Pharos is staffed by talented individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds. We offer a rewarding, flexible, supportive working environment, as well as on-site training to develop your skills.
Our current vacancies are listed below, but you are also welcome to make a speculative application by sending your CV to careers@pharoscontrols.com.
Also shown below are vacancies at our sister company Carallon – a product development company that provides R&D services to Pharos.
| Job reference | CAR/19/FPGASEN |
| Salary | Competitive, dependent on experience |
| Working hours | Full-time |
| Contract type | Permanent |
| Location | London, United Kingdom. Candidates must have the right to work in the UK before applying. |
About Us
Carallon is a product research and development company creating industry-leading award-winning products. Based in London, we specialise in industrial hardware and software design for the entertainment industry; encompassing lighting control, LED video processing and motion control. Many of our hardware products have their own integrated user interfaces, while others have accompanying configuration software that runs on desktop or mobile, and we also develop standalone software products.
Projects our team designs and manufactures for include:
- The industry-leading Tessera control and processing solution for video walls used in concerts, award shows and television
- The Pharos Architectural Control range of lighting control products used in theme parks and architectural installations worldwide
- The Martin Professional P3 LED Video Wall processors
We divide our time between contracting work and developing our own products in-house for distribution to a huge international client base.
Job Summary
The Senior FPGA Engineer position is within our development team, which works concurrently on a variety of exciting, cutting-edge projects. As the team is growing rapidly we are seeking to increase our capability to develop robust FPGA solutions for the video industry. The Senior FPGA Engineer would work closely with our existing FPGA, hardware and software teams to design, develop and integrate FPGA-based solutions to technical challenges within our suite of products.
We offer a very friendly, flexible and supportive working environment. Our development team is close-knit and highly motivated with a keen interest in the products it creates. A successful candidate should be similarly minded to work in the driven, focused environment required to bring original and ground-breaking products to market. It is a unique opportunity to develop engineering solutions that will be used to create spectacular events ranging from televised award-shows such as the Oscars, to corporate events for the world's leading brands, to the biggest rock-and-roll tours.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop and integrate FPGA solutions for our Tessera LED video processing product.
- Implement associated software logic/algorithms wherever needed in the product's ecosystem.
Essential Qualifications
- Genuine interest in FPGAs
- At least 4 years of experience working as an FPGA engineer
- Familiarity with FPGA design tools
- Good knowledge of C and C++
- Attention to detail
- Ability to discuss prior design work and explain the design processes involved and justify decisions made
- Ability to communicate ideas and concepts effectively in spoken and written English within a technical environment
- Evidence of the ability to work as part of a team, sharing skills, experience and interests with colleagues
Desirable Extras
- Knowledge of Git and Gerrit version control and code review tools
- Experience working with video or lighting for live entertainment
- Excellent time management, including the ability to prioritise conflicting tasks appropriately
- Knowledge of spoken Mandarin
| Job Reference | CAR/SSD/JAN2020 |
| Salary | dependent on level of experience |
| Working Hours | Full-time (37.5 hours/week) |
| Contract Type | Permanent |
| Location | Carallon offices, Ealing Broadway, London W5 (The post holder may be required to work at other locations, at the discretion of their line manager.) Please note that we cannot offer visa sponsorship for this post. You must have the right to live and work in the UK before applying for this role. |
About Us
Carallon is a product research and development company creating industry-leading award-winning products. Based in London, we specialise in industrial hardware and software design for the entertainment industry; encompassing lighting control, LED video processing and motion control. Many of our hardware products have their own integrated user interfaces, while others have accompanying configuration software that runs on desktop or mobile, and we also develop standalone software products.
Projects our team designs and manufactures for include:
- The Pharos Architectural Control range of lighting control products used in theme parks and architectural installations worldwide
- The Martin Professional P3 LED Video Wall processors
- The industry-leading Brompton Technology control and processing solution for video walls used in concerts, award shows and television.
We divide our time between contracting work and developing our own products in-house for distribution to a huge international client base.
Job Summary
The Senior Software Developer position is within our development team, which works concurrently on a variety of exciting, cutting-edge projects. As the team is growing rapidly we are seeking to increase our capability to develop robust software solutions for the entertainment industry. The Senior Software Developer would work closely with our existing software team to design, develop and integrate application-level solutions to technical challenges within our suite of products.
We offer a very friendly, flexible and supportive working environment. Our development team is close-knit and highly motivated with a keen interest in the products it creates. A successful candidate should be similarly minded to work in the driven, focused environment required to bring original and ground-breaking products to market. It is a unique opportunity to develop engineering solutions that will be used to create spectacular events ranging from televised award-shows such as the Oscars, to corporate events for the world's leading brands, to the biggest rock-and-roll tours.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and implement software solutions for our suite of products
- Help produce technical product specifications given client/market requirements
- Take responsibility for specific product features and provide regular development updates
- Perform code reviews and help more junior software developers working as part of a team
Essential Qualifications
- Genuine interest in software design and technical challenges
- 2:1 or higher degree in a related subject from a Russell Group university or equivalent
- At least 3 years of experience working as software engineer using C++
- Excellent knowledge of C and C++
- Familiarity with development using the Qt toolkit
- Attention to detail
- Ability to discuss prior design work and explain the design processes involved and justify decisions made
- Ability to communicate ideas and concepts effectively in spoken and written English within a technical environment
- Evidence of the ability to work as part of a team, sharing skills, experience and interests with colleagues
Desirable Extras
- Excellent time management, including the ability to prioritise conflicting tasks appropriately
- Knowledge of Git and Gerrit version control and code review tools
- Experience working with video or lighting for live entertainment
- Experience with any of the following: Python, Jenkins build system, Linux
