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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # FPGA Architect - **Company:** CoMind - **Location:** London, UK (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Board Bringup, Artificial Intelligence, Analog Electronics, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Digital Technology, Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware-In-The-Loop Simulation, PCI Express, Signal Processing, Verification and Validation (Software), Systems Architecture, System on a Chip, Verilog, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Vivado, Real Time Systems, Fpga Hardware, Control Structures, Power Analysis (Cryptography), Real Time Data - **Published:** June 10, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=e2b868943f700c65 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Verilog?, * 10+ years of FPGA development on products that made it to market * Experience with safety-critical design practices, including single-fault failure analysis and fail-safe techniques * Strong proficiency in Verilog or VHDL for RTL design * Hands-on experience with Xilinx Vivado and Siemens' QuestaSim (synthesis, implementation, simulation, and debug) * Experience with high-speed interfaces such as JESD204B, PCIe, DDR, or high-speed serial transceivers up to 10Gbps lane rates * Proven DSP implementation on FPGAs - filtering, spectral analysis, real-time processing * Full FPGA lifecycle experience: architecture, design, verification, integration, and production support * Experience bringing hardware from prototype to production * Experience in medical device development or regulated industries (e.g. IEC 62304, ISO 13485 or other applicable standards), * Familiarity with optoelectronic systems or instrumentation * Experience with Xilinx UltraScale+ or similar high-performance platforms * Exposure to hardware control loops and real-time closed-loop systems * Experience mentoring or technically leading other FPGA engineers ## Description As the FPGA Architect, you will own the design, architecture, and development of the FPGA systems at the core of our neuromonitoring device. As a recognised Subject Matter Expert in FPGA design principles you'll build the real-time data acquisition, digital signal processing, and high-speed communication systems that turn optical signals into the physiological data clinicians depend on. This is a senior technical role with full ownership - from early architecture decisions through to manufacturing release - working alongside electronics, software, mechanical, and optics engineers in a regulated medical device development environment. You will be a key member of the Hardware Engineering team responsible for the hardware for CoMind's medical devices - from precision analogue circuits and high-speed digital systems, to FPGAs for data acquisition, control and signal processing, and PCB design through to mechanical enclosures, optical assemblies and consumable sensors. At CoMind, all team members work at least 4 days per week from our new Kings Cross offices, plus a flexible work-from-home day., * Lead the end-to-end architecture, design, development, and verification of FPGA systems across the full product lifecycle * Define FPGA system architecture from product and clinical requirements, including clocking, reset, memory, and interface strategies * Select appropriate Xilinx FPGA/SoC platforms (e.g., Zynq, UltraScale+) and drive design trade-offs across performance, power, cost, and reliability * Build real-time data acquisition pipelines, DSP subsystems, and high-speed communication interfaces in Verilog/VHDL * Lead RTL design, microarchitecture definition, timing closure, and resource optimisation in Vivado * Define and drive verification and validation strategy, including simulation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, and timing/power analysis * Use Xilinx debugging tools (ILA, VIO, etc.) to support hardware bring-up and lab validation * Collaborate cross-functionally with electronics, software, mechanical, and optics teams to integrate FPGA subsystems into the wider product * Lead design reviews, architecture discussions, and technical risk assessments * Ensure FPGA solutions are scalable, testable, and cost-effective for volume manufacturing * Maintain design documentation and traceability in line with medical device regulatory requirements (FMEA, hazard analysis) * Mentor engineers as the team grows * AI is fundamental to our culture - it's not just a tool, but a core part of how we work, collaborate, and innovate. 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