Application Support Engineer – FPGA Tools
Location: Stevenage (2–3 days onsite, remainder remote)
Contract: 12 months (extension likely)
Rate: £50 per hour (Umbrella)
Clearance: SC required (BPSS start acceptable)
Overview:
Opportunity to join a team supporting and optimising FPGA development environments. This role bridges FPGA designers, hardware/software engineers, IT teams, and external vendors. You will focus on maintaining tool functionality, managing licenses, supporting users, and contributing to the roadmap for FPGA infrastructure.
Key Responsibilities:
Maintain and upgrade FPGA toolsets, including version control and documentation.
Monitor and manage FPGA tool license usage and procurement.
Liaise between users, IT teams, and vendors to resolve hardware/software issues.
Support development of IT hardware/software roadmaps for FPGA tools.
Provide expert user support, training, and documentation.
Essential Skills:
Background in FPGA design and related tools (e.g. Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus Prime, Lattice Radiant).
Understanding of FPGA architecture, digital logic, VHDL/Verilog.
Experience debugging FPGA designs (ChipScope, SignalTap).
General IT knowledge (OS, databases, networking).
Strong problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills.
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