Senior / Principal FPGA Engineer Location- Luton Type- Permanent Mode- 5 Days Onsite- Luton 8+Yrs Experience Job Description The FPGA engineer would work closely with Systems, Hardware and Software teams to provide FPGA solutions and solve integration problems on complex systems.
Creating innovative and robust VHDL-based designs Documenting and recording deliverables Verifying FPGA designs Ensuring configuration management/keeping designs under revision control Providing progress reports Skills, Qualifications and Experience required: Mandatory At least 5 years' experience of developing FPGA using VHDL or Verilog Experienced with Mentor Graphics FPGA development tools including HDL Designer, ModelSim / Questa and Precision Familiar with Xilinx / Intel (Altera) / Microsemi (Actel) design flows (ISE, Vivado, Quartus) and third-party synthesis tools Experience in specifying timing and area constraints for efficient FPGA Place and Route.
Ability to analyze system and / or hardware level requirements and derive detailed FPGA requirements Independent verification using VHDL Experience of FPGA requirements capture and requirements management tools De-bugging FPGA designs and supporting integration & verification at hardware and system level A good understanding of FPGA version control and revision control software Experience of making technical decisions and mitigating technical risk for FPGA design activities.
Experience with High-Speed Serial protocols and implementations Ability to coordinate day to day technical activities, liaising closely with the Project Engineering Lead / Lead FPGA engineer & other disciplines Excellent communication (oral & written) & interpersonal skills Linux and scripting experience Experience in writing technical reports/ documentation Qualifications Honours degree or equivalent in Electronics Engineering or another STEM-based subject UK citizenship is mandatory to be able to clear the background checks and obtain SC clearance Current valid SC clearance would be an advantage