Job Title: Staff FPGA Engineer
Position Overview:
Provides technical leadership in the design and delivery of FPGA-based solutions within complex, security-focused systems. Owns FPGA architecture, implementation, and integration, and contributes to system-level design and planning. Drives technical direction, delivery planning, and execution across FPGA workstreams, while remaining a hands-on contributor.
Responsibilities:
- Leads the design, implementation, verification, and debug of VHDL-based FPGA solutions for new and existing products.
- Owns FPGA architectural design, including partitioning, interfaces, and performance trade-offs within system constraints.
- Drives integration of FPGA components with embedded and host software systems, ensuring robust and scalable solutions.
- Defines and structures FPGA development work, translating requirements into deliverable tasks and clear technical plans.
- Provides estimates for FPGA activities, ensuring plans are realistic, risks are understood, and dependencies are identified.
- Coordinates and balances FPGA work across engineers, aligning tasks to skill levels and supporting effective team delivery.
- Guides day-to-day execution, providing technical direction and unblocking engineers during implementation.
- Identifies and mitigates technical risks and delivery bottlenecks.
- Defines and evolves FPGA development processes, including configuration management, CI/CD, and verification practices.
- Contributes to system architecture, working with hardware, software, and product teams to define platform capabilities.
- Leads resolution of complex technical challenges (e.g. timing closure, resource optimisation, system integration).
- Mentors and develops engineers through technical guidance, design reviews, and knowledge sharing.
- Collaborates across teams to ensure alignment of FPGA deliverables with system and product objectives.
Required Experience:
- Degree (or equivalent experience) in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related discipline.
- Demonstrated experience designing and delivering complex FPGA-based systems, including:
- VHDL RTL design
- Synthesis, place & route, and timing closure
- Verification methodologies (simulation, testbenches, coverage)
- Xilinx FPGA architectures and toolchains
- Experience translating algorithms into efficient FPGA implementations, optimised for performance, area, and power.
- Experience integrating FPGA designs into hardware/software systems, including bring-up and debugging.
- Software development experience (e.g. C or Python) to support tooling, test, or integration.
- Experience working in Linux and/or Windows development environments.
Bonus Experience:
- Xilinx SoC platforms (e.g. Zynq, Versal)
- Intel (Altera) FPGA architectures, including SoCs
- Verilog/SystemVerilog
- Cryptographic algorithms or secure hardware systems
- Product compliance, certification, or regulated environments
Personal Attributes:
- Demonstrates ownership and accountability for technical delivery.
- Applies a structured approach to planning, estimation, and execution.
- Effectively guides and develops other engineers, particularly less experienced team members.
- Maintains a hands-on approach while operating at system and team level.
- Strong collaborator, able to influence without authority.
- Comfortable working in complex, multi-disciplinary environments.
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