Job Description

Senior FPGA Engineer

Location: Commutable from Brighton, Crawley, Chichester, or Portsmouth

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior FPGA Engineer to join an established engineering team and take technical ownership of HDL architecture for next-generation power supply platforms. This role offers a mix of hands-on FPGA design and technical leadership, working closely with systems, hardware, and software teams across the full product lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and contribute to all phases of the FPGA development lifecycle, including requirements capture, architecture, design, implementation, integration, verification, and test.
• Define and own advanced digital and FPGA architectures for complex power supply and embedded systems.
• Apply sound engineering principles to develop robust, scalable, and high-performance digital designs.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineers and Program Management to decompose and translate system-level requirements into FPGA solutions.
• Conduct and participate in design and peer reviews, providing technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams (hardware, firmware, software, mechanical, and manufacturing) to define interfaces and overall system performance.
• Support design for manufacture (DFM), considering supply-chain constraints and common manufacturing methods.
• Provide engineering support to safety, quality, and customer-facing teams as required.

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Strong FPGA development experience using VHDL (preferred) or Verilog.
• 8+ years’ experience in one or more of the following:
• FPGA / HDL design
• Digital design simulation and verification
• Research and development environments
• Proven experience developing:
• Reusable, maintainable, and testable HDL architectures
• Self-checking test benches and verification frameworks
• Solid understanding of digital circuit operation, debugging, and failure analysis.
• Experience with high-speed digital electronics, FPGA-based systems, and embedded processor integration.
• Strong documentation and communication skills.
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams.

Desirable Skills

• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Git-based source control.
• Exposure to regulated or safety-critical environments is a plus.

If you’re a technically driven Senior FPGA Engineer looking to take ownership of complex digital architectures and work on next-generation power platforms, we’d like to hear from you. Apply now.