FPGA Design Engineer – Hybrid + Bonus & Pension

MBDA France société par actions simplifiée; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 21% company bonus

Pension up to 14%

Flexible working incl. part-time/job‑s

Enhanced parental leave up to 26 weeks

Free parking & subsidised meals

Healthcare Cash Plan

Job summary

MBDA in Bristol is seeking experienced FPGA Design Engineers to work on complex FPGA platforms across signal processing and embedded systems. You will lead design efforts end-to-end, from architecture to validation, using VHDL, Simulink and multiple device families.

You will verify with SystemVerilog/UVM, leverage Mentor tools QuestaSim/ModelSim, and contribute low-level C for test and integration while maintaining rigorous design documentation and quality standards.

Qualifications

• Degree-level education or equivalent
• Experience with FPGA design and verification methodologies

Responsibilities

• Develop complex FPGA architectures and designs using VHDL, Simulink, targeting Xilinx/Intel/Microsemi devices.
• Verify FPGA implementations with SystemVerilog/UVM test benches.
• Use Mentor verification tools (QuestaSim & ModelSim) for validation.
• Generate low-level C code for FPGA test and integration with embedded systems.
• Document designs to a high professional standard.

Skills

VHDL

Simulink

Xilinx devices

Intel devices

Microsemi devices

SystemVerilog/UVM

QuestaSim/ModelSim

C for FPGA/test integration

Design documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

QuestaSim

ModelSim

Job description

MBDA in Bristol is seeking experienced FPGA Design Engineers to work on complex FPGA platforms across signal processing and embedded systems. You will lead design efforts end-to-end, from architecture to validation, using VHDL, Simulink and multiple device families.

You will verify with SystemVerilog/UVM, leverage Mentor tools QuestaSim/ModelSim, and contribute low-level C for test and integration while maintaining rigorous design documentation and quality standards.