Permanent

Principal FPGA Design Engineer

Expert Employment
Enfield, EN1 3EE
money-bag 65000 - 75000 Per Annum None
Posted: 12 September 2026 (2 weeks ago)
Closing date: 12 October 2026
Ref: 2904

About the Role

This permanent position as a Principal FPGA Design Engineer in Enfield offers a salary of £65,000 to £75,000. The successful candidate will lead complex developments from system requirements through to fully verified hardware, working on-site within a high-performance engineering team. Responsibilities include FPGA architecture, end-to-end VHDL design, test benches, verification plans and documentation. Applicants need ten years of FPGA experience, proven work with multi-FPGA systems, strong system architecture and requirements decomposition skills, plus exposure to Radar or DSP applications. The role also involves supporting existing firmware, leading design reviews, release activities and mentoring junior engineers.

We are looking for a Principal FPGA Design Engineer to lead complex FPGA developments from system requirements through to fully verified hardware. This is a senior, hands-on technical leadership role within a high-performance engineering team.
Key Responsibilities
Lead FPGA architecture and end-to-end VHDL design
Define system-level requirements and implement robust solutions
Develop test benches, verification plans, and documentation
Support and enhance existing firmware
Lead design reviews and release activities
Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership
Requirements
Ten years FPGA design experience
Proven experience with multi-FPGA systems
Strong system architecture and requirements decomposition skills
Experience with Radar or DSP applications

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