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# FPGA Engineer

- **Company:** Matchtech
- **Location:** Farnborough, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Configuration Management, Software Debugging, Embedded Software, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), PCI Express, Systems Development Life Cycle, System Integration Testing, Toolchain, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), ModelSim, System-level Testing, SC Clearance, Igloo, Software Version Control, Nvme
- **Published:** October 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://find.jobs/jobs-near-me/apply/ats-redirect/?id=3021699437-2

## About the Role

* Proven experience taking FPGA designs through the full development lifecycle
 * Strong FPGA design and verification capability using VHDL
 * Experience optimising designs for performance and power
 * Hands-on integration and debug of FPGA solutions in hardware
 * Experience using configuration management/version control systems

Desirable / beneficial experience

 * Microchip FPGA experience and Libero toolchain exposure
 * Verification with Modelsim/Questasim (UVM beneficial)
 * Requirements capture/management (eg DOORS)
 * SmartFusion, IGLOO or PolarFire device exposure
 * PCIe / NVMe knowledge and FPGA implementation experience
 * Xilinx or Altera devices and toolsets
 * Integration and use of third-party IP
 * Secure design principles (design for security)
 * Embedded firmware development (C/C++/assembler)
 * Understanding of cryptographic standards/algorithms
 * Strong knowledge of FPGA integration within hardware platforms

Clearance
This position requires UK SC clearance (or eligibility and willingness to obtain it).

## Description

A leading international technology organisation is expanding its UK engineering team to support growth across UK and European markets. The role sits within a secure engineering environment delivering programmable logic and embedded firmware solutions for cyber and information assurance focused products.
You will join a multi-disciplinary team designing, developing and testing both standard products and bespoke secure digital design solutions. This is an end-to-end engineering role covering requirements, architecture, implementation, verification and system-level test., * Own delivery of the FPGA solution from requirements through development and into production

 * Lead requirements elicitation and translate needs into implementable FPGA designs
 * Define FPGA architecture in collaboration with the wider engineering team
 * Work with project stakeholders to plan delivery and track progress against milestones
 * Provide technical coordination for other FPGA engineers where required
 * Manage interfaces with external FPGA/IP suppliers
 * Develop testbenches and support verification and system integration testing
 * Contribute to proposal inputs, estimation and technical white papers supporting future roadmaps (as needed)