FPGA Design Engineer

Akkodis
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
5 days ago
£40,000 – £60,000 pa

Salary

£40,000 – £60,000 pa

Job Type
Contract
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
On-site
Seniority
Mid
Education
Degree
Posted
30 Apr 2026 (5 days ago)

FPGA Design Engineer required for long term contract based in Stevenage or Bristol

Skillset/experience required:

Ideally we are looking for candidates that are degree qualified (or equivalent) with significant experience in FPGA development.

Competent VHDL Language and Design Skills.

Competent Verification Skills using VHDL and SystemVerilog methodologies

A deep proven level of experience designing for Xilinx, Intel or Microsemi FPGAs

Experience of professionally configuring and documenting designs

Experience of working as part of a large multidiscipline team

Overview of department:

For this role, we are seeking an experienced FPGA design and verification engineer (~4+ years), to support the development of our growing portfolio of complex FPGA projects. The current portfolio ranges from advanced signal processing systems (Image\Radio), core embedded processing systems, through to safety & security critical systems.

Responsibilities:

The role involves working at all phases of the FPGA design and verification cycle; hence, the candidate would be responsible some of the following key activities:

Generating complex FPGA architectures and design implementations (VHDL, Simulink etc), targeting Xilinx, Intel, Microsemi devices.

Verifying complex FPGA implementations using VHDL and System Verilog\UVM test-bench methodologies.

Using FPGA design toolsets and Mentor verification tools (QuestaSim & ModelSim).

Generating low-level software (C) to facilitate FPGA test and integration with the wider embedded system.

Configuring and Documenting designs to a high professional standard.

Working as part of a multidiscipline team to deliver complex FPGA based projects.

Modis International Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers in the UK. Modis Europe Ltd provide a variety of international solutions that connect clients to the best talent in the world. For all positions based in Switzerland, Modis Europe Ltd works with its licensed Swiss partner Accurity GmbH to ensure that candidate applications are handled in accordance with Swiss law.

Both Modis International Ltd and Modis Europe Ltd are Equal Opportunities Employers.

By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Modis International Ltd and/ or Modis Europe Ltd. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement which explains how we will use your information is available on the Modis website

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