FPGA Developer/Researcher in High Performance Networks

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual with experience of FPGA programming from specification, design, development, through to implementation and testing including good knowledge of VHDL or Verilog and experience from verification in the lab as well as proven competence and experience with Xilinx devices (Virtex 5/6/7, Zynq, NetFPGA), development boards and tools (ISE, Vivado, Modelsim)

Working in the High Performance Networks Research Group, you will carry out research, software development and experimental work for optical and high performance networks in the following fields:

· Digital design of programmable optical and high performance networks
· Network function programmability and virtualization
· High data rate communication networks (10/100 Gbps, up to 1 Tbps)
· Programmable and reconfigurable FPGA design and prototyping
· Embedded system design

You will carry out work leading to publications in high-quality journals and presentation at international conferences and work on research activities with other members of the group as well as collaborative research groups in industrial and university laboratories in Europe and beyond.

You will contribute towards preparation and submission of research proposals to national and international research funding organizations and industry and contribute towards further evolving the existing experimental facilities and assist in project management duties.

Informal enquiries can be made to: Professor Dimitra Simeonidou Dimitra.Simeonidou@bristol.ac.uk or Dr Yan Yan, Yan.yan@bristol.ac.uk