Vacancy

Digital System Architect – FPGA/ASIC

Netherlands Electronics Rotterdam On-site

Lead the architecture of next-generation digital control systems and shape the future of high-performance technology at the intersection of FPGA and ASIC innovation.

About The Member Company

We are a global high-tech consultancy company with a team of entrepreneurial engineers, scientists, and digital experts from around the world. Together we form a fast-growing and proud community. We offer consultancy services to high-profile clients globally in diverse service areas, such as:

Technology & Engineering
Energy & Renewables
Life sciences & Pharma
Digital & IT

About this vacancy

As a Digital System Architect, you’ll be at the forefront of developing advanced FPGA-based control platforms, with a roadmap toward ASIC integration. This role goes beyond circuit design, it's about enabling technological breakthroughs in cutting-edge scientific and engineering domains.

You’ll be part of a team that values innovation, autonomy, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. Your ideas and approaches will help shape the next generation of high-performance control systems.

What You’ll Do

Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of engineers (RF, embedded, software, hardware) to co-develop architecture and design for next-generation control systems.
Lead the digital architecture efforts, with opportunities to expand into embedded software.
Translate market and product requirements into scalable, robust system designs.
Provide technical leadership across the R&D department, guiding development and implementation.
Contribute to IP generation and maintain awareness of the IP landscape relevant to the technology.
Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend adoption where beneficial.

What we expect from you

To thrive in this role, you likely bring:

A Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
7+ years of experience as a Digital System Architect in FPGA/ASIC domains (e.g. processor design, RF systems, serial interfaces, DSP).
Deep understanding of digital design flows and verification methodologies.
Experience in one or more of the following areas:
- System engineering
- RF and analog-digital integration
- CPU architecture
- Digital signal processing
- High-speed data converters
- Serial communication protocols (JESD, Ethernet, TCP/IP, PCIe, RDMA, MGT)

What you can expect from us

A chance to work on pioneering technologies that have real-world impact.
A collaborative, intellectually stimulating environment with highly skilled colleagues.
Opportunities for rapid learning and growth in a fast-evolving organization.
The satisfaction of contributing to meaningful advancements in science and engineering

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A long-term working relationship

Enjoy the security of a long-term contract and a stable source of income while getting the opportunity to work at diverse projects.

Individual profit sharing

Full transparency. That’s it. For each of your projects, you know your hourly rate, your costs, and your individual performance-based profit sharing, all in order to stimulate your inner entrepreneur.

Business cells

Our employeneurs are grouped in business cells based on their technical expertise. They are small, focused and function as high-grade knowledge networks. And as buzzing communities of close colleagues.

YOUniversity

Every employeneur drives their own career. Together, we make a plan for personal and professional growth. Receive personal coaching and an extensive training budget to keep developing yourself and deliver outperformance at our clients.