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# FPGA Engineer

- **Company:** IC Resources
- **Location:** Cambridge, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Logic Synthesis of Circuits, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Python (Programming Language), PCI Express, Performance Tuning, System on a Chip, SystemVerilog, Systems Integration, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Vivado, Serial Peripheral Interface, Fpga Hardware, Hardware Acceleration
- **Published:** August 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2815607654-fpga-engineer

## About the Role

* Extensive RTL design experience (SystemVerilog/VHDL) with a focus on performance and timing closure
 * Hands-on with Vivado, Xilinx SoCs, and high-speed interface protocols (AXI, PCIe, SPI, I2C)
 * Strong background in FPGA-based networking or hardware acceleration
 * Proficient in Python for scripting, modelling, or tooling
 * Comfortable working in a lab with oscilloscopes, logic analysers, and debuggers

This is a high-impact role at the intersection of digital design, hardware-software integration, and precision systems engineering-ideal for a technically strong engineer ready to lead from the front.

## Description

* Lead FPGA development for timing-critical control systems on Zynq and Ultrascale platforms
 * Design and implement low-latency packet processing pipelines and digital interfaces
 * Support system-level integration, debug, and performance tuning
 * Define and contribute to verification strategies, automation flows, and CI pipelines
 * Collaborate with cross-functional teams on architecture and system co-design, If you're interested in the position of Principal FPGA Engineer, please apply or contact Sam Cruse.


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