Contract FPGA Design Engineer – Safety-Critical Projects Location : Derby (on-site) Contract : Inside IR35 paying up to £800/day Fancy getting stuck into some high-impact, safety-critical work with a top-tier engineering team? One of our clients is on the lookout for an experienced FPGA contractor to join them on-site in Derby. The work’s challenging … workflows with Python Supporting CI/CD pipelines and using GIT for version control Feeding into process improvements and helping streamline delivery What they’re after: Solid background in FPGA and digital design Experience working on real-time or safety-critical systems Strong with VHDL/Verilog and the usual toolsets Comfortable working solo or as part of a team More ❯
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Gold Group
of department: As part of a large team of analogue and digital electronics design engineers, you will be responsible for the electronics design and development of high speed MPSoC FPGA and AI hardware solutions targeting SDR, radar signal processing and sensor fusion applications. The Role: So, what will you be doing as a High Speed Digital Design Engineer ? As Digital More ❯
in Stevenage. As part of a large group of analogue and digital electronics design engineers, you will be responsible for the electronics design and development of high-speed MPSoC FPGA and AI hardware solutions targeting SDR, radar signal processing, and sensor fusion applications. Responsibilities Support the Technical Lead/Architect in collaboration with the systems, software, firmware, mechanical, and production … digital electronics design. Proficiency in VHDL to support board-level test and debug. Proficiency in C, C++, or Python to support board-level test and debug. Experience in MPSoC FPGA, DDR and Flash memory, and high-speed serial interconnect design. Familiarity with DSP concepts for SDR, radar signal processing, and optical sensors. Strong academic background to support this intellectually demanding More ❯
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, South East, United Kingdom
Guidant Global
serve as a Hardware Design Lead. In this dual role, youll join a dynamic team of analogue and digital electronics engineers, leading the design and development of advanced MPSoC FPGA and AI-based hardware solutions. These systems support cutting-edge applications in software-defined radio (SDR), radar signal processing, and sensor fusion. Key Responsibilities: Collaborate cross-functionally with Systems, Software … driving quality, compliance, and innovation across all hardware development activities. What do you need?: Proven expertise in designing complex, high-speed digital electronic systems. Hands-on experience with MPSoC FPGA architectures, DDR and Flash memory, and high-speed serial interconnects. Skilled in Signal Integrity (SI) and Power Integrity (PI) analysis to ensure robust hardware performance. Proficient in VHDL for board More ❯
Employment Type: Contract
Rate: Up to £58 per hour PAYE and Umbrella pay option available
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, South East, United Kingdom
Morson Talent
/h including holiday pay) or £58 p/h Umbrella We are looking for a Hardware Design Engineer to undertake electronics design and development of high speed MPSoC FPGA and AI hardware solutions targeting SDR, radar signal processing and sensor fusion applications. You will be working for our defence client on complex missile systems. Responsibilities: As Digital Design Engineer More ❯
high-speed digital design who enjoys solving complex problems and working collaboratively across disciplines. You should have: Proven experience in complex, high-speed digital electronics design Knowledge of MPSoC FPGA technologies, DDR and Flash memory, and high-speed serial interfaces Experience with signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) analysis Proficiency in VHDL, plus experience with C, C++ or Python More ❯
Copello are assisting a leading defence consultancy in the recruitment of an FPGA Engineer to lead the engineering activities within their clients Integrated FPGA Product Team . As a key member of their team, you will be responsible for defining and leading work packages, managing a team of FPGA engineers, and ensuring the successful delivery of project outcomes. Key Responsibilities … Lead the engineering aspects of FPGA projects or product lines, managing a team of engineers to deliver project outcomes Define and communicate clear expectations for engineering outcomes, ensuring consistency with policies and procedures Collaborate with project managers and engineering leaders to ensure project planning, cost, and schedule are met Oversee the completion of project outcomes to quality, cost, and schedule … reporting progress and risks as needed Foster an effective dialogue with stakeholders, including project managers, systems design authorities, and FPGA teams Provide technical leadership and support to FPGA teams, including day-to-day technical queries and hands-on troubleshooting Required Skills and Qualifications: Proven experience in FPGA engineering management and delivery of projects Engineering or scientific degree qualification (or equivalent More ❯
Copello are assisting a leading defence consultancy in the recruitment of an FPGA Engineer to lead the engineering activities within their clients Integrated FPGA Product Team . As a key member of their team, you will be responsible for defining and leading work packages, managing a team of FPGA engineers, and ensuring the successful delivery of project outcomes. Key Responsibilities … Lead the engineering aspects of FPGA projects or product lines, managing a team of engineers to deliver project outcomes Define and communicate clear expectations for engineering outcomes, ensuring consistency with policies and procedures Collaborate with project managers and engineering leaders to ensure project planning, cost, and schedule are met Oversee the completion of project outcomes to quality, cost, and schedule … reporting progress and risks as needed Foster an effective dialogue with stakeholders, including project managers, systems design authorities, and FPGA teams Provide technical leadership and support to FPGA teams, including day-to-day technical queries and hands-on troubleshooting Required Skills and Qualifications: Proven experience in FPGA engineering management and delivery of projects Engineering or scientific degree qualification (or equivalent More ❯
Copello are assisting a leading defence consultancy in the recruitment of an FPGA Engineer to lead the engineering activities within their clients Integrated FPGA Product Team . As a key member of their team, you will be responsible for defining and leading work packages, managing a team of FPGA engineers, and ensuring the successful delivery of project outcomes. Key Responsibilities … Lead the engineering aspects of FPGA projects or product lines, managing a team of engineers to deliver project outcomes Define and communicate clear expectations for engineering outcomes, ensuring consistency with policies and procedures Collaborate with project managers and engineering leaders to ensure project planning, cost, and schedule are met Oversee the completion of project outcomes to quality, cost, and schedule … reporting progress and risks as needed Foster an effective dialogue with stakeholders, including project managers, systems design authorities, and FPGA teams Provide technical leadership and support to FPGA teams, including day-to-day technical queries and hands-on troubleshooting Required Skills and Qualifications: Proven experience in FPGA engineering management and delivery of projects Engineering or scientific degree qualification (or equivalent More ❯
Copello are assisting a leading defence consultancy in the recruitment of anFPGA Engineer to lead the engineering activities within their clients Integrated FPGA Product Team .As a key member of their team, you will be responsible for defining and leading work packages, managing a team of FPGA engineers, and ensuring the successful delivery of project outcomes. Key Responsibilities: Lead the … engineering aspects of FPGA projects or product lines, managing a team of engineers to deliver project outcomes Define and communicate clear expectations for engineering outcomes, ensuring consistency with policies and procedures Collaborate with project managers and engineering leaders to ensure project planning, cost, and schedule are met Oversee the completion of project outcomes to quality, cost, and schedule, reporting progress … and risks as needed Foster an effective dialogue with stakeholders, including project managers, systems design authorities, and FPGA teams Provide technical leadership and support to FPGA teams, including day-to-day technical queries and hands-on troubleshooting Required Skills and Qualifications: Proven experience in FPGA engineering management and delivery of projects Engineering or scientific degree qualification (or equivalent) Excellent communication More ❯
this role is offered on a purely onsite basis in Edinburgh, but a compressed week of 4 days is available. The end client are looking for both Senior & Principal FPGA engineers who would be responsible for design and development of FPGA designs using VHDL and verifying designs using VHDL or System Verilog. Applicants with active UK Security Clearance are at … an advantage. 4 days on site Based in Edinburgh 12 month contract operating inside IR35 Job Responsibilities: Working 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: 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 More ❯
radar signal processing, and sensor fusion. As a High Speed Digital Design Engineer, you will play a critical role in designing, developing, and validating MPSoC (Multiprocessor System-on-Chip) FPGA and AI-based hardware platforms within a multidisciplinary engineering environment. Key Responsibilities: Collaborate with technical leads and cross-functional teams to define and refine hardware specifications. Lead the design and … development of complex, high-speed digital electronics, with a focus on MPSoC FPGA, DDR/Flash memory, and high-speed serial interconnects. Conduct signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) analysis to ensure robust hardware performance. Develop board-level test and debug strategies using VHDL, C/C++, or Python. Apply digital signal processing (DSP) principles for hardware integration in … Document designs to a high technical standard and support system-level design reviews throughout the development lifecycle. Required Skills & Experience: Proven expertise in high-speed digital electronics design and FPGA integration. Experience with SI/PI analysis and debugging complex board-level issues. Proficiency in hardware description and programming languages (VHDL, C/C++, Python). Strong knowledge of DSP More ❯
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Certain Advantage
Job Description: As part of a large team of analogue and digital electronics design engineers, you will be responsible for the electronics design and development of high speed MPSoC FPGA and AI hardware solutions targeting SDR, radar signal processing and sensor fusion applications.As Digital Design Engineer you will support the Technical Lead/Architect in collaboration with the systems, software More ❯
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Akkodis
of department: As part of a large team of analogue and digital electronics design engineers, you will be responsible for the electronics design and development of high speed MPSoC FPGA and AI hardware solutions targeting SDR, radar signal processing and sensor fusion applications. Responsibilities As Digital Design Engineer you will support the Technical Lead/Architect in collaboration with the More ❯
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
Avanti
Position : FPGA Design Engineer Job Type: Contract Location: Cambridge (2 days/week onsite) Duration: 6 months Avanti Recruitment is seeking multiple FPGA Engineers to work on satellite network projects who are seasoned professionals and hit the ground running and looking to start ASAP. At least twice a week in the office. Required: FPGA design with at least one of More ❯
Position : FPGA Design Engineer Job Type: Contract Location: Cambridge (2 days/week onsite) Duration: 6 months Avanti Recruitment is seeking multiple FPGA Engineers to work on satellite network projects who are seasoned professionals and hit the ground running and looking to start ASAP. At least twice a week in the office. Required: FPGA design with at least one of More ❯
Senior DSP & Communications Engineer South Cambridge | Up to £95,000 + Benefits Contractor considered - please enquire for details A well-established engineering company based just south of Cambridge is looking for a Senior DSP and Communications Engineer to join their More ❯
RC Fornax are seeking Firmware/FPGA Engineer to support our defence customer based in Edinuburgh. This is a hybrid opportunity , outside IR35 with negotiable pay rate. This is an exciting opportunity for engineers to apply their expertise in a fast-paced, dynamic, and forward-thinking environment. You will contribute to FPGA firmware development within a multidisciplinary engineering team, supporting … a variety of high-impact projects. As a Firmware/FPGA Engineer, your responsibilities will include: Capturing and managing hardware requirements. Developing concepts for complex systems and functions. Designing and analysing FPGA-based solutions. Applying verification techniques using VHDL or SystemVerilog/UVM. Preparing documentation and materials for design reviews. Planning and executing test, integration, and design verification activities. Ensuring … all firmware designs comply with internal development processes. Working with FPGA technologies from vendors such as Xilinx, Intel (Altera), or Microsemi (Actel), including their associated toolchains. Holding a degree (BSc, BEng, MEng, MSc, PhD, or EngD) in Electrical & Electronic Engineering or a related scientific discipline (e.g., Physics). More ❯
RC Fornax are seeking Firmware/FPGA Engineer to support our defence customer based in Edinuburgh. This is a hybrid opportunity , outside IR35 with negotiable pay rate. This is an exciting opportunity for engineers to apply their expertise in a fast-paced, dynamic, and forward-thinking environment. You will contribute to FPGA firmware development within a multidisciplinary engineering team, supporting … a variety of high-impact projects. As a Firmware/FPGA Engineer, your responsibilities will include: Capturing and managing hardware requirements. Developing concepts for complex systems and functions. Designing and analysing FPGA-based solutions. Applying verification techniques using VHDL or SystemVerilog/UVM. Preparing documentation and materials for design reviews. Planning and executing test, integration, and design verification activities. Ensuring … all firmware designs comply with internal development processes. Working with FPGA technologies from vendors such as Xilinx, Intel (Altera), or Microsemi (Actel), including their associated toolchains. Holding a degree (BSc, BEng, MEng, MSc, PhD, or EngD) in Electrical & Electronic Engineering or a related scientific discipline (e.g., Physics). More ❯
Role: FPGA Engineer (CEMA) Location: Bristol(Hybrid) Duration: 6 months Inside IR35 : Umbrella About Our Client Our client is a leading global aerospace, defense, and security company specializing in delivering complex, mission-critical solutions. With a strong heritage in engineering and innovation, they provide essential services across aviation, marine, land, and nuclear sectors, supporting governments, armed forces, and commercial clients … that drives innovation and delivers cutting-edge solutions in some of the world's most demanding environments. About the Role: TWe're looking for a driven, flexible and passionate FPGA Engineer with experience of CEMA to join us in our client's Land CEMA focus area to support delivery of client's in-service projects. Key Responsibilities: As a Senior … FPGA Engineer you will be responsible for: Working with our delivery teams, supporting the outsourcing of work, assessing the credibility and completeness of our suppliers work packages As the programmes mature, increasing environment complexity, working with multi-discipline teams and our suppliers to create compliant CEMA solutions. Understanding and assessing FPGA delivery timescales and risk for our CEMA activities Essential More ❯
Bristol, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom Hybrid / WFH Options
Manpower UK Ltd
Role: FPGA Engineer (CEMA) Location: Bristol(Hybrid) Duration: 6 months Inside IR35 : Umbrella About Our Client Our client is a leading global aerospace, defense, and security company specializing in delivering complex, mission-critical solutions. With a strong heritage in engineering and innovation, they provide essential services across aviation, marine, land, and nuclear sectors, supporting governments, armed forces, and commercial clients … that drives innovation and delivers cutting-edge solutions in some of the world's most demanding environments. About the Role: TWe're looking for a driven, flexible and passionate FPGA Engineer with experience of CEMA to join us in our client's Land CEMA focus area to support delivery of client's in-service projects. Key Responsibilities: As a Senior … FPGA Engineer you will be responsible for: Working with our delivery teams, supporting the outsourcing of work, assessing the credibility and completeness of our suppliers work packages As the programmes mature, increasing environment complexity, working with multi-discipline teams and our suppliers to create compliant CEMA solutions. Understanding and assessing FPGA delivery timescales and risk for our CEMA activities Essential More ❯
Job Title: FPGA Design Engineer (Contract) Location: London (Hybrid) Duration: 6 Months Rate: Competitive (Outside IR35) Overview: We're seeking a hands-on FPGA Design Engineer to support a high-performance data transfer project. The role involves working on FPGA-based systems with a focus on throughput, reliability, and integration within a larger hardware-software environment. Key Skills: Solid FPGAMore ❯
test interfaces. Deep understanding of software design principles, memory management, and debugging hardware-software interactions. Desirable Skills Experience with SFPDP in defence, aerospace, or data acquisition projects. Familiarity with FPGA-based data systems and hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) test setups. If you are interested in this position please contact Chloe Bailey More ❯
Stevenage, Hertfordshire, South East, United Kingdom
Morson Talent
Version control systems (e.g., Git) and CI/CD pipelines. Desirable: • Knowledge of SFPDP (Serial Front Panel Data Port) specifically in defence, aerospace, or data acquisition contexts. • Knowledge of FPGA-based data acquisition systems and synchronisation methods. • Familiarity with unit testing frameworks, automated test rigs, or hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) setups. • Proven ability developing or integrating with real-time More ❯
FPGA Design Engineer - Contract (Outside IR35) We're supporting a specialist engineering organisation delivering advanced safety-critical systems across regulated industries. They're looking for an experienced FPGA Design Engineer to join on a contract basis (outside IR35) , contributing to a key phase of a high-reliability hardware programme. This is an opportunity to apply your FPGA expertise on real … time, embedded systems that demand precision, integrity, and certification-ready design. Key Responsibilities: Full lifecycle FPGA development using VHDL - from architecture and coding through to simulation and testbench creation Work to stringent quality and traceability standards, including DO-254 compliance Close collaboration with hardware, software, and systems engineers to integrate FPGA designs into wider platforms Documentation and technical reporting to … meet project milestones and certification needs Essential Skills: Strong hands-on experience with FPGA development in VHDL Previous work on safety-critical or high-reliability systems DO-254 experience - ideally delivering DAL B or C designs Familiarity with verification methodologies and simulation tools (e.g. ModelSim, Vivado, etc.) Able to work autonomously in a multi-disciplinary team Contract Details: Outside IR35 More ❯