FPGA Engineer – Highest Clearance, DSP & AI (Hybrid)

Copello Global; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Hybrid working options

Job summary

Copello Global is seeking an FPGA Engineer with high-level UK security clearance to deliver FPGA-based solutions across defence and security programmes. You will work within multidisciplinary teams on DSP, AI, and platform engineering initiatives.

Responsibilities include designing in VHDL/Verilog, validating interfaces like PCIe, and collaborating with embedded teams to integrate firmware into complex architectures.

Qualifications

• FPGA design and DSP implementation experience.
• Modelling and simulation with MATLAB/Simulink.
• Embedded C/C++ or Python for testing and automation.
• Knowledge of digital communications, RF systems or signal processing principles.
• Experience operating in complex engineering environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, simulate and implement FPGA solutions using VHDL/Verilog.
• Develop and optimise real-time DSP algorithms (filters, FFTs, modulators).
• Design and support high-speed interfaces (ADC, DAC, PCIe).
• Collaborate with embedded software, hardware and systems engineers to integrate firmware.
• Support hardware bring-up and validation using lab equipment.

Skills

FPGA design (VHDL/Verilog)

DSP implementation

MATLAB/Simulink modelling

Embedded C/C++ / Python

Digital comms / RF knowledge

Experience in complex engineering envs

Job description

Copello Global is seeking an FPGA Engineer with high-level UK security clearance to deliver FPGA-based solutions across defence and security programmes. You will work within multidisciplinary teams on DSP, AI, and platform engineering initiatives.

Responsibilities include designing in VHDL/Verilog, validating interfaces like PCIe, and collaborating with embedded teams to integrate firmware into complex architectures.