Senior FPGA Engineer

Enterprise Recruitment
Portsmouth, Hampshire, United Kingdom
Today
£60,000 – £95,000 pa

Salary

£60,000 – £95,000 pa

Seniority
Senior
Posted
20 Apr 2026 (Today)

Senior FPGA Engineer

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This position is perfect for an FPGA Engineer focused on innovation. You will be ahead of industry trends, collaborating with leading semiconductor companies and top engineers on challenging projects. In this small company, there's no micromanagement—just a focus on great work. Attend meetings when needed, but you have the freedom to design solutions your way. If you enjoy solving complex problems independently, this role offers flexibility and autonomy.

This FPGA Engineer role is hybrid, after an initial training period fully onsite.

Despite being very well-established and highly successful, they maintain a small business atmosphere with a start-up culture.

Senior FPGA Engineer essential requirements

At least 5+ years relevant FPGA experience

Good understanding of the PCIe spec OR very experienced designer of FPGA cores.

Familiarity with Verilog, System Verilog

Senior FPGA Engineer desirable skills

High-speed protocols – Ethernet, PCIe, USB, NVMe, CXL etc

C/C++. Linux, Bash, Python, VHDL, tcl

Jira, Git

VHDL

High speed transceivers

Memory controllers

PCB Layout

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Position: Senior FPGA Engineer

Location: Hybrid WFH within reach of Portsmouth

Salary: £60-95k

Benefits: Bonus, Pension, Healthcare

Key Skills: FPGA design, Verilog

Apply: kristian AT enterpriserecruitment DOT com

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