Senior FPGA Engineer – Real-Time DSP Lead (Onsite)

MASS Consultants; Lincoln; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance up to £8k

Private Medical & Dental Insurance

Life Assurance (4 x salary)

Pension schemes

Annual Wellness Allowance

Retail discounts

Cycle to work

Job summary

MASS Consultants in Lincoln is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer to design and deliver real-time DSP capabilities for mission‑critical systems. This on‑site role focuses on RF signal processing across complex pipelines, collaborating with system engineers, software teams and domain experts.

The successful candidate will have FPGA‑based DSP experience, MATLAB/Simulink expertise and be comfortable mentoring engineers in a fast‑paced, security‑driven environment.

Qualifications

• Strong experience developing FPGA‑based DSP systems for real‑time or RF‑centric applications.
• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink and HDL Coder workflows.
• Experience deploying to Xilinx RFSoC and/or Intel FPGA platforms.
• Experience working with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, signal generators, analysers).
• Experience leading or mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead FPGA design, implementation and verification for RF signal processing and high‑throughput systems.
• Develop on AMD/Xilinx RFSoC (Zynq UltraScale+) and Intel FPGA platforms (Agilex/Stratix).
• Integrate with high‑speed ADC/DAC interfaces and real‑time data pipelines.
• Work across VHDL, SystemVerilog and MATLAB/Simulink HDL workflows.
• Support lab‑based integration, test and evaluation using RF instrumentation.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and system‑level design.
• Drive best practice in verification, documentation and design quality.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor junior engineers.
• Work directly with stakeholders to shape requirements and solutions.

Skills

FPGA DSP

MATLAB/Simulink

HDL Coder

Xilinx RFSoC/Intel FPGA

Lab equipment handling

Technical leadership

Tools

HDL Coder

Job description

MASS Consultants in Lincoln is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer to design and deliver real-time DSP capabilities for mission‑critical systems. This on‑site role focuses on RF signal processing across complex pipelines, collaborating with system engineers, software teams and domain experts.

The successful candidate will have FPGA‑based DSP experience, MATLAB/Simulink expertise and be comfortable mentoring engineers in a fast‑paced, security‑driven environment.