Design Engineer
Description
We are looking for multiple Design Engineers to work with us at AccelerComm, you will be working on cutting-edge technology projects and collaborating with an elite team to push the boundaries of wireless communications technology.
You will work on advanced development of IP, system, and board solutions, collaborating with industry-leading colleagues to push the capabilities of 5G technologies. This is your chance to work on cutting-edge projects with a company that has international reach, in a hands-on role where you can use your skills and expertise to drive innovation forward.
We are looking for a highly capable, enthusiastic and personable individual to join our team. We are specifically seeking an Design Engineer with 4+ years of relevant industry experience to contribute to the development of our hardware solutions. with a broad skillset of relevant industry experience, capable of advanced development of IP, system, and board solutions.
This is a hands-on role, which will play an important part in the growth of AccelerComm and in our product portfolio
Key Responsibilities
Flexibly apply skills and expertise to enable team delivery of success at a project level
Collaborate with colleagues on the architecture, design, development, verification and documentation of our IP
Develop RTL implementations of electronics systems for communication, using SystemVerilog
Develop test benches for RTL implementations of electronics systems for communication, using SystemVerilog
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Essential:
Degree qualified (or equivalent)
4+ years of experience in relevant field in the industry
EDA tools for simulation and synthesis (Mentor Graphics ModelSim, Altera Quartus, Xilinx Vivado, Synopsys DC, Cadence Genus)
AXI interfacing
Timing and hardware resource optimisation for high throughput data or signal processing applications
C/C++/Matlab prototyping for design and verification
Version control and peer review (e.g. Git)
Documentation (e.g. Confluence)
Time management (e.g. Jira)
Desirable:
Experience of maintaining EDA tools (e.g. upgrades, license manager)
Experience of creating innovative solutions and documenting them (e.g. in publications or patents)
Automation (e.g. Jenkins)
Knowledge of communications signal processing algorithms (ideally error correction, equalisation, channel estimation, beamforming or another baseband component)
Appreciation of mobile communications systems
Understanding of telecoms and/or semiconductor industries
Personal Attributes
Must be highly capable, motivated, enthusiastic, innovative and personable
Should have hands-on experience of relevant industry tools, techniques and technology
Should be a team player, with an approach to version control and documentation that enables others
Should be presentable and with the commitment to build long term viable relationships with all stake-holders
Ability to quickly gain customers’ trust
Should be commercially savvy
Exceptional communication skills – written, presentational and verbal
About AccelerComm Ltd
AccelerComm is a pioneering UK technology company delivering high-performance physical layer solutions for 5G and next‑generation wireless networks, with a particular focus on Non‑Terrestrial Networks (NTN) such as satellite communications.
Founded in 2016 as a spinout from the University of Southampton, the company combines world leading research with real world deployment expertise to solve some of the most demanding challenges in modern connectivity.
AccelerComm specialises in advanced signal processing and error resilient physical layer IP, enabling significantly improved performance, efficiency, and power consumption for 5G systems. Its technology processes substantially more data per watt than traditional software‑only approaches and is already proven in orbit, powering hundreds of operational satellite communications systems worldwide.
With a growing global customer base that includes leading mobile operators, semiconductor vendors, and aerospace organisations, we are at the forefront of the convergence between terrestrial and satellite communications—helping to enable truly global, always‑on connectivity.
Driven by continuous innovation and a strong patent portfolio, we are shaping the future of wireless communications by bringing cutting edge research into commercially deployed, mission critical systems.