Senior FPGA Engineer
<p><b>Salary: £41,000 - 69,000 per year</b></p>
<b>Requirements:</b>
<ul><li>Proven experience with AMD (Xilinx) FPGAs, preferably Zynq, Kintex, or Artix families.</li><li>Advanced knowledge of Vivado Design Suite, VHDL.</li><li>Experience developing and integrating MicroBlaze processors and associated subsystems.</li><li>Solid understanding of FPGA architecture design, clocking, resets, and interfacing.</li><li>Familiarity with single-board computer architectures, including Intel processors and interfaces such as eSPI, PCIe, I2C, SPI, and UART.</li><li>Experience with Cocotb, UVVM, or other modern verification methodologies.</li><li>Exposure to embedded C/C++ development for FPGA-based processors (desirable).</li><li>Understanding of signal integrity, timing closure, and hardware debug at board level (desirable).</li><li>Experience collaborating in requirements-driven development (e.g., DOORS, Jama, or similar) (desirable).</li><li>Bachelors or Masters degree in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.</li></ul>
<b>Responsibilities:</b>
<ul><li>Work closely with system architects to derive and define FPGA requirements from high-level system specifications.</li><li>Develop FPGA architectures to support SBC designs, including high-speed interfaces and embedded processor subsystems.</li><li>Propose and evaluate design trade-offs to meet performance, power, and cost targets.</li><li>Develop FPGA designs using AMD Vivado for synthesis, implementation, and bitstream generation.</li><li>Integrate MicroBlaze soft processors, peripherals, and custom IP within the system design.</li><li>Collaborate with hardware and software teams to integrate FPGA and SoC components.</li><li>Develop and execute testbenches using modern verification frameworks such as Cocotb, UVVM, or similar environments.</li><li>Perform simulation, hardware bring-up, and debug using tools like Vivado Logic Analyzer and Chipscope.</li><li>Contribute to system-level validation of FPGA-based designs in conjunction with embedded software.</li><li>Mentor junior engineers and support best practices in FPGA design and documentation.</li><li>Participate in design reviews and contribute to continuous improvement of the development process.</li></ul>
<b>Technologies:</b>
<ul><li>Embedded</li><li>FPGA</li><li>Hardware</li><li>Support</li><li>PCIe</li><li>VHDL</li><li>Security</li></ul>
<p><b>More:</b></p>
<p>We are building something powerful in high-performance embedded computing solutions and are proud to be experts in our field with four decades of experience across industries including defence, telecoms, and aerospace. We are seeking a highly skilled Senior FPGA Engineer to join our engineering team, focusing on developing advanced single-board computer (SBC) solutions. Our benefits include 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays, an annual profit share bonus, a generous pension scheme with up to 10% employer contribution, and private health insurance. We embrace diversity and are committed to equal opportunities.</p>
<p>last updated 8 week of 2026</p>
<b>Requirements:</b>
<ul><li>Proven experience with AMD (Xilinx) FPGAs, preferably Zynq, Kintex, or Artix families.</li><li>Advanced knowledge of Vivado Design Suite, VHDL.</li><li>Experience developing and integrating MicroBlaze processors and associated subsystems.</li><li>Solid understanding of FPGA architecture design, clocking, resets, and interfacing.</li><li>Familiarity with single-board computer architectures, including Intel processors and interfaces such as eSPI, PCIe, I2C, SPI, and UART.</li><li>Experience with Cocotb, UVVM, or other modern verification methodologies.</li><li>Exposure to embedded C/C++ development for FPGA-based processors (desirable).</li><li>Understanding of signal integrity, timing closure, and hardware debug at board level (desirable).</li><li>Experience collaborating in requirements-driven development (e.g., DOORS, Jama, or similar) (desirable).</li><li>Bachelors or Masters degree in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.</li></ul>
<b>Responsibilities:</b>
<ul><li>Work closely with system architects to derive and define FPGA requirements from high-level system specifications.</li><li>Develop FPGA architectures to support SBC designs, including high-speed interfaces and embedded processor subsystems.</li><li>Propose and evaluate design trade-offs to meet performance, power, and cost targets.</li><li>Develop FPGA designs using AMD Vivado for synthesis, implementation, and bitstream generation.</li><li>Integrate MicroBlaze soft processors, peripherals, and custom IP within the system design.</li><li>Collaborate with hardware and software teams to integrate FPGA and SoC components.</li><li>Develop and execute testbenches using modern verification frameworks such as Cocotb, UVVM, or similar environments.</li><li>Perform simulation, hardware bring-up, and debug using tools like Vivado Logic Analyzer and Chipscope.</li><li>Contribute to system-level validation of FPGA-based designs in conjunction with embedded software.</li><li>Mentor junior engineers and support best practices in FPGA design and documentation.</li><li>Participate in design reviews and contribute to continuous improvement of the development process.</li></ul>
<b>Technologies:</b>
<ul><li>Embedded</li><li>FPGA</li><li>Hardware</li><li>Support</li><li>PCIe</li><li>VHDL</li><li>Security</li></ul>
<p><b>More:</b></p>
<p>We are building something powerful in high-performance embedded computing solutions and are proud to be experts in our field with four decades of experience across industries including defence, telecoms, and aerospace. We are seeking a highly skilled Senior FPGA Engineer to join our engineering team, focusing on developing advanced single-board computer (SBC) solutions. Our benefits include 25 days of holiday plus bank holidays, an annual profit share bonus, a generous pension scheme with up to 10% employer contribution, and private health insurance. We embrace diversity and are committed to equal opportunities.</p>
<p>last updated 8 week of 2026</p>