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Location: Malvern, England, United Kingdom

Role Type: Permanent – Full Time

Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role ID: SF19176

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting‑edge defence technology to ground‑breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Senior FPGA Development Engineer at our Malvern site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting‑edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

As a Senior FPGA Development Engineer, you will join a team of talent engineers developing FPGA solutions across a range of technology areas including Radio Frequency/Optical communications, RADAR/Electronic Warfare, Global Navigation Satellite Systems, and Cyber/Crypto‑Security.

Day‑to‑day, you’ll be responsible for developing innovative systems spanning levels of technical maturity from proof‑of‑concept demonstrators to full production systems.

• Take ownership of the development and delivery of complex FPGA designs, including requirements capture, architectural and detailed design, implementation, verification and validation.
• Work in collaboration with the project team and other stakeholders, delivering to time, cost and quality, and delivering the best possible value for our customers.

• A proven track record developing complex FPGA based systems, including design, implementation, verification and validation.
• Ability to collaborate with domain experts to develop a conceptual solution (typically captured as a system model), and translate it into an efficient FPGA implementation.
• Ability to specify and configure System on Chip (SoC) designs, work with soft and hard core CPUs (e.g. Zynq, Microblaze, ARM, RISC‑V, etc.), develop and integrate peripherals, work with standard buses and interconnect (e.g. AXI, AHB, Wishbone), and specify software interfaces.

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics or similar.

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

The role is 37 hours per week based at Malvern. Hybrid working patterns are available.

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
• Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days.
• Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance.
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more.
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme.
• Volunteering opportunities – helping charities and local community.

We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed. Applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.