Principal FPGA Engineer – High-Assurance Systems (Flexible)

Gattaca; Maidenhead; Sur place; GBP 85 000 - 115 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Private medical insurance

Flexible working arrangements

Career progression and technical lead

Security clearance support (where aval

Résumé du poste

Our client in Maidenhead, UK, seeks a Principal FPGA Engineer to lead FPGA and firmware architecture, design, integration and verification across complex embedded systems. You will drive technical direction and mentor engineering teams, delivering high-assurance solutions through the full lifecycle.

The role combines hands-on engineering with leadership, collaboration across disciplines and shaping product architecture from concept to deployment.

Qualifications

• Proven expertise across the complete FPGA/Firmware development lifecycle.
• Knowledge of FPGA verification methodologies and tool flows.
• Experience with communications protocols and signal integrity concepts.
• Defence, aerospace or security-focused environments are advantageous.

Responsabilités

• Lead FPGA architecture, design, development and verification across the full engineering lifecycle.
• Derive robust firmware requirements from system-level specifications.
• Create high-quality FPGA designs using industry best practices.
• Produce technical documentation, specifications and design artefacts.
• Drive requirement traceability, verification and validation activities.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring and guidance to engineering teams.
• Chair technical reviews and contribute to critical design decisions.
• Support project planning, estimation and risk management activities.
• Champion continuous improvement, innovation and engineering excellence.
• Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex programmes.

Connaissances

FPGA lifecycle

FPGA verification

Xilinx

Intel/Altera

Lattice

Microchip/Microsemi

Digital design

Schematic interpretation

CI/CD & automation

Security/high-assurance

Outils

Xilinx

Intel (Altera)

Lattice

Microchip/Microsemi

Description du poste

Our client in Maidenhead, UK, seeks a Principal FPGA Engineer to lead FPGA and firmware architecture, design, integration and verification across complex embedded systems. You will drive technical direction and mentor engineering teams, delivering high-assurance solutions through the full lifecycle.

The role combines hands-on engineering with leadership, collaboration across disciplines and shaping product architecture from concept to deployment.