Field-Programmable Gate Arrays Engineer

Chapman Tate Associates; Southampton; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Chapman Tate Associates is seeking Senior to Principal FPGA Engineers for a secure, technically challenging environment. You will work on cutting-edge FPGA, embedded and real-time projects, shaping technical direction and mentoring junior engineers. Expect cross-disciplinary collaboration across software, electronics and verification teams, contributing throughout the full development lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Experience in FPGA design and verification across full lifecycle.
• Proficiency with VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog for complex hardware.
• Exposure to hardware/software co-design and integration.

Responsibilities

• Lead FPGA architecture and implementation.
• Develop verification strategies and testbenches.
• Collaborate with software, embedded and hardware teams.

Skills

FPGA Design

HDL (VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog)

Hardware Integration

High‑Speed Digital

Debugging & Troubleshooting

Embedded Systems

SoC FPGA Platforms

Embedded Linux

Defence/Aerospace/Telecom/Broadcast

Job description

SC Clearance Required or Eligibility to Obtain SC Clearance

We're recruiting for Senior to Principal FPGA Engineers to join a highly capable engineering team working on advanced FPGA, embedded and real-time technology programmes within a secure and technically challenging environment.

This is an opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects involving FPGA design, high-speed digital systems, signal processing and hardware/software integration, contributing throughout the full development lifecycle.

As a Senior or Principal FPGA Engineer, you'll be responsible for the architecture, design, implementation and verification of FPGA-based solutions.

You'll work closely with software, embedded, electronics, systems and verification teams whilst helping shape future technical direction and mentoring junior engineers where appropriate.

Key Responsibilities

• FPGA design and development using VHDL, Verilog or SystemVerilog
• FPGA architecture and implementation
• FPGA verification and validation
• Hardware bring-up and integration
• Hardware/software co-design activities
• Debugging and troubleshooting complex systems
• Working closely with multidisciplinary engineering teams
• Contributing to technical reviews and design decisions
• Supporting projects throughout the full development lifecycle

Experience Required

• FPGA Design & Development
• VHDL, Verilog or SystemVerilog
• Hardware Integration
• High-Speed Digital Design
• Hardware Debugging & Troubleshooting
• Full Product Development Lifecycle Experience
• Understanding of Embedded Systems

• Xilinx, AMD, Intel (Altera) or SoC FPGA platforms
• Embedded Linux
• Defence, Aerospace, Telecommunications or Broadcast industries