FPGA Engineer

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an FPGA Engineer to join the Engineering team of a leading technology company based in Cambridge.

This role is responsible for the design, implementation, verification, and maintenance of FPGA logic for controller boards supporting optical switching products. You will play a key role in developing reliable FPGA solutions using VHDL on Xilinx Artix-7 devices, supporting the full development lifecycle from initial design through to hardware validation and production release.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain FPGA logic in VHDL for Xilinx Artix-7 devices using Vivado, ensuring adherence to coding standards and best practices.
• Develop deterministic finite state machines (FSMs) to control and sequence hardware interfaces and embedded protocols.
• Design and validate low-level driver logic for interfaces including I²C and SPI, with UART and other serial interfaces where required.
• Create and maintain self-checking test benches, perform functional and timing simulations, and document verification activities.
• Carry out FPGA hardware bring-up, testing, and validation using laboratory equipment including logic analysers and oscilloscopes.
• Develop and maintain timing constraints (XDC), manage clocking strategies, resets, and clock domain crossing (CDC) considerations, achieving timing closure for production-ready designs.
• Support system integration by working closely with electronics and embedded software engineers.
• Produce high-quality technical documentation including design specifications, interface documentation, verification reports, and release notes.
• Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives relating to FPGA development processes and automation.
• Maintain FPGA source code and releases using version control systems, ensuring traceability throughout the development lifecycle.