Postdoctoral Research Associate in Digital Design (FPGA)

Location: Manchester, United Kingdom; hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Company

The hirify.global hosts a long-standing research programme on vision sensors and SIMD processor arrays in collaboration with Imperial College London, the University of Bristol, and industrial partners.

What you will do

• Lead the design of next-generation vision processor hardware for advanced edge computing.
• Explore near-sensor integration of novel computer architectures.
• Model systems and implement digital systems using FPGAs, with potential future ASIC implementation.
• Design parallel processor architectures at the RTL level using Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL.
• Develop hardware-software co-design solutions and interface with high-speed sensors.
• Build practical technology demonstrations for on-sensor computer vision.

Requirements

• Experience with digital system design and FPGA implementation.
• Ability to design RTL-level processor architectures using Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL.
• Ability to work on system modelling, hardware-software co-design, and high-speed sensor interfaces.

Culture & Benefits

• Research is embedded in an EPSRC-funded project on on-sensor computer vision.
• Collaboration with Imperial College London, the University of Bristol, and industrial partners.
• Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.
• The University is an equal opportunities employer and makes appointments on merit.