FPGA Engineer

Senior / Principal FPGA Engineer

12 month contract Inside IR35 – 3 days p/week on site (multiple site options) - SC Eligible

Role Overview

We are looking for a Senior / Principal FPGA Engineer to join an engineering team working on complex systems within the Aerospace and Defence sector.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the design, development and verification of FPGA solutions, working closely with Systems, Hardware and Software teams.

Key Responsibilities

Design and develop robust VHDL-based FPGA solutions

Verify FPGA designs using VHDL and/or SystemVerilog

Work closely with Systems, Hardware and Software teams on integration

Analyse system/hardware requirements and derive detailed FPGA requirements

Debug FPGA designs and support hardware/system-level integration and verification

Specify timing and area constraints for efficient FPGA Place & Route

Maintain configuration and revision control of FPGA designs

Document technical deliverables and provide project progress updates

Make technical decisions and identify/mitigate FPGA design risks

Coordinate technical activities with engineering leads and other disciplines

Essential Skills & Experience

Strong experience developing FPGA designs using VHDL and/or Verilog

Experience with Mentor Graphics tools, including HDL Designer, ModelSim / Questa and Precision

Familiarity with Xilinx, Intel (Altera) and/or Microsemi (Actel) design flows, including Vivado, Quartus and ISE

Experience with timing/area constraints, synthesis and Place & Route

Experience with independent FPGA verification using VHDL

Experience with FPGA requirements capture and requirements management

Understanding of FPGA version and revision control

Experience debugging FPGA designs and supporting system/hardware integration

Ability to analyse system-level requirements and translate them into FPGA requirements

Strong communication skills and ability to work across multidisciplinary engineering teams

Desirable Experience

Real-time, embedded or safety-critical FPGA development

Experience with RTCA/DO-254 DAL A or DAL B

SystemVerilog / UVM verification

Aerospace or Defence experience

Embedded processor cores such as ARM within FPGA designs

Knowledge of modern FPGA device families

Experience working within an Agile environment