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# Senior FPGA Engineer

- **Company:** Intellectual Capital Resources Limited
- **Location:** Cardiff, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Board Bringup, Artificial Intelligence, C++ (Programming Language), Software Debugging, Embedded C, Ethernet, Firmware, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Design of User Interfaces, Hardware Design, Python (Programming Language), PCI Express, Reduced Instruction Set Computing, Systems Architecture, System on a Chip, SystemVerilog, Systems Integration, Verilog, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Vivado, Serial Peripheral Interface, Fpga Hardware, Hardware Testing, Multiaccess Edge Computing
- **Published:** August 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.gradsouthwest.com/jobs/apply/ats-redirect/?id=2918512477-2

## About the Role

This role is ideal for an engineer who enjoys working beyond pure RTL design and wants to be involved in the complete system. You'll work across FPGA integration, embedded interfaces, board bring-up, hardware validation, and prototype development, helping turn innovative concepts into reliable working systems.
Working alongside FPGA, software, AI, and electronics engineers, you'll contribute to system architecture, interface development, lab-based debugging, and hardware/software integration. The role combines hands-on engineering with technical leadership, offering the opportunity to mentor others and influence engineering best practices within a growing team.
They are looking for a Senior FPGA Engineer with the following background:
Strong FPGA development experience using VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog
Experience with FPGA toolchains such as Vivado
Hardware bring-up, validation, and lab debugging experience
Understanding of embedded processors, firmware interfaces, and SoC-based systems
Experience working across hardware, software, and system-level integration
Ability to take ownership of technical delivery and mentor junior engineers
Experience with Zynq, RISC-V, Python, Embedded C/C++, Ethernet, PCIe, SPI, or edge computing platforms would be advantageous.

## Description

We are supporting a fast-growing semiconductor and hardware company focused on Edge AI and intelligent computing systems, developing advanced platforms where performance, security, power efficiency, and real-world deployment are critical. They are looking to add a Senior FPGA Engineer to their engineering team, working on complex FPGA-enabled systems that combine embedded processing, hardware integration, and intelligent electronics.


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