🚀 FPGA Engineer (VHDL) | High-Speed Embedded Systems
đź“Ť UK | Onsite in Staines
đź’Ľ Contract - Outside IR35
A leading advanced electronics engineering company is looking for a talented FPGA Engineer to join their growing R&D team. This is an exciting opportunity to work on high-speed embedded systems, developing FPGA firmware for cutting-edge sensing and signal processing applications.
You’ll be involved in the full development lifecycle, from early concept through verification and hardware demonstration to production.
🔧 The Role
As an FPGA Engineer, you will be responsible for designing and developing VHDL firmware for high-performance FPGA systems, working closely with multidisciplinary teams across hardware, software and production.
Key responsibilities include:
* Developing VHDL firmware for high-speed applications including sensor acquisition and signal processing
* Designing FPGA logic for embedded and high-performance systems
* Verification, testing and validation of FPGA firmware
🧠Skills & Experience
We’re looking for engineers with a strong FPGA and embedded systems background:
* Degree in Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field
* FPGA/VHDL development experience
* Experience with FPGA vendors such as Xilinx and Lattice
* Experience with serial communication interfaces (SPI, I2C, UART, RS232/485, CAN)
* Knowledge of high-speed protocols such as Ethernet, TCP/IP, UDP, USB, Aurora or sFPDP
* Experience with hardware debugging and lab equipment
* Familiarity with schematic capture/simulation tools is beneficial not essential (Altium, Protel, pSPICE or similar)
* Some scripting/programming experience (e.g. Python) is beneficial
🤝 What They’re Looking For
* Strong organisational and problem-solving skills
* Ability to manage and prioritise complex workloads
* A proactive approach to troubleshooting and development
* Excellent communication and teamwork skills
* A goal-focused mindset with strong attention to detail
đź’ˇ Why Apply?
* Work on advanced FPGA and high-speed electronic systems
* Be involved in full lifecycle product development
* Collaborate with a multidisciplinary engineering team
* Opportunity to grow your expertise in cutting-edge FPGA technologies