FPGA Design Engineer

Overview

FPGA Design Engineer — Belfast, UK

Oxford Instruments Andor is devoted to accelerating the greatest scientific advancements of our age. We aim to deliver differentiated, accessible solutions to the widest possible scientific research and industrial communities. We are a market leading organisation with a diverse and inclusive environment.

We are hiring for an FPGA Design Engineer who will have a technical curiosity for digital signal processing to join our Engineering team and work on a variety of scientific camera and systems projects. Reporting to our FPGA Engineering Team Lead, the FPGA Engineer will take a key role in FPGA development activities for key projects working as part of a team of cross-functional engineers.

• Contribute to FPGA development activities for key projects as part of a cross-functional engineering team.

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline with experience in FPGA and/or embedded software engineering
• Studied VLSI, Digital Design, or Embedded Systems during the course
• Good programming skills in Verilog, System Verilog or VHDL
• Experience using EDA tools such as Questasim or Vivado Simulator
• Experience in FPGA development tools such as Quartus Prime for Altera or AMD Vivado/Vitis
• Familiarity with DSPs, Microcontrollers, and assembly language

This position is based at our Belfast headquarters on a hybrid working model.

Informal enquiries may be directed to Louise Dooley, Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist, via email  Please apply via the Andor Technology – Oxford Instruments Careers site. Completed applications should be submitted no later than midnight on Wednesday 18 February 2026, with interviews scheduled for the week commencing Monday 23 February 2026.

Note:

We are unable to provide sponsorship for visa applicants for this post; applicants must hold the right to work in the UK.

Our values are Inclusive, Innovative, Trusted and Purposeful. We offer a competitive benefits programme with a range of options to suit your lifestyle.

• Health & Wellbeing:
  Mental Health First Aiders, Employee Assistance Programme, Private Medical Insurance, Income Protection, Life Assurance, Personal Accident Insurance, company sick pay and medical leave, occupational healthcare, 2 days paid volunteering leave per year
• Money & Lifestyle:
  Pension, Share Incentive Plan, Leave Purchase Scheme, Cycle to Work, Car Salary Exchange, Tech Purchase, Give as You Earn, Employee discounts, Free parking onsite
• Career:
  External training and development opportunities, professional qualifications support, awards, Linked In Learning, development programmes
• Work Life Balance:
  
  187.5 holiday hours, 9 public holidays, flexible start/finish times, Friday early finish, enhanced maternity/paternity pay, bereavement leave

Oxford Instruments Andor is committed to equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all and strive to create a safe, inclusive workplace. We recognise that women, individuals from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities, and people with a disability are under-represented in our workforce and particularly encourage these groups to apply.

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