Hardware Algorithms Engineer
Leuven
Engineering – Hardware & Algorithms /
Full-time /
Hybrid
At Swave Photonics, we’re not just imagining the future — we’re engineering it. We're a fabless semiconductor company pioneering holographic chips based on our proprietary diffractive photonics technology. Our mission is to empower display manufacturers and system innovators to leap forward with ultra-high-resolution, true holographic displays.
Imagine a world where digital content floats in front of your eyes, where digital interactions are seamlessly integrated into your surroundings, and AR glasses amplify your senses with real-time AI intelligence — all while being light, fashionable, and personalized to you. That’s the future we’re building. Join us at the forefront of this revolution.
To help realize this vision, we’re opening a position of Hardware Algorithms Engineer. As part of our silicon and algorithms teams, you will play an important and cross-functional role in creating hardware-optimized image processing algorithms for both FPGA and ASIC.
Role and responsibilities:
The ideal candidate will go backwards and forwards between fixed-point algorithm and HW implementation, leveraging algorithmic insights and optimizations to deliver solutions that provide the highest quality for the lowest area and power cost for current and future generations of Swave’s compute engine.
The candidate will:
- Work with the Software and Algorithms teams to prototype and implement compute algorithms
- Work with the Silicon team to evaluate implementation tradeoffs
- Work with the Systems teams to evaluate implications for Swave’s products
Qualifications:
- You have at least a Master’s degree in Electronic Engineering or similar discipline.
- You have proven experience in algorithm development and implementation on fixed-point platforms.
- You are experienced in working to modify algorithms to optimally suit a given HW target under known constraints.
- You are able to evaluate size / power / area tradeoffs and optimally modify both algorithm and implementation to meet system-level goals.
- You have the ability to develop fixed-point C models from a floating-point MATLAB reference and to match, debug and verify fixed-point C models against hardware.
- You have a proven track record in complex algorithm development.
- You are familiar with algorithm design, mathematics and statistics.
- You are very comfortable in using MATLAB, C and modern digital design techniques and toolsets.
- You have some background in video or processing.
- You have the ability to perform system-level modeling and ownership of area, power and memory roadmap.
- Bonus points for experience with SystemC design flows for system-level (HW/SW) verification.
- Bonus points for prior experience in designing video or display chipsets.
- You thrive in a fast-paced environment and you can easily adapt to changing circumstances.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to excel as a true team player.
- Excellent written and spoken English.
What we offer you:
- A competitive compensation package tailored to your experience, knowledge and impact.
- An environment where you will work at the cutting edge, alongside pioneers in chip design, compute, diffractive optics, physics and semiconductors, backed by seasoned leaders and engineers with decades of industry experience.
- An informal and vibrant company culture built on authenticity, mutual trust, openness, purpose, and creativity. We’re a small team with big dreams and a bias for action that knows how to celebrate the wins.
- Flexibility and a results-driven culture give you space to work — and live — at your best.
Location:
Our headquarters are in the vibrant city of Leuven, Belgium. While the magic happens on-site, some remote work options are available.
If you are ready to help shape the most exciting future in display technology and to work on the deep tech that will make it happen, we would love to hear from you!
