Senior VHDL FPGA Engineer – Airborne Systems

Leonardo; Basildon; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Employee wellbeing programme

Training and development

Referral incentive

Job summary

Leonardo UK is seeking a skilled FPGA Engineer in Basildon to design and develop embedded VHDL firmware for complex airborne electro-optics subsystems.

You will work across the product lifecycle with high-speed FPGAs and SoCs, collaborating with hardware and software teams in a hybrid setup. The role offers a salary range and a comprehensive benefits package, with BPSS/NSV screening as part of security clearance.

Qualifications

• Experience with FPGA technologies from major vendors (Xilinx, Microsemi/Actel, or Lattice).
• Advanced verification using VHDL or SystemVerilog/UVM.
• Ability to specify timing and area constraints for FPGA place-and-route.
• Analyse system requirements to derive firmware requirements.
• Experience with DO-254 or similar firmware processes.

Responsibilities

• Capture and manage firmware requirements.
• Design and analyse FPGA firmware and develop test benches.
• Produce design documentation and evidence for design reviews.
• Develop FPGA test and integration plans.
• Coordinate system integration with PCB designers and embedded software engineers.
• Support firmware designs through the firmware process; training provided.
• Modify existing firmware designs and test benches.

Skills

FPGA design

SystemVerilog/UVM

Firmware lifecycle

Do-254

Safety standards

Tools

Xilinx toolchain

ModelSim/Questa

HDL Designer

Microsemi/Actel

Lattice tools

Job description

Leonardo UK is seeking a skilled FPGA Engineer in Basildon to design and develop embedded VHDL firmware for complex airborne electro-optics subsystems.

You will work across the product lifecycle with high-speed FPGAs and SoCs, collaborating with hardware and software teams in a hybrid setup. The role offers a salary range and a comprehensive benefits package, with BPSS/NSV screening as part of security clearance.