Lead FPGA Engineer: Real-Time RF DSP Architect

MASS Consultants; Grantham; On-site; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Pension schemes

Electric/Hybrid Car leasing

Cycle to work scheme

Annual Wellbeing allowance

Job summary

MASS Consultants is seeking a Principal FPGA Engineer in the United Kingdom to lead advanced FPGA architectures and real-time signal processing across RF and high-speed data paths. You will collaborate with systems, RF, and software teams to ensure end-to-end performance and compliant designs.

The role requires hands-on experience with VHDL/SystemVerilog, MATLAB/Simulink HDL Coder, and deployment on Xilinx RFSoC and Intel platforms, using Vivado/Quartus and ModelSim for verification and timing

Qualifications

• Proven track record in delivering FPGA designs for real-time, high-speed, or RF-centric systems.
• Proficiency in VHDL, SystemVerilog, and embedded C for FPGA-host integration, control, and testing.
• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink and HDL Coder for algorithm-to-hardware workflows.
• Proven ability to develop and deploy on Xilinx RFSoC (Zynq UltraScale+) and Intel Agilex/Stratix platforms.
• Expertise with Vivado, Quartus, constraint management, simulation, and timing closure for multi-clock, high-throughput designs.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement advanced FPGA architectures for RF signal processing, high-throughput data handling, and real-time logic.
• Develop for AMD/Xilinx RFSoCs (e.g. Zynq UltraScale+) and Intel FPGAs (e.g. Agilex), including integration with high-speed ADCs/DACs.
• Collaborate with systems, RF, embedded software, and verification engineers to ensure end-to-end performance and compliance.
• Support test and lab evaluation using signal generators, spectrum analysers, and oscilloscopes.
• Lead or contribute to the implementation of designs using VHDL, SystemVerilog, and MATLAB/Simulink HDL Coder.
• Develop low-level C software for FPGA bring-up, test, and integration.
• Use industry-standard tools such as Vivado, Quartus, and ModelSim for simulation, synthesis, and implementation.
• Drive design verification, unit testing, and documentation to ensure high-reliability deployment.
• Act as a technical expert in reviews, solution development, and internal consultation across teams.

Skills

FPGA design

VHDL

SystemVerilog

MATLAB/Simulink HDL Coder

Embedded C

Vivado

Quartus

ModelSim

Xilinx RFSoC / Zynq UltraScale+

Intel Agilex/Stratix

AXI interfaces

JESD204B/C

Tools

Vivado

Quartus

ModelSim

Job description

MASS Consultants is seeking a Principal FPGA Engineer in the United Kingdom to lead advanced FPGA architectures and real-time signal processing across RF and high-speed data paths. You will collaborate with systems, RF, and software teams to ensure end-to-end performance and compliant designs.

The role requires hands-on experience with VHDL/SystemVerilog, MATLAB/Simulink HDL Coder, and deployment on Xilinx RFSoC and Intel platforms, using Vivado/Quartus and ModelSim for verification and timing