FPGA Engineer (Contract)

February 28, 2026
£80000 - £80000
Urgent

Job Description

6 Month Contract Onsite – Edinburgh Inside IR35

Overview

A fast growing engineering tech organisation is seeking a Senior Firmware/FPGA Engineer to design and verify advanced FPGA sub systems. This is a hands on, multidisciplinary role working onsite in a modern R&D environment.

Responsibilities

  • Design FPGA architectures, IP cores, and full SoC RTL (VHDL/Verilog)
  • Build verification testbenches and ensure strong coverage
  • Work with high speed SERDES (up to 28G/56G) and multi frequency clocking
  • Use Intel/AMD toolchains for synthesis and timing
  • Collaborate across hardware/embedded teams using Git/SVN

Required Skills

  • Degree in Electronic/Electrical/Computer Engineering or similar
  • Strong FPGA design experience (VHDL/Verilog)
  • Intel or Xilinx design tool experience
  • High speed digital design + SERDES exposure
  • Ability to meet tight delivery timelines
  • Eligible for UK National Security Vetting

Nice to Have

  • Embedded software for FPGA based systems
  • Telecoms/datacoms hardware experience
  • Knowledge of OTN, Ethernet, SONET/SDH, PDH

Location