Senior FPGA & SoC Engineer—High‑Reliability Systems

Octagon Group; Southampton; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Octagon Group in Southampton is seeking an experienced FPGA Engineer to own the full FPGA lifecycle, from design to verification. You will design, implement, and verify FPGA and SoC solutions, and develop VHDL for complex architectures on high-reliability platforms.

You will integrate and test solutions at system level, produce clear documentation, and collaborate with system, electronic, and FPGA engineers in a defence/aerospace context, based in Southampton, Hampshire.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or similar.
• 5+ years’ experience as an FPGA Engineer.
• Experience with FPGA toolchains (Vivado, Quartus, ModelSim).
• Experience with SoC devices (e.g. Zynq UltraScale+).
• Knowledge of video/RF protocols (MIPI, SDI).
• Python or TCL scripting.
• High-reliability, defence, or aerospace experience.
• UK Security Clearance (SC or DV).

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and verify FPGA and SoC solutions.
• Develop and simulate VHDL for complex FPGA architectures.
• Integrate and test FPGA solutions at system level.
• Produce clear design and verification documentation.
• Collaborate with system, electronic, and FPGA engineers.

Skills

FPGA design

VHDL

SoC platforms

MIPI/SDI protocols

Python scripting

Security clearance

Defence/Aerospace experience

Education

Electrical Engineering / Computer Science degree

Tools

Vivado

Quartus

ModelSim

Job description

Octagon Group in Southampton is seeking an experienced FPGA Engineer to own the full FPGA lifecycle, from design to verification. You will design, implement, and verify FPGA and SoC solutions, and develop VHDL for complex architectures on high-reliability platforms.

You will integrate and test solutions at system level, produce clear documentation, and collaborate with system, electronic, and FPGA engineers in a defence/aerospace context, based in Southampton, Hampshire.