FPGA Engineer

FPGA Engineer

Posted 1 day ago by Hydrogen Group

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£80 Per hour
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England, United Kingdom
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Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery Front End (Software Engineering) Lifecycle Management Management Microchipping Requirements Specifications Scripting Technical Documentation Verification And Validation

Summary: The Principal FPGA Engineer role involves leading FPGA development for next-generation Front-End Electronics products aimed at space applications. The position requires extensive experience in VHDL and Verilog, along with a strong understanding of FPGA design and verification processes. The successful candidate will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary engineering team and manage the entire FPGA development lifecycle. This contract position is classified as inside IR35.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead end-to-end FPGA development for space applications.
  • Utilize VHDL and Verilog for design and verification.
  • Conduct functional and timing verification using industry-standard tools.
  • Generate accurate estimates and define tasks for FPGA product delivery.
  • Author technical documentation including specifications and manuals.
  • Collaborate with Embedded Software, Electronics, and Systems Engineers.
  • Design high-speed transceiver interfaces.

Key Skills:

  • 3+ years of industrial FPGA design experience in VHDL and Verilog.
  • Proficiency in Microchip Libero and/or Xilinx Vivado design environments.
  • Experience with functional verification and timing analysis.
  • Ability to use electronic test equipment such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
  • Knowledge of ECSS standards and development processes.
  • Experience in high-reliability and radiation-tolerant FPGA design.
  • Familiarity with SpaceWire and RMAP protocols.
  • Automation and scripting for CI/CD pipelines.

Salary (Rate): £80.00/hr

City: undetermined

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

Principal FPGA Engineer – Contract (Inside IR35)

Position Summary

We are seeking a contract Principal FPGA Engineer to join a multi-disciplinary engineering team developing next-generation Front-End Electronics (FEE) products for space applications. The successful candidate will acquire deep knowledge of current and new device architectures and lead FPGA development end-to-end. Existing designs are produced in VHDL and Verilog across industry-standard toolchains.

Essential Experience

  • 3+ years of industrial FPGA design in VHDL and Verilog
  • Use of Microchip Libero and/or Xilinx Vivado design environments
  • Functional verification using self-checking testbenches and simulation
  • Timing verification using timing constraints and static timing analysis
  • Ability to generate accurate estimates and define tasks for FPGA product delivery
  • Authoring technical documentation including requirements specifications, design documents, test specifications, user manuals and work instructions
  • Proficiency with electronic test equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analysers, etc.)
  • End-to-end FPGA development, maintenance and lifecycle management, working closely with Embedded Software, Electronics and Systems Engineers
  • High-speed (Gigabit) transceiver interface design

Advantageous Skills and Experience

  • Prior experience in Spaceflight, Aerospace or Defence programmes
  • Working knowledge of ECSS standards and development processes
  • FPGA design techniques for high-reliability and radiation-tolerant environments
  • Requirement verification using UVVM testbench methodology
  • Working knowledge of SpaceWire and RMAP protocols
  • Image handling and processing
  • SVN configuration control
  • AXI interfaces
  • Automation and scripting for CI/CD pipelines
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