Senior FPGA Engineer

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Location: Newport, South Wales

Rate: Up to £85 per hour Umbrella

Contract: 6 Months Initial Contract + Likely Extensions

Working Pattern: Full-Time Onsite | 37 Hours per Week | 4.5-Day Week

Security Clearance: SC Clearance Required at Submission Stage

We are seeking an experienced Senior FPGA Engineer to support the delivery of advanced FPGA solutions for a major Defence & Aerospace programme. This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior FPGA Engineer to work across the full FPGA development lifecycle, from requirements capture and architecture definition through to FPGA design, verification and hardware integration. You'll join a highly skilled engineering team developing innovative technologies within a secure and technically challenging environment.

Key Responsibilities

As a Senior FPGA Engineer, you will:

• Design, develop and implement FPGA solutions using VHDL.
• Produce FPGA architectures, detailed designs and technical documentation.
• Perform FPGA verification, simulation and validation activities.
• Integrate FPGA designs onto target hardware platforms.
• Provide technical leadership and support across multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Essential Skills & Experience

The successful Senior FPGA Engineer will demonstrate:

• Proven commercial experience in FPGA design and development.
• Strong VHDL expertise.
• Experience with FPGA simulation and synthesis tools.
• Strong understanding of FPGA development lifecycles and engineering best practice.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively and independently.

FPGA & Tool Experience

Experience with FPGA devices and tools including:

• Xilinx, Altera and/or Microsemi FPGAs.
• Vivado, Quartus II or ModelSim.
• Libero IDE and/or Libero SoC.
• FPGA verification and integration activities.

Requirements capture, estimation and technical documentation.Security Requirements

Due to the security requirements of this programme, applicants must:

• Hold active SC Security Clearance at submission stage.
• Be eligible to maintain the required level of UK Security Clearance throughout the assignment.

What's on Offer?

Up to £85 per hour Umbrella. Initial 6-month contract with strong extension potential. Opportunity to work on advanced Defence & Aerospace technologies. Exposure to complex FPGA programmes across the full engineering lifecycle. Collaborative environment working alongside experienced FPGA specialists.

This contract opportunity is ideal for a Senior FPGA Engineer with expertise in FPGA design, VHDL development, FPGA verification and hardware integration who is looking to contribute to cutting-edge Defence & Aerospace programmes.