Senior FPGA Firmware Engineer

Job description

Morgan Hunt are currently recruiting for a Senior FPGA Engineer on a permanent basis, on behalf of our client.

Salary: Up to £65K

Location: Bristol, Birmingham, London, Aldershot, Epsom, Cheltenham.

Working Model: Hybrid, no set days in the office.

As part of an established business, you'll keep people connected, critical businesses running, and advanced communication networks safe. The Senior FPGA Engineer plays a vital role in solving the organisation's biggest challenges. You'll get involved across the entire lifecycle, developing, delivering, and supporting bespoke solutions. You will have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects. The nature of our systems development projects may require some time working on client sites.

Experience & Skills:

• Either hold a degree in a relevant STEM subject or have proven and demonstrable work experience within a relevant area.
• Have significant experience in collaborating with cross-functional teams to capture and analyse customer requirements to define FPGA specifications and requirements.
• Have significant experience of designing FPGA solutions following industry best practice using hardware description languages.
• Be experienced with at least one FPGA development tool suite.
• Be experienced in optimising FPGA code for maximum performance and efficiency.
• Be capable of debugging FPGA designs.
• Have experience of conducting system integration and validation testing.
• Be comfortable producing reports and technical documentation to a high standard.
• Be a strong collaborator, able to work effectively in a small team where frequent communication is essential.
• Be pro-active and a self-starter, able to work independently where necessary.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest FPGA technologies and best practices.
• Experience developing high integrity systems to comply with standards (e.g., DO-254) would be advantageous but is not essential.

Duties Include:

• Develop FPGA solutions and prototypes, working independently or in small teams.
• Work closely with other engineering disciplines to deliver complex solutions.
• Engage with clients, stakeholders, and Product Owners.
• Support the growth and improvement of the FPGA development capability.
• Mentor junior staff to aid their development.

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.