Senior Engineer(FPGA)

OAKTREE CONSULTING; Lee-on-the-Solent; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

OAKTREE CONSULTING is seeking an experienced engineer to drive FPGA design and systems engineering efforts in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore. You will architect FPGA solutions, develop in VHDL/Verilog, and perform verification and timing analyses on Xilinx or Intel platforms.

The role requires hands-on experience with FPGA flows, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and collaboration with software teams to ensure robust driver and firmware integration. Singaporeans only.

Qualifications

• Experience eliciting, analyzing and managing system-level requirements.
• Ability to lead design reviews and interface with customers on technical specs.
• Experience with verification methodologies and testbenches.

Responsibilities

• Elicit, analyze, and manage system-level requirements and translate to hardware/software subsystems.
• Architect, code, simulate, and implement FPGA designs; perform timing closure and power analysis.
• Support HIL testing and document verification reports and user manuals.

Skills

Systems engineering

FPGA development

VHDL

Verilog

Analytical mindset

Communication skills

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in electrical engineering, computer engineering or systems engineering

Tools

Xilinx Vivado/Vitis

Intel Quartus

ModelSim/Questa/Xcelium

Job description

Be Part of Our Success

• System Engineering Duties : Elicit, analyze, and manage system-level requirements. Define system architecture and allocate requirements to hardware, software, and FPGA subsystems. Develop system verification plans and traceability matrices. Conduct trade-off studies (performance, power, cost, schedule) for FPGA vs. other processing solutions (DSP, GPU, MCU). Lead design reviews and interface with customers on technical specifications.
• FPGA Design Duties : Architect, code (VHDL/Verilog), simulate, and implement FPGA designs on Xilinx or Intel platforms. Perform synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure, and power analysis. Develop testbenches and verification environments (including self-checking and coverage-driven verification). Integrate IP cores (third-party or legacy) and design custom interfaces (PCIe, JESD204B, Ethernet, ADC/DAC controllers). Debug FPGA-related system issues using logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and JTAG debuggers.
• Integration & Validation : Support hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing and system-level integration. Work alongside software engineers to validate driver and firmware interactions. Generate documentation, requirements specification, design description, verification report, and user manual.
• Prepare comprehensive firmware/software documentation by converting software and interface requirements into clear and concise development specifications.

Qualities We Value

Bachelor/Masters in electrical engineering, computer engineeringor systems engineering

Minimum 2 to 3 years of combined experience in systems engineering and FPGA development.

Familiar with systems engineering processes (ISO 15288 or similar)

Familiar with scripting (Python, Tcl, or Bash) for automation

Understanding of verification & validation (V&V) methodologies

Understanding of digital signal processing (DSP) fundamentals is a plus

Experience with both system thinking and deep FPGA expertise

Experience with requirements management tools

Hands-on experience with Xilinx Vivado / Vitis or Intel Quartus

Exposure to safety/security standards (DO-254, IEC 61508, or similar) is advantageous

Proficient in VHDL (preferred) or Verilog

Working knowledge of simulation tools (ModelSim, Questa, or Xcelium)

Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.

Excellent communication skills to bridge technical teams and customers.

Ability to work independently and lead small technical work packages

Working location is in Ang Mo Kio

Singaporeans only