Firmware Engineer - Outside IR35
Posted 5 days ago by Experis IT
Negotiable
Outside
Hybrid
England, UK
Summary: The FPGA Design Engineer role involves contributing to a high-reliability hardware programme within a specialist engineering organization focused on safety-critical systems. The position requires expertise in FPGA development, particularly in Real Time and Embedded systems, and emphasizes compliance with stringent quality standards. This contract role is classified as outside IR35 and offers a hybrid working arrangement.
Key Responsibilities:
- Full life cycle FPGA development using VHDL - from architecture and coding through to simulation and testbench creation
- Work to stringent quality and traceability standards, including DO-254 compliance
- Close collaboration with hardware, software, and systems engineers to integrate FPGA designs into wider platforms
- Documentation and technical reporting to meet project milestones and certification needs
Key Skills:
- Strong hands-on experience with FPGA development in VHDL
- Previous work on safety-critical or high-reliability systems
- DO-254 experience - ideally delivering DAL B or C designs
- Familiarity with verification methodologies and simulation tools (eg ModelSim, Vivado, etc.)
- Able to work autonomously in a multi-disciplinary team
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
FPGA Design Engineer - Contract (Outside IR35)
We're supporting a specialist engineering organisation delivering advanced safety-critical systems across regulated industries. They're looking for an experienced FPGA Design Engineer to join on a contract basis (outside IR35), contributing to a key phase of a high-reliability hardware programme.
This is an opportunity to apply your FPGA expertise on Real Time, Embedded systems that demand precision, integrity, and certification-ready design.
Key Responsibilities:
- Full life cycle FPGA development using VHDL - from architecture and coding through to simulation and testbench creation
- Work to stringent quality and traceability standards, including DO-254 compliance
- Close collaboration with hardware, software, and systems engineers to integrate FPGA designs into wider platforms
- Documentation and technical reporting to meet project milestones and certification needs
Essential Skills:
- Strong hands-on experience with FPGA development in VHDL
- Previous work on safety-critical or high-reliability systems
- DO-254 experience - ideally delivering DAL B or C designs
- Familiarity with verification methodologies and simulation tools (eg ModelSim, Vivado, etc.)
- Able to work autonomously in a multi-disciplinary team
Contract Details:
- Outside IR35
- Initial 6-month engagement with likely extension
- Hybrid working - 2 Days Per Week Onsite
Please apply for immediate consideration.