FPGA Design Engineer - Work on Projects of National Importance
Location: Derby
Employment Type: Permanent, Full-time
Salary: Speak to Consultant
Are you an experienced FPGA Design Engineer looking to work on cutting-edge, safety-critical systems with real-world impact?
One of our long-standing engineering clients is seeking an FPGA specialist to join their high-performing team in Derby. You'll be working in a collaborative environment where innovation, agile development, and technical excellence come together to support large-scale engineering programmes that truly matter.
What you'll be doing
You'll join a specialist firmware development team and play a key role across the full FPGA life cycle - from requirements capture and architecture through to implementation, simulation, and verification. The work is built around agile SCRUM principles and uses some of the most modern toolsets available.
Your day-to-day will involve:
1. Translating customer needs into high-level firmware requirements using DOORS
2. Developing architectural and detailed designs
3. Writing HDL code (VHDL/Verilog) in Sigasi Studio
4. Simulating your work using Mentor Graphics QuestaSIM
5. Performing synthesis, place & route, and STA with Synplify (targeting Xilinx FPGAs)
6. ...