Principal FPGA Engineer

Senior / Principal FPGA Engineer

Are you an experienced FPGA Engineer looking for your next technically challenging role? We are recruiting for a Senior / Principal FPGA Engineer to support the design, development and verification of advanced FPGA solutions across complex engineering programmes.

This is a full time permanent role based in Edinburgh.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a global engineering services organisation working with major OEMs and contributing to high-impact technology projects in a collaborative, technically skilled environment.

Key focus

FPGA design, VHDL / Verilog development, independent verification, requirements capture, integration support and collaboration across Systems, Hardware and Software teams.

The Opportunity

As Senior / Principal FPGA Engineer, you will play a key role in developing robust FPGA designs and supporting their verification, integration and delivery. You will work as part of a multi-disciplinary engineering team, taking ownership of technical activities and helping to resolve complex design and integration challenges.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Designing and developing FPGA solutions using VHDL-based design techniques.
• Supporting verification activities using VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog and/or relevant methodologies.
• Working with Systems, Hardware and Software teams to support integration across complex systems.
• Capturing requirements and translating system or hardware needs into detailed FPGA requirements.
• Debugging FPGA designs and supporting hardware and system-level integration and verification.
• Maintaining clear technical documentation, configuration management and revision control.
• Providing progress updates, technical input and day-to-day coordination across engineering activities.

What We’re Looking For

Essential Skills and Experience

• Strong FPGA design experience using VHDL and/or Verilog.
• Experience with Mentor Graphics tools, including HDL Designer, ModelSim / Questa and Precision.
• Knowledge of Xilinx, Intel / Altera or Microsemi / Actel design flows, including ISE, Vivado and Quartus.
• Experience specifying timing and area constraints for FPGA place and route.
• Independent FPGA verification experience using VHDL.
• Experience with requirements capture and requirements management tools.
• Understanding of FPGA version control, configuration management and revision control.
• Ability to derive detailed FPGA requirements from system and hardware-level requirements.
• Confident debugging FPGA designs and supporting integration at hardware and system level.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively across engineering disciplines.

Nice to Have

• Experience developing real-time, embedded or safety-critical FPGA designs, ideally to RTCA/DO-254 DAL A or B standards.
• SystemVerilog and/or UVM verification experience.
• Background in Aerospace, Defence or another highly regulated engineering environment.
• Experience with embedded processor cores, such as ARM, within FPGA designs.
• Familiarity with current FPGA device families.
• Experience working in an agile delivery environment.

Qualifications and Clearance

• Honours degree, or equivalent qualification, in Electronics Engineering or another STEM-related subject.
• UK citizenship is required to support background checks and obtain SC clearance.
• Current valid SC clearance would be beneficial.