FPGA Design Engineer

Join our TEMPEST team and contribute to the development of advanced mission computing technology for the UK’s next-generation combat aircraft programme. In this role you will develop and integrate FPGA-based solutions for complex, safety-critical applications, working alongside engineers and technical specialists across industry, government and academia. This is an opportunity to work on a major multinational defence programme and help deliver the next generation of combat air capability.

In this role, you will:

• Develop FPGA designs and associated firmware using VHDL and/or Verilog.
• Support the full FPGA development lifecycle, from requirements and design through to implementation, verification and integration.
• Create and maintain simulation environments and test benches.
• Perform simulation, integration testing and technical fault investigation.
• Work with embedded software, hardware and systems engineering teams to integrate FPGA solutions into complex mission computing products.
• Contribute to design reviews and the production of supporting engineering documentation.
• Support the exploration and application of AI/ML models within FPGA and embedded computing environments.
• Collaborate with engineering specialists across industry, government and academia.
• Contribute to sovereign UK defence capability through the delivery of advanced combat air technology.

Essential experience:

• A degree, equivalent qualification or relevant practical experience in electronic engineering, computer engineering or a related discipline.
• Practical experience developing FPGA solutions using VHDL and/or Verilog.
• An understanding of FPGA design, simulation, verification and integration.
• Knowledge of embedded systems and digital electronics.
• The ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• High levels of motivation, integrity and professionalism.

Desirable experience:

• Experience creating simulation environments or VHDL/Verilog test benches.
• Familiarity with FPGA development, simulation and verification tools.
• Experience working on complex, safety-critical or high-integrity systems.
• An understanding of hardware and software integration.
• Experience working with, implementing or deploying AI/ML models.

This role has a salary of between £36,000 - £45,000 plus our flexible benefits package.

We are open to this role being spent with time working from home and in the office (hybrid - typically 3 days working in office) on a weekly basis or fully in our offices.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work with a shared sense of purpose, offering impressive benefits: