Lead/Principal Fpga Design & Verification Engineer

Sr2 Rec Ltd; West of England; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Sr2 Rec Ltd. is seeking a Principal FPGA Engineer to take technical ownership of FPGA design and development for high-integrity aerospace systems in Bristol, England.

The role covers the full FPGA lifecycle from requirements through verification and certification, working with cross-functional teams to deliver safe, certified FPGA-based products. You will lead technical activities, mentor engineers, and ensure traceability and compliance with DO-254 DAL A/B/C.

Qualifications

• Significant FPGA design and development experience.
• Experience developing FPGA solutions for safety-critical or high-integrity systems.
• Practical experience working within a DO-254 development environment.
• Requirements-based FPGA development, decomposition and traceability.
• FPGA simulation and debugging using QuestaSim, ModelSim or similar.
• Experience with Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus or equivalent FPGA toolchains.
• Synthesis, constraints and timing closure experience.
• Strong configuration management and source control experience.
• Ability to lead technical activities, conduct design reviews and mentor other engineers.
• DO-254 DAL A, B or C experience.
• SystemVerilog / UVM and requirements-based FPGA verification.
• Verification planning, coverage and evidence generation.
• Formal verification, functional coverage or code coverage.
• Python, Tcl or shell scripting for FPGA automation.
• Automated build, simulation and regression workflows.
• HIL / SIL or hardware test environments.
• FPGA integration with processors, ADCs/DACs, communications interfaces or control electronics.
• Aerospace, defence or avionics experience.

Responsibilities

• Take technical ownership of FPGA design and development across the full lifecycle.
• Lead design reviews and mentor other engineers.
• Collaborate with electronics, systems, software and verification teams.
• Provide verification evidence and certification traceability for high-integrity aerospace products.
• Develop and maintain automated workflows for build, simulation and regression.
• Integrate FPGA with processors, interfaces and test environments.

Skills

FPGA design

Safety-critical systems

DO-254

SystemVerilog

UVM

Python scripting

Tcl scripting

Shell scripting

QuestaSim

ModelSim

Xilinx Vivado

Intel Quartus

Timing closure

Synthesis

Source control

Design reviews

Hardware integration

Aerospace/avionics

HIL/SIL

DO-254 DAL A/B/C

Requirements-based FPGA development

Verification planning

Tools

QuestaSim

ModelSim

Xilinx Vivado

Intel Quartus

Job description

We're looking for a Principal FPGA Engineer to take technical ownership of FPGA design and development for high-integrity aerospace systems.

This is a senior, hands-on role covering the full FPGA development lifecycle, from requirements and architecture through VHDL design, implementation, verification support and certification evidence. You'll work closely with electronics, systems, software and verification engineers while providing technical leadership across complex FPGA-based products.

Skills & Experience

• Significant FPGA design and development experience


• Experience developing FPGA solutions for safety-critical or high-integrity systems


• Practical experience working within a DO-254 development environment


• Requirements-based FPGA development, decomposition and traceability


• FPGA simulation and debugging using QuestaSim, ModelSim or similar


• Experience with Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus or equivalent FPGA toolchains


• Synthesis, constraints and timing closure experience


• Strong configuration management and source control experience


• Ability to lead technical activities, conduct design reviews and mentor other engineers


• DO-254 DAL A, B or C experience


• SystemVerilog / UVM and requirements-based FPGA verification


• Verification planning, coverage and evidence generation


• Formal verification, functional coverage or code coverage


• Python, Tcl or shell scripting for FPGA automation


• Automated build, simulation and regression workflows


• HIL / SIL or hardware test environments


• FPGA integration with processors, ADCs/DACs, communications interfaces or control electronics


• Aerospace, defence or avionics experience

Additional Information

• Opportunity to take significant technical ownership across FPGA design, development and verification


• Work focused on safety-critical and high-integrity aerospace products

Lead/Principal FPGA Design & Verification Engineer England, Bristol, Bristol