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# FPGA / VHDL Engineer

- **Company:** ECM Selection Limited
- **Location:** Cambridge, UK
- **Salary:** £60,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Embedded Software, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Application Specific Integrated Circuits, SC Clearance
- **Published:** August 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.ecmselection.co.uk/register/25831

## About the Role

In this position you will have the chance to drive forward with all aspects of the FPGA design and hopefully the will to venture into the embedded software side a certain amount. Another string to your bow may be your mathematical modelling skills. Overall this position has the opportunity to tackle FPGA designs at the system level, before moving on to the implementation stages.

As an FPGA Engineer you will have a strong academic background from a world leading university in a relevant subject related to electronics. Your commercial knowledge of electronic / hardware design combined with some embedded software development skills will enable you to design at the device limits and still create a robust architecture and reliable product.

This position is within a mixed discipline team; providing an excellent opportunity to develop leading edge designs for the most demanding end products. They take concepts to reality, working through the entire product development life-cycle. You will be given responsibility, and strive to solve challenging problems with a variety of work that allows high performers to progress quickly.

Being in a position to obtain SC clearance is vital since then you have the flexibility to work on any of their projects.



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