About this role
Salary: £55,000 - 60,000 per year
Requirements
- Be a British citizen.
- Have resided in the UK for at least 7 of the last 10 years.
- Be eligible to obtain and maintain unconditional Developed Vetting (DV) security clearance.
- Have a minimum of eight years FPGA design experience.
- Have extensive experience using VHDL for FPGA development.
- Have strong knowledge of current FPGA and SoC technologies.
- Be proficient in TCL scripting.
- Have extensive experience with Riviera Pro or QuestaSim.
- Have experience using an FPGA toolchain through to build.
- Have experience using version-control systems such as Git and SVN.
- Be able to produce detailed, high-quality design artefacts.
- Have a degree or postgraduate qualification in a relevant STEM discipline, or demonstrate suitable experience.
- Bring the judgement and technical confidence to take ownership of challenging work.
Responsibilities
- Architect FPGA systems for new products.
- Capture and interpret technical requirements.
- Lead the design and development of FPGA modules.
- Define and coordinate interfaces between internal and external components.
- Develop test benches to verify correct operation.
- Produce clear, high-quality design documentation and engineering artefacts.
- Diagnose complex issues and develop effective solutions.
- Collaborate with specialists across a multidisciplinary engineering team.
- Keep current with emerging FPGA technologies, development tools and engineering practices.
Technologies
- Architect
- FPGA
- Git
- Security
- SVN
- VHDL
- Hardware
More
We are recruiting a Principal FPGA Engineer to join our growing team at a pivotal stage in its development. We are a fast-growing UK sovereign technology company delivering encryption and secure communications solutions to demanding customers in the national security market. Reporting to the Head of FPGA Development, you will play a leading role throughout the FPGA development lifecycle, with opportunities to broaden your knowledge as our technologies and products evolve. The role is permanent and onsite in Derby, with some UK travel between company sites potentially required. We offer a competitive salary, 25 days annual leave, a company pension, four times salary death-in-service cover, an EV car scheme and a benefits platform with high street discounts.
last updated 45 week of 2026