FPGA Lead Designer

FPGA Lead Designer
Location: Stevenage (Relocation Package available)
Work Arrangement: Flexible approach to onsite and remote working, typically 2-3 days a week on site
Salary: Up to £80,000 depending on experience

What We Can Offer You:

• Company Bonus: Up to 21% of base salary
• Pension: Maximum total (employer and employee) contribution of up to 14%
• Enhanced Parental Leave: Up to 26 weeks for maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave; enhancements for paternity leave, neonatal leave, and fertility treatments.
• Facilities: Subsidised meals, free car parking, and more
• Training and Development: Excellent career progression, training, and development opportunities

The Role:
Are you a passionate leader with a talent for motivating others, driving innovation, and fostering collaboration? MBDA is seeking an experienced FPGA Lead Designer to join our elite Engineering team! At MBDA, we are dedicated to developing state-of-the-art products. In this role, you will contribute to groundbreaking projects, leveraging your extensive FPGA expertise to guide, influence, and support your team to achieve project success. If you are ambitious, highly skilled in FPGA design, and ready to enhance your leadership capabilities, this is a fantastic opportunity for you. Join us and take your career to the next level!

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead FPGA Design Teams:
  • Inspire and motivate team members to achieve project goals.
  • Foster a collaborative and innovative work environment.
• FPGA Design and Implementation:
  • Develop complex FPGA architectures and design implementations using VHDL, Simulink, and other tools.
  • Target designs for Xilinx, Intel, and Microsemi devices.
• Verification and Testing:
  • Verify FPGA implementations using VHDL and System Verilog/UVM test-bench methodologies.
  • Utilize Mentor verification tools (QuestaSim & ModelSim) for testing.
• Software Integration:
  • Create low-level software (C) to facilitate FPGA testing and integration with embedded systems.
• Documentation and Configuration:
  • Configure and document designs to professional standards.
• Collaboration and Communication:
  • Ensure effective communication and collaboration within the team and with stakeholders.

What We're Looking for From You:

• Proven experience leading FPGA design teams on complex projects.
• Strong desire to drive collaboration and ensure successful delivery.
• Extensive experience in generating complex FPGA architectures and design implementations using VHDL, Simulink, etc., targeting Xilinx, Intel, and Microsemi devices.
• Proficiency in verifying complex FPGA implementations using VHDL and System Verilog/UVM test-bench methodologies.
• Familiarity with FPGA design toolsets and Mentor verification tools (QuestaSim & ModelSim).
• Ability to generate low-level software (C) to facilitate FPGA test and integration with the wider embedded system.
• Excellent ability to configure and document designs to a high professional standard.

Security Clearance:
Due to the nature of the role, you will be required to gain UK government security clearance. To achieve this, you must hold British or dual nationality.

If interested, please get in touch with Albe at A.Zaman@mane.co.uk or call 01923 470762. Top of Form