Senior/Staff Digital Design Engineer (Visa Sponsorship Available)

FULL JOB DESCRIPTION

About Us

OLIX is building the next generation of AI hardware through its breakthrough Optical Tensor Processing Unit (OTPU) — a new computing paradigm designed to deliver performance and energy efficiency beyond the limits of traditional silicon architectures.

As AI demand accelerates globally, OLIX is tackling the infrastructure gap by combining digital, optical, and mixed-signal innovation to power the future of high-performance computing.

Employer: OLIX

Position: Senior/Staff Digital Design Engineer

Salary: £125,000 – £180,000 per year

Job Type: Full-time

Work location: Bristol, United Kingdom

What We Offer:

• Compensation & Equity
• Competitive salary (£125K–£180K)
• Meaningful stock options (ownership in the company)
• £24,000 annual Living-Local Bonus (if residing within 20 minutes of office)
• Health & Wellbeing
• Private medical & dental insurance (BUPA, including MHD)
• 25 days annual leave + UK bank holidays
• Workspace & Tools
• M4 Macs standard (M4 Pro for engineering team)
• High-spec ergonomic workstation
• Noise-cancelling headphones
• Access to high-performance 3D printing lab
• Relocation & Mobility
• Full UK & international visa sponsorship
• Relocation funding & concierge support

Other Benefits:

• Chef-prepared meals for late workdays
• Coffee tab at favourite local café
• High-impact work in a cutting-edge AI hardware startup
• Opportunity to lead and mentor within a high-calibre engineering team

Your Role Will Include:

• Architecting and implementing high-throughput digital pipelines (multi-GSPS input rates)
• End-to-end ownership of real-time data-processing silicon
• FPGA prototyping (Xilinx/AMD, Intel, or equivalent)
• RTL development (SystemVerilog, Verilog, VHDL)
• Power, performance & area (PPA) optimisation
• Timing closure across multi-GHz clock domains
• Algorithm modelling (MATLAB/Simulink or Python/NumPy)
• Collaboration across optical, mixed-signal & software teams
• Leading design reviews and mentoring junior engineers

What We Are Looking For:

• 7+ years of high-performance ASIC/SoC digital design experience
• Proven success closing timing on high-speed IP integrations
• Strong EDA flow expertise (STA, CDC/RDC, synthesis, lint, power-intent)
• FPGA prototyping and hardware debugging experience
• Deep understanding of DSP, semiconductor physics & computer architecture
• Strong communication & cross-functional collaboration skills

Nice to Have:

• Tape-out experience at 22nm or below
• Knowledge of optical links or photonic-electronic co-design
• AI/ML hardware architecture familiarity
• Open-source RTL or FPGA contributions

This is not just another semiconductor role. You’ll be designing breakthrough AI hardware at the frontier where digital meets optical innovation — with high ownership, strong equity, visa sponsorship, and top-tier compensation.

If you’re ready to build next-generation silicon that reshapes AI infrastructure globally, this is your moment.

Work Location: In person

APPLICATION PROCESS

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