Summary
Josh Goldsmith is an MTS Research Engineer at AMD's Research and Advanced Development group in Dublin, bringing eight years of hands-on experience in RFSoC, FPGA design, and SDR systems. He holds a PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Strathclyde and has deep practical roots from internships at Xilinx and MathWorks through to FPGA engineering at Neutral Wireless. Josh has led research and development projects bridging hardware and software—building RFSoC training materials, developing PCB prototypes, and delivering production-grade FPGA designs. He combines academic rigor with industry impact, moving from teaching and outreach roles to leading applied research within a major semiconductor company. Notably, his background includes both creating developer-facing resources for PYNQ on RFSoC and practical SDR prototyping, reflecting a knack for translating complex radio hardware into usable developer tools. Based in Ireland, he’s a researcher-engineer comfortable operating at the intersection of cutting-edge silicon and real-world systems engineering.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at University of Strathclyde