FPGA Engineer

Southampton, England, United Kingdom

5/30/2025

"One of the attractors to me about ITDev is that there is no end to the kind of projects you can work on." (quote from one of our Digital Design Engineers).

We're a software and electronics design consultancy, which means that most of our work is in new feature and product development (rather than customer support or legacy systems). You will be working in a wide variety of industries, on the latest technology, as part of a team of highly-skilled engineers that love solving difficult engineering problems.

It's vital that you have the latest skills so we can successfully support our customers, so we take your professional development as seriously as you do (whatever career stage you’re at). To support this, you will have your own personal development plan, a mentor, your IET membership fees paid, and support for continued learning – e.g. becoming a Chartered Engineer. You’re also given time away from projects each week to work on your personal development plan.

When you join our close-knit, friendly engineering team, you’re going to be developing electronic IP, working across the full lifecycle for a wide variety of markets and applications. You’re going to be applying your digital design, RTL coding and verification skills in new ways, building your knowledge, and growing your experience.

We're looking for experienced engineers that already have experience in architecting systems, FPGA hardware design, and embedded software.

You may be stronger in some of these areas than others, and we actively encourage applications from those who are returning to work after a career break. Just contact our recruitment team if you would like a chat.

Key Responsibilities

· Implement and integrate FPGA IP blocks, test and debug code

· Liaise with stakeholders, including colleagues, clients, and suppliers

· Ensure designs are developed according to relevant standards

· Manage engineers

· Conduct peer reviews

Competences and Skills

Essential

· Full lifecycle of electronics design

· VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog

· Simulators, synthesis and place & route tools and hardware debug

· Verification methodologies

· Scripting languages (e.g. Python)

· Revision Control Systems (e.g. Git or Subversion)

Flexible working

You can work in the Southampton office, or on a hybrid basis. You need to already be eligible to work in the UK.

If you want to work on a hybrid basis, you need to be prepared to visit the office regularly. Our culture and values are vital to the success of the business, so we believe it’s important to have some face-to-face contact with you in the work environment.

This means you need to already be eligible to work in the UK, and able to get to Southampton easily.

Pay and benefits

We are open to experienced engineers at various career stages. It's more important that you have the right skills and attitude. In addition to a competitive pay package that reflects your level of experience, we offer: -

- Flexible working

- Hybrid working

- Uncapped annual profit share scheme. You are eligible for this from day 1 of your employment (pro-rated in the first year)

- 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays). Option to purchase or sell up to 5 days' holiday.

- 5% pension contribution

- We are IET Business Partners, so pay your membership fees and can help you on the path to becoming a Chartered Engineer.

- You will have a mentor who will help you with your personal development objectives.

- Learning and development support. We assess your development needs and support you to develop your knowledge and skills further. We offer training, including access to online courses using Pluralsight and Udemy.

- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to help our staff keep physically and mentally health, and safe whilst at work.

- Private medical cover, including rewards scheme.

- Other benefits including Perks At Work, Employee Recognition Programme, Long Service Awards, Payroll Giving Scheme, and several more!