Senior FPGA Engineer – Networking & Security

European Tech Recruit; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

European Tech Recruit are working closely with an exciting security semiconductor company based in Amsterdam who are looking for a talented FPGA Engineer to join their team.

You will design and implement FPGA solutions for networking and security products, turning system-level requirements into high‑performance designs, and collaborating with hardware and software teams to ensure integration and validation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in FPGA design and implementation.
• Hands-on experience with Xilinx FPGAs and development tools (Vivado, Vitis, etc.).
• Strong understanding of digital design, timing constraints, and high-speed interfaces.
• Familiarity with hardware/software integration in networking or security systems.
• Experience in testing, debugging, and validating FPGA designs in a lab environment.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement FPGA logic based on system-level requirements.
• Develop and maintain block diagrams, constraints, and pin mappings.
• Enable and integrate multiple interfaces (e.g., networking, memory, PCIe, high-speed SerDes).
• Implement and verify FPGA functionality using VHDL/Verilog or SystemVerilog.
• Test, validate, and debug FPGA designs in lab and simulation environments.
• Collaborate with hardware and software teams to ensure seamless system integration.
• Perform timing analysis, optimization, and resource management for high-performance designs.
• Contribute to design reviews and provide recommendations for FPGA architecture improvements.

Skills

FPGA design

Xilinx FPGAs

Vivado

SystemVerilog

Hardware/Software integration

Timing analysis

Tools

Vivado

Vitis

Xilinx tools

Job description

European Tech Recruit are working closely with an exciting security semiconductor company based in Amsterdam who are looking for a talented FPGA Engineer to join their team.

You will design and implement FPGA solutions for networking and security products, turning system-level requirements into high‑performance designs, and collaborating with hardware and software teams to ensure integration and validation.