Defence FPGA Engineer (Consultant) — High-Impact DSP

ECM Selection (Holdings) Limited; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ECM Selection (Holdings) Limited, based in Cambridge, is seeking a Consultant FPGA Engineer to join a high-calibre team working across the full project lifecycle—from concept through design and delivery to customer handover.

The role focuses on defence-oriented FPGA development, with emphasis on VHDL/Verilog, DSP contexts, and FPGA toolchains like Vivado or Quartus; UK security clearance eligibility is required or expected.

Qualifications

• A 1st or 2.1 degree in electronics or similarly applicable subject from a leading university.
• Substantial design and implementation experience in FPGA firmware development with VHDL or Verilog, ideally within the context of DSP.
• Skills with tools such as Vivado or Quartus.
• Eligibility for UK security clearance and full existing UK work permission.

Responsibilities

• Involves the project lifecycle from initial concepts through design and development to handover of the finished product to the customer.
• Varied role, working on a wide range of projects with the common theme being defending Britain from its adversaries.

Skills

FPGA firmware development

VHDL/Verilog

DSP experience

C/C++ on Linux

Education

1st or 2.1 degree in electronics

Tools

Vivado

Quartus

Job description

ECM Selection (Holdings) Limited, based in Cambridge, is seeking a Consultant FPGA Engineer to join a high-calibre team working across the full project lifecycle—from concept through design and delivery to customer handover.

The role focuses on defence-oriented FPGA development, with emphasis on VHDL/Verilog, DSP contexts, and FPGA toolchains like Vivado or Quartus; UK security clearance eligibility is required or expected.