> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/2244148-digital-design-engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/2244148-digital-design-engineer). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Digital Design Engineer - **Company:** SoCode Limited - **Location:** Cambridge, UK - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** £65,000.0 - £75,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Bluetooth, C++ (Programming Language), Software Debugging, Logic Synthesis of Circuits, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), MATLAB, Signal Processing, Verilog, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Wi-Fi Technology - **Published:** August 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.co.uk/jobad/gb1dfa5f1c57c4a25b0a06dc66b59bb09f ## About the Role Do you want to join a close knit team where you'll receive L&D, support from your colleagues, career growth, and have the ability to work on personal projects in a well-equipped lab? This is a brand new role in an established digital design team, working in the communications space. This role puts you at the heart of physical layer design. You'll take ownership of significant blocks of RTL from specification through implementation, verification and into working hardware. You'll work alongside senior and principal engineers who'll support you as you broaden your experience across digital RF, signal processing and the wider product lifecycle, with genuine hands-on lab time and access to serious equipment. What You'll Bring: * 2+ years' hands-on RTL development for FPGA platforms (Verilog or VHDL) * Strong grasp of fixed-point DSP techniques - think filters, FFT implementations, correlators * Hands-on experience with AMD/Xilinx FPGA devices and their design toolchain * A track record of carrying a design the full distance (from spec, through implementation and test, to hardware that actually works) * Comfortable picking up and extending an established codebase, not just starting from a blank sheet * A natural communicator who's happy asking questions and working closely within a small, collaborative team * Driven to keep learning and sharpening your skills over time Also Valued: * Exposure to physical-layer RTL for wireless comms - cellular, WiFi, Bluetooth, satellite... any of these are relevant * Comfortable using MATLAB for DSP or comms-related work * Working knowledge of C or C++ in an embedded context * Experience debugging live hardware in a lab setting ## Related Videos - [Leveraging Large Language Models for Legacy Code Translation: Challenges and Solutions](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1157-leveraging-large-language-models-for-legacy-code-translation-challenges-and-solutions) - [Building a Cross-Platform BLE Client with Kotlin Multiplatform and Kable](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100250-building-a-cross-platform-ble-client-with-kotlin-multiplatform-and-kable) - [Unlocking the potential of Digital & IT at Vodafone](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/602-unlocking-the-potential-of-digital-it-at-vodafone) - [Prototyping with Hardware and the Web](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/651-prototyping-with-hardware-and-the-web) - [Building a hypercar from scratch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/607-building-a-hypercar-from-scratch) - [More efficient software for more efficient microchips](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1164-more-efficient-software-for-more-efficient-microchips) ## Related Articles - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Where to Find Entry-Level Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/397-where-to-find-entry-level-software-engineering-jobs) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [Is Software Engineering Hard?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/448-is-software-engineering-hard) - [Software Engineer Salary London](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/252-software-engineer-salary-london) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline)