About this role
Salary: £50,000 - 90,000 per year
Requirements
- Proven commercial experience as a VHDL / FPGA Engineer
- Strong knowledge of VHDL and RTL design
- Experience developing FPGA designs from requirements through integration and verification
- Experience with FPGA simulation and debugging
- Experience with FPGA development tools such as AMD/Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus, or equivalent
- Experience working with digital hardware and electronic systems
- Ability to read and interpret hardware schematics and technical specifications
- Strong understanding of digital electronics, synchronous design, and timing
- Experience working within structured engineering development processes
- Previous experience in aerospace, defence, or another highly regulated engineering environment
- Experience with Xilinx, Intel/Altera, or Microchip FPGAs
- Experience with VHDL-2008
- FPGA verification and testbench development experience
- Experience with ModelSim, Questa, or equivalent simulation tools
- Knowledge of DO-254, DEF STAN, or other aerospace and defence development standards
- Experience with high-speed interfaces and communications protocols
- Experience with FPGA-to-processor interfaces
- Experience with hardware-in-the-loop or system-level testing
- Experience working on safety-critical or mission-critical systems
- Knowledge of requirements management and configuration control
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain FPGA-based digital systems using VHDL
- Develop and verify RTL designs for aerospace and defence applications
- Translate system and hardware requirements into robust FPGA implementations
- Perform FPGA simulation, verification, and debugging
- Support FPGA integration with surrounding hardware and embedded systems
- Develop and maintain test benches and verification environments
- Work with hardware, systems, and software engineers to resolve technical issues
- Review designs, technical documentation, and engineering requirements
- Support hardware bring-up, integration, and fault finding
- Produce clear and accurate technical documentation
- Contribute to design reviews and technical investigations
- Support additional engineering projects as required
Technologies
- Embedded
- FPGA
- Hardware
- Support
- VHDL
More
We are seeking an experienced VHDL / FPGA Engineer to join our engineering team on aerospace and defence projects. This is a hybrid contract role with an initial three-month engagement and potential for additional project work, depending on programme requirements and performance. The contract is inside IR35.
last updated 43 week of 2026