Senior FPGA Engineer in Rogerstone

Line Up Aviation; Rhiwderin; On-site; GBP 97,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Line Up Aviation is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer for an initial 6-month contract in Newport. You will drive FPGA work packages, ensuring alignment with cost, time, and quality targets, and provide technical leadership across the team.

The role requires hands-on experience with VHDL and FPGA design tools, strong requirements capture, and the ability to report progress regularly. Security clearance is noted as required on application.

Qualifications

• Proficient in VHDL and FPGA design methods.
• Experience with at least one simulation tool.
• Experience with at least one FPGA synthesis tool.
• Strong requirements capture and work package estimation.
• Excellent communication and teamwork, reporting regularly.

Responsibilities

• Analyse requirements and document FPGA solution and work breakdown.
• Prepare FPGA architectural and detailed designs and documentation.
• FPGA design generation and implementation.
• FPGA design verification and integration onto target platform.
• Provide FPGA technical support.
• Lead and review team work where applicable.
• Support FPGA development process and procedure updates.

Skills

VHDL

Simulation tools

FPGA synthesis tools

Requirements capture

Self-motivated

Teamwork

FPGA design process

Team leadership

Tools

Altera

Microsemi

Xilinx

Job description

On behalf of our client, we are seeking to recruit an FPGA Design Engineer on an initial 6 - month contract. As the Senior FPGA Engineer you will responsible for executing allocated FPGA Work Packages within agreed cost, time and quality constraints.
Role: Senior FPGA Engineer
Pay: Up to 85 via Umbrella
Location: Newport
Contract: Monday- Friday, 37 Hours per week, 6 months Contract
IR35 Status: Inside
Security Clearance: Security Clerance required on application, UK Eyes only

Responsibilities:
The Senior FPGA Engineer is responsible for demonstrating that the developed product meets all specified product and customer requirements, by

• Analysing requirements, specifying and documenting the FPGA solution and work breakdown
• Preparing FPGA architectural and detailed designs and documentation
• FPGA design generation and implementation
• FPGA design verificationIntegration of FPGAs onto the target platform
• Providing FPGA technical support
• Controlling and reviewing work of the members of their team (where a team exists)
• Supporting the company FPGA development process and procedure updates

Essential Skills:

• Must be proficient in the use of VHDL
• Must be proficient in the use of at least one simulation tool
• Must be proficient in the use of at least one FPGA synthesis tool
• Must have a good understanding of requirements capture, and of work package definition and estimation
• Must be highly self-motivated, articulate, with good verbal and written communications skills
• Must have good team working skills
• Must have excellent FPGA development process knowledge
• Must be an experienced engineer, fully versed in design methodologies for their field able to work on their own, but providing regular reporting
• Must have recent design experience of devices from the following suppliers:

• Altera
• Microsemi
• Xilinx