Lead FPGA Engineer

Location: Luton - On-site 4+ days/week

Role Type: Contract – Initial 6 months

Rate: £80.00 - £100.00 per hour Inside IR35

Our client, an established aerospace engineering consultancy firm, require an experienced Lead FPGA Engineer to join their multi-disciplined team.

The Lead FPGA Engineer would be responsible for the success of the engineering activities within an Integrated FPGA Product Team or one of the products within a FPGA Product Line.

What the role of the Lead FPGA Engineer entails:

• Manage a FPGA Engineering Team to deliver the project outcomes
• Ensure that the FPGA Engineering activities are well planned, costed and scheduled with the Project Planning and Project Management Community. The plans will follow best practice WBS and resource plans captured appropriately.
• Ensure with the Engineering Manager, that the FPGA engineering team has a well-documented Engineering Plan and that the plan is followed
• Report on progress of the Engineering plan as needed
• Ensure the FPGA Engineering team follows an effectively tailored Life Cycle Management Process, leading the Design Reviews.
• Oversee the completion of the project outcomes to quality, cost and schedule ensuring that the project performance is accurately reported throughout
• Maintain an effective dialogue with the PEM and PM, reporting status and risks to the project throughout
• Work closely with the FPGA & Systems Design Authorities ensuring they are fully informed on technical progress and technical risks, requesting support as required
• Support the PEM for engineering reviews and team briefs
• Support the team with day-to-day technical queries and hands-on troubleshooting

What experience you need to be the successful Lead FPGA Engineer:

• At least 10 years’ experience of developing FPGA using VHDL or Verilog
• Proven experience in FPGA engineering management and delivery of projects
• Engineering or scientific Degree qualification (or equivalent)
• Excellent communicator and able to provide clear direction to FPGA teams
• Ability to manage complex situations with sound judgement and the ability to balance conflicting challenges
• Experience of working across the full life cycle
• Familiarity with latest FPGA device families and verification methodologies
• Experienced with Mentor Graphics FPGA development tools including HDL Designer, ModelSim / Questa and Precision
• Familiar with Xilinx / Intel (Altera) / Microsemi (Actel) design flows (ISE, Vivado, Quartus) and third-party synthesis tools
• Ability to analyse system and / or hardware level requirements and derive detailed FPGA requirements
• Independent verification using VHDL
• Experience of FPGA requirements capture and requirements management tools
• De-bugging FPGA designs and supporting integration & verification at hardware and system level
• Excellent communication (oral & written) & interpersonal skills
• Practical experience with agile methodology

This really is a fantastic opportunity for a Lead FPGA Engineer to progress their career. If you are interested please apply as soon as possible as this position will be filled quickly so don't miss out!