Contract FPGA Engineer

Searchability; Farnborough; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist engineering firm based in Farnborough is seeking an experienced FPGA Engineer for a contract role paying up to £650 per day. You will take full ownership of FPGA solutions from requirements capture through to production, working closely with a multi-disciplined team. The ideal candidate should have strong skills in FPGA design and verification, particularly with VHDL, and possess eligibility for UK SC clearance. This role offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge engineering programs.

Benefits

Outside IR35 contract

Day rate up to £650

Minimum 6 month engagement

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering FPGA designs across the full development lifecycle.
• Strong FPGA design and verification skills using VHDL.
• Hands-on integration and debug of FPGA solutions in hardware.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of FPGA solutions from requirements capture to production.
• Lead the technical delivery of complex FPGA designs.
• Collaborate closely with project management and external IP suppliers.

Skills

FPGA design and verification skills using VHDL

Experience delivering FPGA designs across the full development lifecycle

Hands-on integration and debug of FPGA solutions

Experience with configuration management and version control

Eligibility for UK SC clearance

Tools

Modelsim

Libero

Questasim

Job description

FPGA Engineer (Contract)

• FPGA Engineer contract role, Farnborough based organisation
• Supporting secure cyber and information assurance programmes
• Outside IR35 contract paying up to £650 per day
• Active SC or DV clearance required
• Opportunity to own FPGA delivery across the full development lifecycle

ABOUT THE CLIENT

Our client is a specialist engineering organisation delivering secure digital and programmable logic solutions into highly regulated UK environments. They work across a range of cyber and information assurance programmes, developing both standard products and bespoke secure solutions. Due to ongoing project demand, they are seeking an experienced FPGA Design Engineer to support the delivery of complex FPGA designs across multiple programmes.

THE BENEFITS

• Outside IR35 contract
• Day rate up to £650
• Minimum 6 month engagement with medium term potential
• Work on cutting edge, secure engineering programmes
• Highly technical environment with experienced engineering peers

THE FPGA ENGINEER ROLE

As an FPGA Design Engineer, you will take ownership of FPGA solutions from requirements capture through architecture, design, implementation, verification, and into production. Working as part of a multi-disciplined team, you will lead the technical delivery of complex FPGA designs involving both industry standard and custom interfaces and protocols. The role includes close collaboration with project management, systems, hardware, and external IP suppliers, alongside hands‑on development, test bench creation, and system level integration and debug.

FPGA DESIGN ENGINEER ESSENTIAL SKILLS

• Proven experience delivering FPGA designs across the full development lifecycle
• Strong FPGA design and verification skills using VHDL
• Experience defining FPGA architectures and leading technical delivery
• Hands‑on integration and debug of FPGA solutions in hardware
• Experience with configuration management and version control
• Eligibility for UK SC clearance, UK nationality required

DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE

• Microchip FPGA devices and Libero toolchain
• Modelsim or Questasim verification (UVM beneficial)
• Secure design principles and cryptographic awareness
• Embedded firmware development in C or C++
• Use of third party IP and complex interfaces

TO BE CONSIDERED

Please either apply through this advert or email me directly via [e-mail]. For further information please call me on 0203 854 0120 or 07889 589 648. By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only.

KEY SKILLS

FPGA Design Engineer, FPGA Engineer, VHDL, FPGA Architecture, Verification, Modelsim, Questasim, Microchip FPGA, Libero, Secure Design, SC Clearance, Contract, NSD