification, design, integration and verification . Specification, sourcing and integration of digital and analogue IP from 3rd Parties . Solid understanding of FPGA device fabrics and design tools . Efficient translation of design or algorithms to available FPGA/system resources in line with cost and performance constraints . Target FPGA for pre-silicon sign-off and liaison with 'back-end' VLSI design services Responsibilities: - We are looking for an experienced Design Engineer with 3+ years industrial experience who will work closely with our CEO and Interim VLSI design specialist to ultimately take responsibility for; . Translating customer requirements into comprehensive device and system-level specification . Full ownership of the digital design implementation and test on FPGA . Enhancing FPGA and system design simulation, modelling and test benches . Regular communication with internal software and hardware R&D teams . Liaise with customers to ensure our deliverables meet or exceed specification and expectation . Revising and updating the existing product . Developing the next generation of products . Management of 3rd party VLSI design services for full-custom silicon design Technologies: - FPGA - Verilog - SystemVerilog More: About Us Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Edinburgh, Photon Force is a multi-award-winning business with a mission to provide innovative, high quality, and accurate sensor technology to facilitate research, and ultimately enable next-generation products. Until now, single photon detection and timing capabilities have only been available as separate, bulky, and low-throughput pieces of equipment. Photon Force's products help speed up research progress by streamlining these features into a single, simple unit, easily integrated into an existing lab setup. Our current cameras have been used for a wide range of exciting and revolutionary applications, such as video-rate fluorescence lifetime imaging, advanced LiDAR systems which can image through fog and even around corners, and neural imaging to support emerging brain-computer interface research. Photon Force has very recently secured £1.8m in research and development grant funding which is aimed at supporting their next stage of growth and focus on developing their product range for a wider customer base and future revenue streams. With an existing interesting and diverse customer base, which includes Facebook, they have set strong foundations on which to build for the next stage of growth. With an existing, interesting and diverse customer base, which includes leading international research institutions; MIT, KCL and Tsinghua, they have set strong foundations on which to build for the next stage of growth. About the Role A newly created opportunity to contribute to the evolution of system architecture and underpinning digital design of current and future products. You will be a technology enthusiast, keen to collaborate and design within a small, relaxed but professional multi-disciplinary team. You will have a 'can-do' attitude and be excited to be part of a company that pushes the boundaries of technology to new heights. You will have a robust and methodical approach to design with good communication and documentation skills to ensure your essential work can be accessible to other parties. We provide an inclusive and collaborative environment where innovation can be fostered through continuous personal and professional development.