Senior FGPA Engineer

£Up to £75,000 GBP

Onsite WORKING

Location: Manchester, North West - United Kingdom Type: Permanent

Senior FPGA Engineer (High-Performance & Secure Systems)

Our client is a specialist technology organisation developing high-performance hardware appliances for use in highly secure and demanding environments. As a Senior FPGA Engineer, you will work on the design and delivery of complex FPGA-based systems, contributing to full-stack hardware solutions used within defensive cyber and secure communications domains.

Based onsite in Manchester, this is a hands-on role offering full lifecycle involvement, from blank-sheet design through to delivery and in-service support. You will work closely with software, hardware, and systems engineers to develop reliable, maintainable, and high-bandwidth solutions where security is a primary design consideration.

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Design and develop FPGA firmware for high-performance security appliances
• Work across full product lifecycles, from concept and architecture through delivery and support
• Develop VHDL-based FPGA solutions for high-bandwidth data processing
• Work with modern FPGA platforms and toolchains (Altera preferred, others considered)
• Collaborate with embedded software, hardware, and systems engineering teams
• Contribute to the design of complete appliances including FPGA, software, and hardware elements
• Solve complex technical challenges in secure, real-world deployment environments

Your Responsibilities

As a Senior FPGA Engineer, you will:

• Develop FPGA firmware in VHDL for high-bandwidth data processing applications
• Design and implement high-speed FPGA interfaces including networking and DRAM
• Contribute to system-level design of secure hardware appliances
• Support integration across FPGA firmware, embedded software, and custom hardware
• Participate in verification, test, and in-service support activities
• Work within export-controlled and security-sensitive engineering environments
• Contribute to technical decision-making and engineering best practices

Key Requirements

As a Senior FPGA Engineer, you should have:

• Strong hands-on experience developing FPGA solutions using VHDL
• Experience with high-bandwidth data processing in FPGA-based systems
• Familiarity with high-speed interfaces such as networking and DRAM
• Experience designing FPGA-based solutions within secure or regulated environments
• Working knowledge of hardware design principles
• Experience with at least one modern FPGA toolchain (Altera, Xilinx, Achronix, or similar)
• Willingness to work onsite in a secure engineering environment
• Eligibility for UK Security Clearance and compliance with nationality requirements

You will gain exposure with:

Working as a Senior FPGA Engineer, you will be involved in:

• FPGA-centric system design for defensive cyber and secure technology applications
• Full-stack appliance development spanning FPGA, embedded software, and custom hardware
• High-performance, security-led engineering environments

You will operate in an environment that combines:

• Blank-sheet product development
• High-bandwidth, high-reliability system design
• Long-term ownership of delivered engineering solutions

Why Join?

• Work on challenging FPGA designs with real-world security impact
• Own FPGA development across full product lifecycles
• Operate in a technically deep, onsite engineering environment
• Competitive salary range £60,000 - £75,000 depending on experience
• Stable programmes focused on long-term technical capability

Interested? Apply now.