Principal FPGA Engineer

Competitive Salary | Derby - Onsite | Permanent

We're recruiting for a Principle FPGA Engineer - Field-Programmable Gate Array to join a growing and ambitious team at a pivotal stage in its journey.

Want to be part of a business that is disrupting the national security market? Our client is a fast-growing UK sovereign technology company delivering innovative encryption and secure communications solutions to some of the country's most demanding customers. Combining deep technical expertise with an agile, customer-focused approach, they are challenging the status quo and proving that world-class capability can come from a dynamic and ambitious SME.

Security Requirements

Due to the sensitive nature of the role, applicants must:

• Be British citizens.

• Have resided in the UK for at least 7 of the last 10 years.

• Be eligible to obtain and maintain unconditional Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance.

What you will be doing

Reporting to the Head of FPGA Development, you will play a leading role throughout the FPGA development lifecycle. The role will continue to evolve as technologies and products develop, giving you opportunities to broaden your knowledge and strengthen your technical expertise. Some UK travel, including travel between company sites, may be required.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Architecting FPGA systems for new products

• Capturing and interpreting technical requirements

• Leading the design and development of FPGA modules

• Defining and coordinating interfaces between internal and external components

• Developing test benches to verify correct operation

• Producing clear, high-quality design documentation and engineering artefacts

• Diagnosing complex issues and developing effective solutions

• Collaborating with specialists across a multidisciplinary engineering team

• Keeping current with emerging FPGA technologies, development tools and engineering practices

What we are looking for

You will have substantial experience in FPGA design and development, together with the judgement and technical confidence to take ownership of challenging work.

Essential experience and qualifications

• A minimum of eight years’ FPGA design experience

• Extensive experience using VHDL for FPGA development

• Strong knowledge of current FPGA and SoC technologies

• Proficiency in TCL scripting

• Extensive experience with Riviera Pro or QuestaSim

• Experience with using FPGA toolchain through to build

• Experience using version-control systems such as Git and SVN

• The ability to produce detailed, high-quality design artefacts

• A degree or postgraduate qualification in a relevant STEM discipline or demonstrate suitable experience.

What's on offer:

• 25 days annual leave

• Company pension

• 4x Death in service

• EV car scheme

• Benefit platform with high street discounts

If you have the experience we are looking for and you think you will succeed within this industry and role, apply today.