FPGA Engineer (Contract)

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

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