FPGA / Firmware Engineer

Guildford

£55,000 - £60,000 + Bonus + Excellent Company Benefits Package

Are you an experienced FPGA / Firmware Engineer looking to take full ownership of cutting edge digital architectures that convert precise physical measurements into high speed, high integrity data for global scientific applications?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly specialised engineering environment where you will design and implement FPGA-based systems at the core of advanced analytical instrumentation. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, you will play a key role in developing next generation technology used across food science, pharmaceuticals, and materials research.

In this role, you will be responsible for FPGA design, embedded firmware development, and real time system integration. You will work hands on with hardware, developing scalable architectures and ensuring accurate, low latency data acquisition from precision sensors. The position offers strong technical ownership and the chance to contribute directly to innovative product development.

The ideal candidate will have a solid background in FPGA development using VHDL or Verilog, along with experience in embedded systems and real time data processing. You will be a methodical problem solver, comfortable working in a lab based environment, and confident collaborating across engineering disciplines.

• FPGA design and development using VHDL and Verilog
• Real time firmware development for embedded systems and processor cores
• Integration of sensors, ADCs, DACs, and communication protocols (SPI, I2C, UART)
• Development of digital signal processing pipelines and data acquisition systems
• Hands on debugging and validation using lab equipment
• Implementation of high-speed data transfer interfaces such as USB, Ethernet, or PCIe

• Good years' of experience in FPGA/firmware development
• Strong knowledge of digital electronics and signal integrity
• Experience with FPGA toolchains such as Vivado, Quartus, or Libero
• Understanding of control systems such as PID for motion or electromechanical systems
• Degree in Electronic Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics, or similar
• Desirable: Experience with ARM SoC (e.g. Zynq), C/C++ or Python

Reference Number: BBBH275499

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.