Copello Global
Senior / Principal FPGA Engineer
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Senior / Principal FPGA Engineer
12 month contract Inside IR35 - 3 days p/week on site (multiple site options) - SC Eligible
Role Overview
We are looking for a Senior / Principal FPGA Engineer to join an engineering team working on complex systems within the Aerospace and Defence sector. The successful candidate will be responsible for the design, development and verification of FPGA solutions, working closely with Systems, Hardware and Software teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop robust VHDL-based FPGA solutions
- Verify FPGA designs using VHDL and/or SystemVerilog
- Work closely with Systems, Hardware and Software teams on integration
- Analyse system/hardware requirements and derive detailed FPGA requirements
- Debug FPGA designs and support hardware/system-level integration and verification
- Specify timing and area constraints for efficient FPGA Place & Route
- Maintain configuration and revision control of FPGA designs
- Document technical deliverables and provide project progress updates
- Make technical decisions and identify/mitigate FPGA design risks
- Coordinate technical activities with engineering leads and other disciplines
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Essential Skills & Experience
- Strong experience developing FPGA designs using VHDL and/or Verilog
- Experience with Mentor Graphics tools, including HDL Designer, ModelSim / Questa and Precision
- Familiarity with Xilinx, Intel (Altera) and/or Microsemi (Actel) design flows, including Vivado, Quartus and ISE
- Experience with timing/area constraints, synthesis and Place & Route
- Experience with independent FPGA verification using VHDL
- Experience with FPGA requirements capture and requirements management
- Understanding of FPGA version and revision control
- Experience debugging FPGA designs and supporting system/hardware integration
- Ability to analyse system-level requirements and translate them into FPGA requirements
- Strong communication skills and ability to work across multidisciplinary engineering teams
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Desirable Experience
- Real-time, embedded or safety-critical FPGA development
- Experience with RTCA/DO-254 DAL A or DAL B
- SystemVerilog / UVM verification
- Aerospace or Defence experience
- Embedded processor cores such as ARM within FPGA designs
- Knowledge of modern FPGA device families
- Experience working within an Agile environment
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