Senior FPGA Engineer: High-Speed Real-Time Design

Keysight Technologies; Fleet; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Keysight Technologies in Fleet, United Kingdom, is seeking an experienced FPGA Engineer to drive design, implementation, verification, and optimization of FPGA-based solutions for high‑performance systems.

You will collaborate with hardware, software, and validation teams to deliver robust, scalable designs, use Xilinx Vivado/Versal, and develop documentation, tests, and CI/CD workflows in a fast-paced R&D environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Telecommunications, or equivalent.
• 3+ years of experience in FPGA design.
• Strong proficiency in VHDL.
• Experience with Xilinx or FPGA toolchains (Vivado, Quartus, ModelSim, Mentor Graphics, etc.).
• Solid understanding of:
• - Digital logic design
• - Timing constraints and closure
• - Synthesis and place & route flows
• Experience with version control (Git) and collaborative development workflows.
• Hands‑on experience with Python, C/C++, or Linux driver development for FPGA‑integrated systems.
• Good written and spoken English; ability to produce clear technical documentation.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize digital logic using VHDL.
• Develop FPGA architectures for high-speed, real-time systems.
• Perform simulation, debugging, and verification using industry-standard tools.
• Implement interfaces and protocols such as PCIe, Ethernet, DDR, SPI, I²C, JESD204B/C.
• Work with Xilinx/AMD (Vivado, Versal) or similar environments.
• Collaborate with hardware teams to integrate FPGA designs into boards and systems.
• Work with software engineers to define FPGA–CPU/SoC interfaces.
• Develop documentation and participate in design reviews.
• Support bring‑up, debugging, and validation in the lab using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, etc.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of workflows, automation, and CI/CD for FPGA builds.

Skills

VHDL

FPGA Design

Python

C/C++

Linux

English Communication

Git / Version Control

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or related field

Tools

Vivado

Quartus

ModelSim

Mentor Graphics

Job description

Keysight Technologies in Fleet, United Kingdom, is seeking an experienced FPGA Engineer to drive design, implementation, verification, and optimization of FPGA-based solutions for high‑performance systems.

You will collaborate with hardware, software, and validation teams to deliver robust, scalable designs, use Xilinx Vivado/Versal, and develop documentation, tests, and CI/CD workflows in a fast-paced R&D environment.