FPGA Design Engineer - SC Cleared

Senior FPGA Engineer - VHDL / FPGA Design

Security Clearance: Must be eligible to obtain and maintain SC Clearance

+ -85 per hour

+ Onsite in South Wales

We are seeking an experienced Senior FPGA Engineer to deliver FPGA development work packages within agreed cost, schedule and quality constraints. You will take ownership of FPGA design and implementation, from requirements analysis and architectural design through to verification, integration and technical support.

This is an opportunity for an experienced engineer to contribute to complex hardware development, applying strong FPGA engineering expertise and established development methodologies.

• Analyse customer and product requirements, defining FPGA solutions, work packages and delivery estimates.

• Produce FPGA architectural designs, detailed designs and supporting technical documentation.

• Develop and implement FPGA designs using VHDL.

• Perform FPGA simulation, verification and validation against specified requirements.

• Integrate FPGA designs into target hardware platforms.

• Provide technical support throughout the development and integration lifecycle.

• Review and oversee engineering work where leading a team, ensuring quality and delivery standards.

• Contribute to the maintenance and continuous improvement of FPGA development processes and procedures.

• Monitor progress and report against agreed cost, time and quality objectives.

• Strong hands-on experience in FPGA design and development using VHDL.

• Proficiency with at least one FPGA simulation tool and one synthesis tool.

• Recent FPGA design experience with devices from Altera, Microsemi or Xilinx.

• Strong understanding of FPGA development methodologies and engineering processes.

• Experience capturing and analysing requirements, defining work packages and estimating delivery effort.

• Ability to work independently, manage priorities and provide regular progress updates.

• Excellent communication, documentation and teamwork skills.

• Willingness and ability to obtain and maintain UK SC Security Clearance.

Experience with one or more of the following tools and development environments:

• Altera Quartus II

• Mentor ModelSim

• Microsemi Libero IDE

• Microsemi Libero SoC

• Xilinx Vivado

If you are an experienced FPGA Engineer with strong VHDL design skills and experience delivering FPGA solutions from requirements through to hardware integration, we would welcome your application.