Graduate FPGA Engineer - 2027
Summary
Graduate FPGA engineer starting summer/autumn 2027 at MAC Ltd, a wireless communications engineering consultancy in Southampton. The role spans the full project lifecycle on radio/wireless problems for clients, using FPGA design (VHDL, Verilog, HLS), DSP, SDR/RF techniques, and MATLAB/Simulink modelling.
This is a graduate role for Summer/ Autumn 2027.
Are
you looking to work in a fast-growing market, at the cutting-edge of technology?
As the wireless market continues to evolve and
grow, our customers come to us to help solve complex problems. A
career at MAC Ltd is going to suit you if you have a broad electronic
engineering skillset, and love tackling complex challenges.
Life at MAC Ltd
MAC
Ltd’s success is based on finding, training, and mentoring exceptional
electronic engineers, building a team that’s able to take on and solve the most
difficult engineering problems. We
require a wide range of engineering skills and with our expert support you will
be able to develop these across a diverse range of projects.
Your
Skills & Experience
We
are particularly looking for degree qualified electronics
engineers with significant experience in digital design, wireless
technology, embedded systems, or software defined radio.
Your
degree will have given you experience in
some or all of the following areas:
- FPGA design, including experience in languages
such as VHDL, Verilog, and High-Level Synthesis
- Modelling
tools such as MATLAB and Simulink
- Radio communications and Digital Signal
Processing (DSP) techniques
- Software Defined Radio (SDR) and RF techniques
- Software Development
- Development of communication waveforms
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine
learning (ML)
And
you’ll have a rounded skill set including:
- Able to take a
defined problem and solve with guidance from colleagues
- Able to apply
graduate knowledge and demonstrate emerging technical competence
- Good personal time
management.
- Demonstrable
communication skills, able to explain technical problems to peers
Requirements
- An electronics degree from a university with a strong reputation for the subject studied.
- Already have full eligibility to work in the UK.
- Eligible for UKSV (SC) security clearance.
Benefits
The benefits of working at MAC Ltd include:
- Opportunities to work on cutting edge technologies to make a real
difference in a dynamic and agile environment.
- Mentoring from talented and experienced world-leading industry experts.
- Sharing in the company’s
success through MAC Ltd’s 100% Employee Ownership.
- Beautiful rural office
setting at the University of Southampton Science Park (), a short drive or bus ride
from Southampton City Centre.
- Competitive salary that is
linked to your performance.
- Employee profit sharing
scheme.
- Private medical insurance.
- Competitive contributory
pension scheme.
- Opportunities for flexible
working
- Discounted on-site gym
membership.
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
- Discounts and offers on
fitness, leisure and lifestyle brands (through our ADS membership).
- Cycle to Work scheme to
take advantage of savings on bikes and accessories.
- Additional paid annual
leave for volunteering activities.
Security
Clearance
Some of our work is in the security
sector, so you must be eligible for security check (SC) clearance, including
having been resident in the UK for over five years. For more information and
guidance please visit .
Company Background
Our success is built on a culture of
diversity and inclusion and bringing together people with different experiences,
backgrounds, skills, perspectives and life experiences into a cohesive and
supportive team. This is further demonstrated by converting to an
Employee-Owned Trust (EOT) in March 2025.