FPGA Engineers - 12 Months

microTECH Global Limited; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking skilled FPGA Engineers to join their team for a 12-month contract. In this role, you will be responsible for designing and developing cutting-edge FPGA solutions using VHDL and verifying designs with System Verilog. You will work closely with project leads to ensure effective communication and collaboration while managing technical risks. This position offers the opportunity to work on exciting projects within the Aerospace and Defence sectors, leveraging your expertise in FPGA design flows and tools. If you're passionate about technology and eager to make an impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in FPGA development using VHDL or Verilog.
• Strong understanding of FPGA design flows and tools.
• Experience in embedded systems and safety-critical FPGA design.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop innovative VHDL-based FPGA designs.
• Document deliverables and ensure design verification.
• Coordinate technical activities and provide progress reports.

Skills

VHDL

Verilog

Mentor Graphics FPGA tools

System Verilog

FPGA design flows

Linux

High-Speed Serial protocols

Agile methodology

Technical documentation

FPGA requirements management

Tools

HDL Designer

ModelSim

Questa

Precision

ISE

Vivado

Quartus

Job description

Role: FPGA Engineers
Duration: 12 Months
Location: Edinburgh, Basildon, Luton, Newcastle
INSIDE IR35

Must be SC Cleared or can be SC Cleared - Strictly no Dual Nationalities.

A UK based client is looking for several FPGA engineers who would be responsible for the design and development of FPGA designs using VHDL and verifying designs using VHDL or System Verilog.

Responsibilities:
- Creating innovative and robust VHDL-based designs
- Documenting and recording deliverables
- Verifying FPGA designs
- Ensuring configuration management/keeping designs under revision control
- Providing progress reports

Skills:
- 5 years’ experience of developing FPGA using VHDL or Verilog
- Experienced with Mentor Graphics FPGA development tools including HDL Designer, ModelSim / Questa and Precision
- Familiar with Xilinx / Intel (Altera) / Microsemi (Actel) design flows (ISE, Vivado, Quartus) and third-party synthesis tools
- Experience in specifying timing and area constraints for efficient FPGA Place and Route
- Independent verification using VHDL
- Experience of FPGA requirements capture and requirements management tools
- A good understanding of FPGA version control and revision control software
- Experience of making technical decisions and mitigating technical risk for FPGA design activities
- Ability to coordinate day to day technical activities, liaising closely with the Project Engineering Lead / Lead FPGA engineer & other disciplines
- Excellent communication (oral & written) & interpersonal skills
- Ability to analyse system and/or hardware level requirements and derive detailed FPGA requirements
- Debugging FPGA designs and supporting integration & verification at hardware and system level
- Experience with High-Speed Serial protocols and implementations
- Linux and scripting experience
- Experience in writing technical reports/documentation
- Development of real-time, embedded, safety-critical FPGA, preferably in accordance with RTCA/DO-254 DAL A or B
- Independent verification using SystemVerilog / UVM
- Relevant experience in the Aerospace or Defence industry
- Experience of embedded processor cores (e.g. ARM) in FPGA designs
- Familiarity with latest FPGA device families
- Practical experience with agile methodology