Lead/Principal FPGA Design & Verification Engineer – DO-254 – Hybrid (Bristol)

We’re looking for a Principal FPGA Engineer to take technical ownership of FPGA design and development for high-integrity aerospace systems.

This is a senior, hands-on role covering the full FPGA development lifecycle, from requirements and architecture through VHDL design, implementation, verification support and certification evidence. You’ll work closely with electronics, systems, software and verification engineers while providing technical leadership across complex FPGA-based products.

Skills & Experience

Essential:

• Significant FPGA design and development experience
• Strong VHDL / RTL design capability
• Experience developing FPGA solutions for safety-critical or high-integrity systems
• Practical experience working within a DO-254 development environment
• Requirements-based FPGA development, decomposition and traceability
• FPGA simulation and debugging using QuestaSim, ModelSim or similar
• Experience with Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus or equivalent FPGA toolchains
• Synthesis, constraints and timing closure experience
• Strong configuration management and source control experience
• Ability to lead technical activities, conduct design reviews and mentor other engineers

Desirable:

• DO-254 DAL A, B or C experience
• SystemVerilog / UVM and requirements-based FPGA verification
• Verification planning, coverage and evidence generation
• Formal verification, functional coverage or code coverage
• Python, Tcl or shell scripting for FPGA automation
• Automated build, simulation and regression workflows
• HIL / SIL or hardware test environments
• FPGA integration with processors, ADCs/DACs, communications interfaces or control electronics
• Aerospace, defence or avionics experience

Additional Information

• Permanent position
• £57,500-£72,500 depending on experience
• Hybrid working – Bristol
• Principal-level position
• Opportunity to take significant technical ownership across FPGA design, development and verification
• Work focused on safety-critical and high-integrity aerospace products