Lead FPGA Hardware Engineer - Defence (SC Cleared)

Synergize Consulting; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Synergize Consulting is seeking an experienced Lead Hardware Engineer, SC cleared, to drive the design of high-speed digital and FPGA-based hardware for defence and aerospace systems. The role is based in Luton with a 1-day remote work option and involves multidisciplinary collaboration across hardware, firmware, software and systems teams.

You will define architectures for FPGA/SoC systems, capture schematics, verify high-speed interfaces, and support qualification testing in a regulated

Qualifications

• Experience designing high-speed digital electronics in safety-critical industries.
• FPGA/SoC hardware architectures expertise (Xilinx/AMD/Intel/Altera or equivalent).
• Experience with high-speed serial interfaces and DDR memory subsystems.
• Hardware-software/firmware integration on embedded systems.
• Strong signal integrity, power integrity, and timing knowledge.
• Experience in EMC/EMI and environmental qualification testing.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop complex digital and mixed-signal hardware solutions for defence and aerospace applications.
• Define hardware architectures for FPGA, SoC and processor-based systems.
• Capture schematics and support PCB layout activities for high-speed, high-performance digital designs.
• Design and verify high-speed interfaces including DDR memory, PCIe, Ethernet and similar protocols.
• Integrate FPGA, processor, software and firmware components into complete system solutions.
• Perform design analysis, simulation, validation and verification activities.
• Support hardware bring-up, debugging and root-cause investigation at board and system level.
• Work closely with Systems, Firmware, Software, RF, Mechanical and Production Engineering teams.
• Support environmental, EMC/EMI and qualification testing in accordance with defence and aerospace standards.
• Produce technical documentation, design evidence and progress reporting in accordance with structured engineering lifecycles.
• Support customer demonstrations, integration activities, acceptance testing and trials.

Skills

High-speed design

FPGA/SoC hardware

Signal integrity

Embedded systems collaboration

System requirements analysis

Tools

Xpedition/Expedition

OrCAD

Oscilloscopes

Logic analysers

Spectrum analysers

Protocol analysers

Job description

Synergize Consulting is seeking an experienced Lead Hardware Engineer, SC cleared, to drive the design of high-speed digital and FPGA-based hardware for defence and aerospace systems. The role is based in Luton with a 1-day remote work option and involves multidisciplinary collaboration across hardware, firmware, software and systems teams.

You will define architectures for FPGA/SoC systems, capture schematics, verify high-speed interfaces, and support qualification testing in a regulated