A fantastic opportunity has opened for an experienced FPGA Engineer to join a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary engineering team working on innovative cyber and information assurance technologies. You’ll contribute to the design, development, and testing of secure digital solutions used across critical communication and defence environments.
All potential applicants are encouraged to scroll through and read the complete job description before applying.
This role offers the chance to work on complex FPGA designs, combining industry-standard and custom interfaces, and to be involved across the full engineering lifecycle, from requirements and architecture through to implementation, verification, and production.
Applicants must have, or be eligible to obtain, UK SC clearance.
What You’ll Be Doing As An FPGA Engineer
Own the FPGA solution from requirements through to development and productionLead requirements elicitation and translate them into FPGA implementationsDefine FPGA architecture in collaboration with the wider development teamWork with the Project Manager to plan, track and deliver against agreed schedulesPotentially coordinate other FPGA engineers on specific design activitiesInterface with FPGA vendors and third-party IP suppliersDevelop test benches and perform system-level testingSupport proposal preparation, estimation activities, and contribute to technical white papers What Experience Will You Need As An FPGA Engineer
Proven experience delivering FPGA designs through the full development lifecycleStrong VHDL design and verification skillsExperience optimising designs for performance and power consumptionHands-on experience integrating and debugging FPGA solutions in hardwareFamiliarity with configuration management systemsExperience with Microchip devices and Libero (advantageous)Verification experience using ModelSim/QuestaSim (UVM beneficial) Desirable Experience For xwwtmva The FPGA Engineer
Requirements management using DOORsSmartFusion, IGLOO or PolarFire devicesPCIe NVMe and FPGA-based implementationsXilinx or Altera device/toolchain experienceWorking with third-party IP coresDesign for security principlesEmbedded firmware (C/C++/assembler)Understanding of cryptographic standards and algorithmsIntegration of FPGAs into wider hardware platforms Why Join
You’ll be working with a highly skilled team solving challenging, meaningful engineering problems with real-world impact. Expect a collaborative culture, complex technical work, and the op……