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# Senior FPGA Engineer

- **Company:** Teamlocation Sstl
- **Location:** Guildford, UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Systems Engineering, Digital Electronics, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Software Requirements Analysis, Subsystems, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Data Processing
- **Published:** September 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/senior-fpga-engineer/47804604

## About the Role

supporting design engineers * Management and delivery of satellite OBDH systems work packages including budget and schedule* Interface with internal and external customers* Authoring of technical documents (including interface level FMEA, development/test/verification plans, procedures and technical descriptions)* Minor updates to circuit designs (changing obsolete parts, incremental performance improvements, ECN generations, etc)* Design, implementation and verification of FPGA's in VHDL* Support product development if required* Typical OBDH System Equipment in a spacecraft defined as follows: On-board Computer, Data Recorder, and Payload Interface UnitPrevious Experience 5 years plus OBDH System Engineering experience in a systems / OBDH electronics role, ideally in the Space or Aerospace industries but not essentialQualifications Knowledge & Skills * BTEC / Degree in Electronics or equivalent* Good understanding of digital electronics* Knowledge of FPGA design in VHDL*, Knowledge

## Description

This role is an exciting opportunity to join the On-Board Data Handling team. Engineers at SSTL have involvement on a mission right from concept through to launch, commissioning and operational life; a true cradle to grave experience, and will give you the chance to see your work in Space in a rapid timescale! This key role will often sit within the core team of a satellite mission interacting with other technical leads across multiple disciplines to generate the technical solutions for innovative projects.Key Tasks * Act as OBDH Subsystem Lead and Work Package Manager in Space Projects* Identification and flow-down of spacecraft system requirements to the spacecraft OBDH system* Delivery of a OBDH system solution that meets these requirements with defined company processes* Management and verification of these requirements* Ownership of the OBDH system and all aspects feeding into and of it* System / subsystem level interfacing and trade-offs* Manage the technical solution


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