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# VHDL / FPGA Engineer Contract

- **Company:** microTECH Global Limited
- **Location:** Sunninghill, UK
- **Salary:** £50,000.0 - £90,000.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Board Bringup, Configuration Management, Communications Protocols, Software Debugging, Digital Electronics, Digital Technology, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware-In-The-Loop Simulation, Requirements Management, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Vivado, Fpga Hardware, ModelSim, System-level Testing
- **Published:** September 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5898221651

## About the Role

* Proven commercial experience as a VHDL / FPGA Engineer.
 * Strong knowledge of VHDL and RTL design.
 * Experience developing FPGA designs from requirements through to integration and verification.
 * Experience with FPGA simulation and debugging.
 * Experience with FPGA development tools such as AMD/Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus or equivalent.
 * Experience working with digital hardware and electronic systems.
 * Ability to read and interpret hardware schematics and technical specifications.
 * Strong understanding of digital electronics, synchronous design and timing.
 * Experience working within structured engineering development processes.
 * Previous experience within aerospace, defence or another highly regulated engineering environment.
 * Experience with Xilinx, Intel/Altera or Microchip FPGAs.
 * Experience with VHDL-2008.
 * FPGA verification and testbench development.
 * Experience with ModelSim, Questa or equivalent simulation tools.
 * Knowledge of DO-254, DEF STAN or other aerospace/defence development standards.
 * Experience with high-speed interfaces and communications protocols.
 * Experience with FPGA-to-processor interfaces.
 * Experience with hardware-in-the-loop or system-level testing.
 * Experience working on safety-critical or mission-critical systems.
 * Knowledge of requirements management and configuration control.

## Description

* Design, develop and maintain FPGA-based digital systems using VHDL.
 * Develop and verify RTL designs for aerospace and defence applications.
 * Translate system and hardware requirements into robust FPGA implementations.
 * Undertake FPGA simulation, verification and debugging.
 * Support FPGA integration with surrounding hardware and embedded systems.
 * Develop and maintain test benches and verification environments.
 * Work with hardware, systems and software engineers to resolve technical issues.
 * Review designs, technical documentation and engineering requirements.
 * Support hardware bring-up, integration and fault finding.
 * Produce clear and accurate technical documentation.
 * Contribute to design reviews and technical investigations.
 * Support additional engineering projects as required.

Technologies:

 * Embedded
 * FPGA
 * Hardware
 * Support
 * VHDL

More:

We are a hybrid engineering team working on projects within the aerospace and defence sector. This is an initial 3-month contract, with the potential for additional project-based work depending on programme requirements and performance. The role is inside IR35 and offers the opportunity to contribute to safety-critical and high-reliability digital hardware development in a structured, multidisciplinary environment.


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