Senior FPGA Architect - High-Throughput Systems

Morgan McKinley (South West); Oxford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Generous benefits

Job summary

Morgan McKinley (South West) is seeking a Principal FPGA Design Engineer in Oxfordshire to own the architecture and delivery of high-throughput FPGA subsystems from requirements through RTL and lab validation.

You will lead system architecture, RTL/verification using SystemVerilog, collaborate with ASIC, FW, and SW teams, and mentor mid/senior hardware engineers while driving CI/CD automation and design optimization.

Qualifications

• Full-lifecycle FPGA design experience (architecture to hardware bring-up).
• Strong SystemVerilog/Verilog skills with AMD/Xilinx toolchains (Vivado/Questa).
• Hands-on experience with high-speed interfaces (PCIe) and lab debugging tools.
• Scripting for workflow automation (Python, Tcl, Make).
• Degree in Electronic Engineering or equivalent industry background.

Responsibilities

• System Architecture: Lead FPGA subsystem architecture for complex data platforms.
• RTL & Verification: Design/verify digital RTL (SystemVerilog/Verilog) using AMD/Xilinx toolchains.
• Optimization: Maximize throughput, power efficiency, resource usage, and timing closure.
• Integration: Collaborate with ASIC, FW, and SW teams to support board bring-up.
• Leadership: Mentor mid/senior hardware engineers and champion CI/CD automation.

Skills

FPGA design

SystemVerilog/Verilog

PCIe

DMA

Python

Tcl

Make

Mentorship

Education

Electronic Engineering degree

Tools

Vivado

Questa

Job description

Morgan McKinley (South West) is seeking a Principal FPGA Design Engineer in Oxfordshire to own the architecture and delivery of high-throughput FPGA subsystems from requirements through RTL and lab validation.

You will lead system architecture, RTL/verification using SystemVerilog, collaborate with ASIC, FW, and SW teams, and mentor mid/senior hardware engineers while driving CI/CD automation and design optimization.