Space-Grade FPGA Engineer – High-Reliability & DSP Expert

iO Associates; Harwell; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

iO Associates is recruiting on behalf of a UK-based space tech client for a Senior FPGA Engineer to design and verify high‑reliability FPGA solutions for space payloads.

You will translate subsystem requirements into FPGA architectures, lead complex projects, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across missions including LEO and GEO payloads.

The role requires 10+ years in FPGA engineering, expertise in VHDL/SystemVerilog, and hands-on use of Vivado, ModelSim and Libero.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of FPGA engineering experience in space or high-reliability sectors.
• Proficiency in VHDL and SystemVerilog.
• Experience with Vivado, ModelSim and Libero.
• Right to work in UK.
• Experience with space/LEO/GEO payloads and signal integrity/EMC.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams to develop satellite telecom payloads across various orbits and mission profiles.
• Translate subsystem requirements into FPGA architectures and design specifications.
• Conduct verification activities for FPGAs used in high-reliability space applications.
• Architect, design, and implement complex FPGA solutions using Microchip devices tailored for space environments.
• Develop intellectual property (IP) cores for AMD System-on-Chips (SoCs).
• Ensure designs meet the stringent standards for space and high-reliability applications, including signal integrity and robustness.

Skills

FPGA design

SystemVerilog

VHDL

DSP

Signal integrity

EMC

Leadership

Space sector

Tools

Vivado

ModelSim

Libero

AMD SoCs IP

Job description

iO Associates is recruiting on behalf of a UK-based space tech client for a Senior FPGA Engineer to design and verify high‑reliability FPGA solutions for space payloads.

You will translate subsystem requirements into FPGA architectures, lead complex projects, and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across missions including LEO and GEO payloads.

The role requires 10+ years in FPGA engineering, expertise in VHDL/SystemVerilog, and hands-on use of Vivado, ModelSim and Libero.