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# Senior FPGA Engineer in Newport

- **Company:** Energy Jobline
- **Location:** Newport, MO, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $176,800.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Vivado, Fpga Hardware, ModelSim, SC Clearance
- **Published:** October 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.energyjobline.com/job/senior-fpga-engineer-newport-31956556

## About the Role

Proven commercial experience in FPGA design and development.
Strong VHDL expertise.
Experience with FPGA simulation and synthesis tools.
Strong understanding of FPGA development lifecycles and engineering best practice.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively and independently.

FPGA & Tool Experience

Experience with FPGA devices and tools including:

Xilinx, Altera and/or Microsemi FPGAs.
Vivado, Quartus II or ModelSim.
Libero IDE and/or Libero SoC.
FPGA verification and integration activities.
Requirements capture, estimation and technical documentation.

Security Requirements

Due to the security requirements of this programme, applicants must:

Hold active SC Security Clearance at submission stage.
Be eligible to maintain the required level of UK Security Clearance throughout the assignment., This contract opportunity is ideal for a Senior FPGA Engineer with expertise in FPGA design, VHDL development, FPGA verification and hardware integration who is looking to contribute to cutting-edge Defence & Aerospace programmes.

## Description

As a Senior FPGA Engineer, you will:

Design, develop and implement FPGA solutions using VHDL.
Produce FPGA architectures, detailed designs and technical documentation.
Perform FPGA verification, simulation and validation activities.
Integrate FPGA designs onto target hardware platforms.
Provide technical leadership and support across multidisciplinary engineering teams.