Digital Design Engineer

Job description

Digital Design Engineer - Cryptography

Office based in London - monthly visits required

Remote position in the UK

3 months contract - Outside IR35

Rate negotiable

5V Tech is supporting a cutting-edge silicon security company delivering trusted solutions for modern SoCs, chiplets, and connected devices. They are looking for a Digital Design Engineer with experience in Cryptography to join their project and start contributing from day 1.

They combine low-footprint security IP with lifecycle software to ensure identity, integrity, and trust are anchored directly in silicon and maintained across manufacturing, deployment, and operation.

This is a hands-on role for someone who has implemented cryptography at hardware level, not just worked on theory.

The project:

• Designing and implementing secure digital architectures for ASIC/FPGA

• Building and optimising hardware modules for cryptographic algorithms (AES, SHA, TRNG)

• Working on Root of Trust systems and secure hardware components

• Applying countermeasures against side-channel attacks

• Contributing across RTL design, verification, and timing analysis

Requirements:

• Extensive experience in digital design

• Strong background in hardware-based cryptography implementation

• Excellent Python skills

• Solid Verilog or VHDL skills

• Experience working on ASIC or FPGA targets

5V Tech are acting as an Agency for the purposes of this contract. We offer a reward scheme if you can recommend someone for this contract, up to £250 for you and an additional £250 to a charity of your choice, 5V Tech are recognised talent solutions experts within IoT and Deep Tech working across Europe, the UK and North America.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

United Kingdom

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

03-04-2026

Profession type

Design / Fashion

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English