Lead FPGA Architect for Precision Measurement

Renishaw; Wotton-under-Edge; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Renishaw's Encoder Products Division is seeking a Lead FPGA Design Engineer to own FPGA architectures, lead development from prototype to production, and mentor graduates. You will work across electronics, software, and systems teams to optimize high-speed designs and support safety certification processes.

The role combines hands-on FPGA development with architecture leadership, driving reusable testbenches, timing closure, and cross‑disciplinary collaboration to deliver reliable,

Qualifications

• Solid FPGA design lifecycle experience.
• RTL development in VHDL/Verilog with modern FPGA families.
• Hardware implementation and verification.
• Experience with OSVVM, CI tools, and Linux.

Responsibilities

• Drive development of precision measurement products and meet specs.
• Lead FPGA architecture from prototype to production.
• Develop reusable VHDL/testbenches with high verification coverage.
• Translate requirements into verifiable firmware.
• Support functional safety certification and document design rationale.

Skills

FPGA design

VHDL/Verilog

OSVVM

CI/CD

C/C++

Safety standards

Team mentoring

Embedded software

Education

Degree in electronic engineering

Tools

Altera/Intel FPGA

Lattice FPGA

Xilinx

Job description

Renishaw's Encoder Products Division is seeking a Lead FPGA Design Engineer to own FPGA architectures, lead development from prototype to production, and mentor graduates. You will work across electronics, software, and systems teams to optimize high-speed designs and support safety certification processes.

The role combines hands-on FPGA development with architecture leadership, driving reusable testbenches, timing closure, and cross‑disciplinary collaboration to deliver reliable,