Job Title:
Senior FPGA Development Engineer

Location:
Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

Role Type:
Permanent – Full Time

Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role ID: SF19176

Are you ready to be part of the future? At QinetiQ, we’re not just imagining tomorrow we are creating it. From cutting-edge defence technology to ground-breaking innovations our mission is to empower and protect lives. Join us as a Senior FPGA Development Engineer at our Malvern site (we could also consider Farnborough or Portsmouth), where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in partnership with some of the most brilliant minds.

The Role
As a Senior FPGA Development Engineer, you will join a team of talent engineers developing FPGA solutions across a range of technology areas including Radio Frequency/Optical communications, RADAR/Electronic Warfare, Global Navigation Satellite Systems, and Cyber/Crypto-Security.

Day-to-day, you’ll you will be responsible for developing innovative systems spanning levels of technical maturity from proof-of-concept demonstrators to full production systems.

Your responsibilities will include:
Take ownership of the development and delivery of complex FPGA designs. This will include, reporting, requirements capture, architectural and detailed design, implementation, verification and validation
Work in collaboration with the project team and other stakeholders, deliver to time cost and quality, delivering the best possible value for our customers

Essential experience of the Senior FPGA Development Engineer:
A proven track record developing complex FPGA based systems, including design, implementation, verification and validation
Ability to collaborate with domain experts to develop a conceptual solution (typically captured as a system model), and translate it into an efficient FPGA implementation
Ability to specify and configure System on Chip (Soc) designs, work with soft and hard core CPUs (e.g. Zynq, Microblaze, ARM, RISC-V etc), develop and integrate peripherals, work with standard buses and interconnect (e.g. AXI, AHB wishbone etc) and specify software interfaces

Essential qualifications for the Senior FPGA Development Engineer:

Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics or similar

We value difference and we don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

This role is 37 per week based at our Portmsouth site with a minimum average site attendance of three days per week.

Portsmouth Technology Park (PTP) is one of QinetiQ’s key facilities, focusing on advanced technology development and engineering services. It is dedicated to research and development, ensuring that complex systems are designed, integrated, and tested effectively to meet operational requirements. The facility utilises sophisticated modelling and simulation techniques to analyse and predict performance.

Why Join QinetiQ?

As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there’s never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation and having the courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges.

As a QinetiQ employee, you’ll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you’ll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Visit our website to read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture. www.qinetiq.com/en/careers/life-at-qinetiq

Our Benefits

Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community

Our Recruitment Process:
We want to make sure that our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible and we aspire to bring out the best in our candidates by creating an environment where everyone feels valued, heard and supported. If you have a disability or health condition that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your Recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Many roles in QinetiQ are subject to national security vetting being completed, applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment. A number of roles are also subject to additional restrictions, which means factors such as nationality or previous nationalities may affect the roles that you can be employed in.

Please note that all applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

UKSV National Security Vetting Solution: guidance for applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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