Senior / Principal FPGA Engineer HYBRID

ZipRecruiter; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering organization is looking for a Senior / Principal FPGA Engineer in Edinburgh (Hybrid). This role involves FPGA design and development using VHDL/Verilog. Candidates should have over 5 years of FPGA experience and possess strong communication skills. The position offers £90 per hour, requires SC Clearance eligibility, and entails three days on-site work per week.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of FPGA development experience required.
• Must be eligible for SC Clearance.
• Experience with high-speed serial protocols preferred.

Responsibilities

• FPGA design & development in VHDL/Verilog.
• Support hardware/system integration.
• Documentation, reporting & version control.

Skills

FPGA development (VHDL/Verilog)

Mentor Graphics tools

Xilinx / Intel / Microsemi flows

High-Speed Serial protocols

Strong communication skills

Tools

ModelSim

Precision

Vivado

Quartus

Job description

Overview

Senior / Principal FPGA Engineer – Inside IR35
Edinburgh (Hybrid – 3 days on-site)
£90 per hour
Must have or be eligible for SC Clearance

Responsibilities

• FPGA design & development in VHDL / Verilog
• Verification using VHDL / SystemVerilog
• Debugging & supporting hardware/system integration
• Documentation, reporting & version control

Essential Skills

• 5+ years FPGA development (VHDL/Verilog)
• Mentor Graphics tools (HDL Designer, ModelSim/Questa, Precision)
• Xilinx / Intel / Microsemi flows (ISE, Vivado, Quartus)
• FPGA constraints, verification & requirements management
• High-Speed Serial protocols, Linux & scripting
• Strong communication & reporting skills

Desirable

• DO-254 / safety-critical FPGA experience
• SystemVerilog / UVM verification
• Aerospace/Defence industry background
• ARM/embedded cores & Agile methodologies

Contract Details

• Inside IR35 – £90 p/h
• Hybrid – 3 days per week on-site in Edinburgh
• Must have or be eligible for SC Clearance

Apply now if you’re ready to take on a high-impact FPGA role with a market-leading engineering organisation