FPGA Engineer

Enterprise Recruitment
Berkshire, United Kingdom
Yesterday
£60,000 – £80,000 pa

Salary

£60,000 – £80,000 pa

Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
On-site
Seniority
Mid
Education
Degree
Posted
21 Apr 2026 (Yesterday)

A company with ambitious growth plans, set to double revenue, is looking for an FPGA Engineer to join its team. With a strong, supportive culture, employees stay long term and thrive in a collaborative environment. As a small but growing business, this role offers the chance to make a real impact while working on cutting-edge technology.

As an FPGA Engineer, you will play a key role in shaping product development by providing direct input into specifications from a hardware and FPGA perspective. Responsibilities include writing low-level specifications for system, algorithm, and architecture design, as well as taking ownership of FPGA design tasks for new product developments. You will implement, verify, test, document, and support new designs, collaborating closely with other disciplines to ensure high-quality, innovative solutions.

We are seeking FPGA engineers who have an electronic engineering degree and a proven record of design in the field of high-speed digital/FPGA. Candidates must possess a strong desire, drive, and enthusiasm to create world-class products.

FPGA Engineer essential requirements:

FPGA design using VHDL/SystemVerilog

Familiarity with high-speed interfaces in FPGAs

Advanced simulation methodsFPGA Engineer desirable requirements:

PCI Express, Ethernet, CoaXPress, MIPI, QSFP and DDR4/5.

JTAG-based test, (XJTAG ideal).

C/C++, Python/TCL/Shell

CI/CD

Agile

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Position: FPGA Engineer

Location: Berkshire

Salary: £60-80k

Key Skills: FPGA design

Desirable skills: PCI Express, Ethernet, CoaXPress, MIPI, QSFP and DDR4/5.

Apply: jamie AT enterpriserecruitment DOT com

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I’m not an engineer myself, but have a BSc in Computer Science so have a technical understanding. Feel free to send your CV and I can match you to our other suitable roles. I specialise in recruiting software and electronic engineers for technology companies throughout the UK

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