Outside IR35 FPGA Consultant Location: Royston Contract Type: 12 months Contract Rate: Up to £80 Per Hour Outside IR35 About the Role As an FPGA Consultant, you'll take on diverse, real-world challenges from the ground up. You will be involved across the full product lifecycle-capturing requirements, designing, developing, documenting, testing, and delivering through to prototype production. You'll contribute to a wide variety of intriguing projects, ranging from proof-of-concept to working prototypes, providing both intellectual and practical challenges. Key Responsibilities: Capture, design, and develop FPGA-based solutions. Test, document, and deliver prototypes through the full lifecycle. Contribute to projects from concept through to working hardware. Collaborate across multidisciplinary teams to solve complex problems. Requirements 3 years of experience in FPGA firmware development (VHDL/Verilog) Proficiency with toolchains such as Vivado or Quartus Proven track record of design and implementation of technological solutions Degree in a relevant discipline (e.g., Electronics, Computer Engineering, or similar) Strong knowledge or experience in Digital Signal Processing (DSP) algorithms (highly advantageous) Desirable Skills DSP/system modelling in MATLAB/Simulink Electronics development Embedded software development (C/C++, Linux) Experience with RADAR or communications applications Knowledge of Software Defined Radios (SDRs)