Firmware Engineer - Outside IR35

Experis - ManpowerGroup; England; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering organisation seeks an experienced FPGA Design Engineer on a contract basis to contribute to a critical hardware programme. You'll leverage your expertise in VHDL development and work in a hybrid capacity, ensuring compliance with safety standards while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with FPGA development.
• Previous work on safety-critical or high-reliability systems required.
• Familiarity with verification methodologies and simulation tools needed.

Responsibilities

• Full lifecycle FPGA development using VHDL.
• Collaborate with engineers to integrate designs into wider platforms.
• Documentation to meet project milestones and certification needs.

Skills

FPGA development in VHDL

DO-254 experience

Safety-critical systems experience

Verification methodologies

Tools

ModelSim

Vivado

Job description

FPGA Design Engineer - Contract (Outside IR35)

We're supporting a specialist engineering organisation delivering advanced safety-critical systems across regulated industries. They're looking for an experienced FPGA Design Engineer to join on a contract basis (outside IR35), contributing to a key phase of a high-reliability hardware programme.

This is an opportunity to apply your FPGA expertise on real-time, embedded systems that demand precision, integrity, and certification-ready design.

Key Responsibilities:

• Full lifecycle FPGA development using VHDL - from architecture and coding through to simulation and testbench creation
• Work to stringent quality and traceability standards, including DO-254 compliance
• Close collaboration with hardware, software, and systems engineers to integrate FPGA designs into wider platforms
• Documentation and technical reporting to meet project milestones and certification needs

Essential Skills:

• Strong hands-on experience with FPGA development in VHDL
• Previous work on safety-critical or high-reliability systems
• DO-254 experience - ideally delivering DAL B or C designs
• Familiarity with verification methodologies and simulation tools (e.g. ModelSim, Vivado, etc.)
• Able to work autonomously in a multi-disciplinary team

Contract Details:

• Outside IR35
• Initial 6-month engagement with likely extension
• Hybrid working - 2 Days Per Week Onsite

Please apply for immediate consideration.