Principal FPGA Engineer

FPGA Design Engineer

Full time on site in Edinburgh

-competitive market rates

Inside IR35

6 month initial contract

• Designing and developing firmware using VHDL for advanced airborne applications
• Verifying designs using either VHDL or SystemVerilog
• Working within a structured firmware design process, ideally aligned with standards such as RTCA DO-254
• Creating innovative VHDL-based FPGA designs
• Utilising advanced verification techniques, including UVM
• Employing current FPGA technologies (Xilinx, Altera, Microsemi) and their tools
• Utilising Model Driven Engineering tools such as MATLAB and Simulink
• Designing and integrating high-speed interfaces like PCIe, DDR3, and Ethernet
• Analysing system-level documents to derive detailed Firmware requirements
• Debugging firmware designs and supporting system-level verification and integration

• Degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering, preferably with a focus on FPGA/Digital techniques
• Experience in creating VHDL-based FPGA designs
• Proficiency in advanced verification techniques using VHDL or SystemVerilog/UVM
• Knowledge of current FPGA technologies from Xilinx, Altera, and Microsemi
• Familiarity with Model Driven Engineering tools including MATLAB and Simulink
• Experience in designing high-speed interfaces like PCIe, DDR3, and Ethernet
• Understanding of structured firmware design processes and lifecycle management
• Ability to specify complex timing and area constraints for FPGA place and route
• Effective and flexible communication skills