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Principal FPGA Design Engineer

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I have an exciting opportunity for you as a Principal FPGA Design Engineer, could this be for you?

My client is a market leader in RF Applications for the defence industry who is now looking for a Principal FPGA Design Engineer to join their team in Worcestershire. This position will sit in their research team and offer excellent opportunity to design and develop their next generation of products.

For the Principal FPGA Design Engineer job, they are looking for someone with the following experience:

Experience leading FPGA Design
VHDL design
Understanding of DSP
Cradle to grave development

Desirable skills for this Worcestershire based job opportunity:

Experience working in an RF environment
Altium design
PCB Design

If this job opportunity as a Principal FPGA Design Engineer based in Worcestershire could be of interest, send your CV to (url removed) or call (phone number removed) / (phone number removed)

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