CareerPlan

Principal FPGA Engineer (VHDL)

Hastings, England, gbFull-time£65k–£85k2026-10-23 → 2026-11-10
HybridSecurity clearance required

Core

Designing, implementing, and verifying complex VHDL-based FPGA solutions for advanced mission computing systems.

Role type

Principal FPGA Engineer (VHDL)

Builds

High-integrity mission computing systems for military aircraft, helicopters, and UAVs

Domain

Defense / Avionics / FPGA Design

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

VHDL, FPGA architecture, simulation and verification, test-bench development, technical leadership, project estimation and planning

Preferred skills

AMD Xilinx Vivado, SoCs, DO-254, high-speed interfaces, C/Python, Git, SysML/MBSE, AI/ML models

Technologies

AMD Xilinx Vivado, Siemens QuestaSim, Git

Responsibilities

Designing and implementing complex FPGA solutions using VHDL, developing simulation environments and verification test benches, leading technical and design reviews, mentoring other engineers, supporting continuous improvement of FPGA development processes

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC with technical leadership