Senior FPGA Engineer – Concurrent
Location: Theale, Reading | Employment type: Full‑time | Seniority level: Mid‑Senior | Job function: Engineering and IT | Industries: Aviation & Aerospace Component Manufacturing
We’re building something powerful. Join our team to develop advanced single‑board computer solutions.
Role Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior FPGA Engineer to join our engineering team. The role involves overseeing the full FPGA development lifecycle, from requirements to implementation, verification, and validation.
Responsibilities
* Work closely with system architects to define FPGA requirements from high‑level specifications.
* Develop FPGA architectures to support SBC designs, high‑speed interfaces, and embedded processor subsystems.
* Propose and evaluate design trade‑offs to meet performance, power, and cost targets.
* Develop FPGA designs using AMD Vivado for synthesis, implementation, and bitstream generation.
* Integrate MicroBlaze soft processors, peripherals, and custom IP within the system design.
* Collaborate with hardware and software teams to integrate FPGA and SoC components.
* Develop and execute testbenches using modern verification frameworks such as Cocotb, UVVM, or similar.
* Perform simulation, hardware bring‑up, and debug using Vivado Logic Analyzer, Chipscope, etc.
* Contribute to system‑level validation of FPGA‑based designs in conjunction with embedded software.
* Mentor junior engineers and support best practices in FPGA design and documentation.
* Participate in design reviews and contribute to continuous improvement of the development process.
Technical Expertise
* Proven experience with AMD (Xilinx) FPGAs (Zynq, Kintex, Artix).
* Advanced knowledge of Vivado Design Suite and VHDL.
* Experience developing and integrating MicroBlaze processors and associated subsystems.
* Solid understanding of FPGA architecture design, clocking, resets, and interfacing.
* Familiarity with single‑board computer architectures, including Intel processors and interfaces such as eSPI, PCIe, I2C, SPI, UART.
* Experience with Cocotb, UVVM, or other modern verification methodologies.
Desirable Skills
* Exposure to embedded C/C++ development for FPGA‑based processors.
* Understanding of signal integrity, timing closure, and hardware debug at board level.
* Experience collaborating in requirements‑driven development (e.g., DOORS, Jama).
Education
* Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline.
Personal Attributes
* Excellent problem‑solving and analytical skills.
* Strong communication and documentation skills.
* Self‑motivated with the ability to take technical ownership of designs.
* Collaborative team player, comfortable working in a multi‑disciplinary environment.
Benefits
* 25 days holidays + bank holidays and holiday purchase scheme.
* Annual profit share bonus.
* Cycle to work, Home & Tech and car salary sacrifice schemes.
* Death in service benefit & income protection.
* Employee assistance programme and virtual GP.
* Employee referral scheme.
* Enhanced parental leave.Generous company pension scheme with up to 10% employer contribution.
* One paid volunteering day per year.
* Private Health Insurance through Bupa.
* YuLife wellbeing app.
Equal Opportunity Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer and believe in the power of a diverse, inclusive team. We welcome all applications from all suitably qualified people, regardless of race, sex, disability, religion / belief, sexual orientation or age. Please let us know if you require anything that would enable your success throughout our interview process.
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