Senior FPGA Engineer

NextGenEnergyJobs; Stafford; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

NextGenEnergyJobs is seeking a Senior FPGA Development Engineer to define requirements and implement features for world-class control systems in VSC and LCC applications. You will collaborate with engineers globally to deliver robust hardware solutions.

The role requires deep FPGA experience, strong debugging skills, and proficiency with MATLAB/SIMULINK, scripting in Perl/Python, and vendor FPGA tools. On-site UK role with cutting-edge projects.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical/Electronic engineering or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of FPGA design experience using VHDL/Verilog.
• Strong knowledge of analog/digital hardware design components.
• Exceptional hardware/FPGA debugging skills.
• Experience with Model Based design tools such as MATLAB/SIMULINK.
• Scripting in Perl or Python.
• Experience with Altera, Microsemi, Xilinx FPGA devices and vendor tools.
• Ability to work autonomously or in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Power electronics control and HVDC knowledge.
• High-speed digital hardware design and PCB layout skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyse system requirements and define functions for hardware implementation.
• Develop and implement FPGA features and improvements.
• Participate in design reviews and contribute to strategy.
• Maintain legacy products with updates to extend life cycle.
• Work with global engineering teams to resolve issues.

Skills

FPGA design

VHDL/Verilog

Hardware debugging

MATLAB/SIMULINK

Perl/Python scripting

Altera/Microsemi/Xilinx

Power electronics

HVDC knowledge

PCB layout

Agile/Scrum

Version control

JIRA

Education

Electrical/Electronic engineering degree

Tools

MATLAB

SIMULINK

SVN

GIT

JIRA

Job description

The Senior FPGA Development Engineer will be working to define requirements, implementation and enhance product features for world-class Control & Protection system in VSC and LCC systems, working together with engineers based in global locations.

Responsibilities

• Analysing system requirements and defining functions to be implemented in hardware.
• Development and Implementation of features.
• Knowledge and understanding of Analogue and Digital Hardware design.
• Maintain legacy products including updates and improvements to extend product life span.
• Participating in and contributing to design reviews.
• Developing specialized knowledge in their discipline. Serves as best practice/quality resource. Has awareness of latest technical developments in own area.
• Contributes towards strategy development, and ensure delivery within area of responsibility.
• Has in-depth knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; has working knowledge of competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market
• Uses judgment to make decisions or solve moderately complex tasks or problems in areas of operational/product management, manufacturing, technology or engineering. Takes new perspective on existing solutions. Uses technical experience and expertise for data analysis to support recommendations. Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own function to arrive at decisions.
• Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. May lead small projects with moderate risks and resource requirements. Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus. Developing persuasion skills required to influence others on topics within field.

Requirements

• Degree or Higher in Electrical / Electronic engineering or equivalent experience.
• Significant experience (10+ years) of FPGA design using VHDL or Verilog.
• Strong all-round knowledge and understanding of electronic components & principles.
• Exceptional hardware / FPGA debugging skills.
• Knowledge and Experience in using Model Based design tools such as MATLAB/SIMULINK
• Scripting experience using Perl, Python
• Experience with Altera, Microsemi, Xilinx FPGA devices and vendor design tools
• Dynamic and proactive with ability to work on own or as part of a multi-disciplinary engineering team to resolve technical issues.
• Power Electronics control system design.
• Knowledge of HVDC
• Experience of designing hardware for real time control applications.
• High-speed digital hardware design and PCB layout skills.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Motivated great teammate, self-starter, results oriented.
• Agile development practices e.g., Scrum
• Experience of version control, e.g., SVN, GIT
• Bug tracking tools, e.g., JIRA