FPGA Designer in Stevenage

Enhanced parental leave: offers up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption and shared parental leave. Enhancements are available for paternity leave, neonatal leave and fertility testing and treatments.

Facilities: Fantastic site facilities including subsidised meals, free car parking and much more.

Opportunity: Our FPGA Design team is rapidly growing! We are seeking a number of talented FPGA Design Engineers to work on a wide range of projects, including advanced signal processing systems (image/radio), core embedded processing systems and safety and security critical systems. Your role will involve all phases of the FPGA design life cycle, from requirement inception through to a validated design. This will offer you a great opportunity to strongly influence the design, push the use of latest technologies and interact with the wider multi‑discipline design teams; whilst also leveraging the latest tools and technologies provided by top FPGA vendors.

Responsibilities:

• Produce complex FPGA architectures and design implementations using VHDL, Simulink, etc., targeting Xilinx, Intel and Microsemi devices.
• Verify FPGA implementations using VHDL and System Verilog/UVM test‑bench methodologies.
• Proficient in FPGA design toolsets and Mentor verification tools (QuestaSim & ModelSim).
• Generate low‑level software (C) for FPGA test and integration with embedded systems.
• Configure and document designs to a high professional standard.

Requirements:

• Educated to degree level (or equivalent qualification).
• Experience in generating FPGA architectures and design implementations using VHDL, Simulink, etc., targeting Xilinx, Intel and Microsemi devices.
• Experience in verifying FPGA implementations using VHDL and System Verilog/UVM test‑bench methodologies.
• Proficiency in FPGA design toolsets and Mentor verification tools (QuestaSim & ModelSim).
• Strong skills in generating low‑level C software for FPGA test and integration with embedded systems.
• Ability to configure and document designs to a high professional standard.

Security Clearance: Some roles require an elevated level of security clearance and may require DV (Developed Vetting). Security clearance requirement: British Citizen or a Dual UK national with British citizenship. All successful candidates will need to undergo HMG Basic Personnel Security Standard checks (BPSS) after offer.

Offer & Benefits:

• Company bonus: up to 21% of base salary.
• Pension: maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%.
• Flexible working: 4‑5 days per week on site, due to workload classification. We are also open to compressed hours or part‑time working.
• Potential relocation package for Stevenage, Bristol and Bolton roles.
• Dynamic hybrid working arrangements.

Additional Benefits & Extras:

• Free car parking and subsidised meals.
• Employee networks: Gender Equality, Pride, Menopause Matters, Parents and Carers, Armed Forces, Ethnic Diversity, Neurodiversity, Disability.
• Supportive recruitment process with adjustments and advice available.

Salary & Locations:

Salary: up to circa £75,000 depending on experience. Locations: Stevenage, Bristol and Bolton (potential relocation package).