Lead FPGA Engineer

Job Title: Lead FPGA Engineer

Location: Luton - On-site 4+ days/week

Role Type: Contract - Initial 6 months+

Rate: £80.00 - £100.00 per hour Inside IR35

Our client, an established aerospace engineering consultancy firm, require an experienced Lead FPGA Engineer to join their multi-disciplined team.

The Lead FPGA Engineer would be responsible the success of the engineering activities within an Integrated FPGA Product Team or one of the products within a FPGA Product Line.

** Please note we can only consider sole UK Nationals (no dual nationalities) **

What the role of the Lead FPGA Engineer entails:

Some of the main duties of the Lead FPGA Engineer will include:

Manage a FPGA Engineering Team to deliver the project outcomes
Ensure that the FPGA Engineering activities are well planned, costed and scheduled with the Project Planning and Project Management Community. The plans will follow best practise WBS and resource plans captured appropriately.
Ensure with the Engineering Manager, that the FPGA engineering team has a well-documented Engineering Plan and that the plan is followed
Report on progress of the Engineering plan as needed
Ensure the FPGA Engineering team follows an effectively tailored Life Cycle Management Process, leading the Design Reviews.
Oversee the completion of the project outcomes to quality, cost and schedule ensuring that the project performance is accurately reported throughout
Maintain an effective dialogue with the PEM and PM, reporting status and risks to the project throughout
Work closely with the FPGA & Systems Design Authorities ensuring they are fully informed on technical progress and technical risks, requesting support as required
Support the PEM for engineering reviews and team briefs
Support the team with day-to-day technical queries and hands-on troubleshooting

What experience you need to be the successful Lead FPGA Engineer:

At least 10 years' experience of developing FPGA using VHDL or Verilog
Proven experience in FPGA engineering management and delivery of projects
Engineering or scientific Degree qualification (or equivalent)
Excellent communicator and able to provide clear direction to FPGA teams
Ability to manage complex situations with sound judgement and the ability to balance conflicting challenges
Experience of working across the full life cycle
Familiarity with latest FPGA device families and verification methodologies
Experienced with Mentor Graphics FPGA development tools including HDL Designer, ModelSim / Questa and Precision
Familiar with Xilinx / Intel (Altera) / Microsemi (Actel) design flows (ISE, Vivado, Quartus) and third-party synthesis tools
Ability to analyse system and / or hardware level requirements and derive detailed FPGA requirements
Independent verification using VHDL
Experience of FPGA requirements capture and requirements management tools
De-bugging FPGA designs and supporting integration & verification at hardware
and system level
Excellent communication (oral & written) & interpersonal skills
Practical experience with agile methodology

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Lead FPGA Engineer to progress their career. If you are interested please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!

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