Contract FPGA Engineer – OUTSIDEIR35

Company: ZENOVO LTD
Apply for the Contract FPGA Engineer – OUTSIDEIR35
Location: Cambridge
Job Description:

Location: Cambridge (On-site)

Contract Length: Initial 6 months

Rate: Competitive, dependent on experience

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced FPGA Engineer to join an innovative engineering team working on cutting-edge technology projects within the defence and secure communications sector.

This contract role will see you contributing to the design, development and verification of FPGA-based solutions for advanced electronic systems. You’ll work alongside multidisciplinary engineering teams to develop high-performance hardware solutions from initial concept through to prototype and testing.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design, develop and implement FPGA firmware using VHDL and/or Verilog.
  • Support the full FPGA development lifecycle, including architecture, implementation, simulation and verification.
  • Collaborate with hardware, software and systems engineers to integrate FPGA solutions into complex products.
  • Contribute to the development of prototype systems for technically challenging applications.
  • Assist with testing, debugging and optimisation of FPGA designs.

Essential Skills & Experience:

  • Strong commercial experience developing FPGA solutions using VHDL and/or Verilog.
  • Hands-on experience with FPGA toolchains such as Xilinx Vivado and/or Intel Quartus.
  • Demonstrable experience delivering FPGA designs from specification through to implementation
  • Degree qualified in Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a related discipline.
  • Active SC Clearance/Eligible for SC Clearance Needed – Existing DV Clearance would be a significant advantage.

Desirable Experience

  • Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and system modelling using MATLAB or Simulink.
  • Embedded software development in C/C++ within Linux environments.
  • Experience of communications systems, software-defined radio (SDR), radar or other RF technologies.
  • Ability to work independently while collaborating within a multidisciplinary engineering team.

If you’re an experienced FPGA Engineer looking for your next Outside IR35 contract and have active SC Clearance, we’d love to hear from you.

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Posted: September 2nd, 2026