Senior FPGA Engineer
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North Hykeham, Lincoln - Permanent
Salary £42,000-58,000 DOE
25 days annual leave
Buy or sell up to 5 days annual leave
Annual Wellbeing allowance
Two pension schemes to choose from
Private Medical Insurance + discounts for additional family members
Life Assurance scheme up to 4 x salary
Share Save scheme
Electric/Hybrid Car leasing scheme
Cycle to work scheme
Retail discounts
Were growing our Electronic Warfare Operations Support Group (EWOS), a team of over 60 specialists from a wide range of backgrounds. Our engineers, scientists, and ex-military personnel work together to help our customers achieve their true operational potential and help keep their people and platforms safe.
As part of this growth, MASS is looking for a Senior
FPGA Engineer to join our modelling team in North Hykeham, Lincoln, supporting team development and the delivery of technical excellence.
This is a collaborative hands-on role suited to someone with considerable experience in FPGA design and a passion for developing signal processing systems for complex, real-world challenges.
Youll work closely with cross functional teams, acting as a technical lead in the design and delivery of systems that include RF signal chains, high-speed digital interfaces, and real-time DSP. Your work will influence key architectural decisions, address integration challenges, and help shape the development of reconfigurable hardware platforms for use in mission-critical environments.
Key responsibilities:
Lead the design, implementation and verification of advanced FPGA architectures for RF signal processing, high-throughput data handling, and real-time logic.
Develop for AMD/Xilinx RFSoCs (e.g. Zynq UltraScale+) and Intel FPGAs (e.g. Agilex), including integration with high-speed ADCs/DACs.
Support test and lab evaluation using signal generators, spectrum analysers, and oscilloscopes.
Lead or contribute to the implementation of designs using VHDL, SystemVerilog, and MATLAB/Simulink HDL Coder.
Develop C/C++ software for deployment to embedded systems
Use industry-standard tools such as Vivado, Quartus, and ModelSim for simulation, synthesis, and implementation
Drive design verification, unit testing, documentation and best practice in FPGA development
Act as a technical expert in reviews, solution development, and internal consultation across teams
Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across FPGA projects
Engage with stakeholders to capture requirements and ensure technical solutions align with project and business requirements
Essential Experience
Proven experience in DSP algorithm development on FPGA architectures to deliver designs for real-time, high-speed, or RF-centric systems
Experience with MATLAB/Simulink and HDL Coder for algorithm-to-hardware workflows
Proven ability to develop and deploy on Xilinx RFSoC (e.g. Zynq UltraScale+) and/or Intel Agilex/Stratix platforms
Experience of line management of junior team members
Experience using laboratory equipment for digital hardware/firmware design testing (Oscilloscopes, signal generators and logic analysers)
Desirable Experience
Experience working with embedded Linux, bare-metal C drivers, or FPGA-based system integration
Proficiency in VHDL, SystemVerilog, and embedded C for FPGA-host integration, control, and testing
Familiarity with AXI interfaces, memory interfaces, JESD204B/C, or high-speed ADC/DAC integration
Experience designing streaming architectures using AXI4-Stream, DMA, and memory buffers (e.g. BRAM, URAM)
Knowledge of data framing, tagging, and high-throughput IQ data handling
Experience working with synthetic electromagnetic environments and their associated software and hardware requirements and limitations
Familiarity with Atlassian products (Jira/Bitbucket) for project and task management and collaborative development
Experience with C/C++ for embedded systems
Knowledge of EW systems and concepts, including radar systems
Wellbeing is at the core to our culture, allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential. Our people are important to us, and we take pride in our wellbeing programmes and policies that support individuals, including mental health first raiders and readily available support through our extensive employee assistance programme.
Our non-negotiables:
Due to the highly secure nature of the projects that you will be involved with, you must be:
A UK National
Eligible to obtain and maintain a UK Government SC-levelsecurity clearance
Apply today to see how working for MASS could work for you!
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