Senior FPGA Engineer

Senior FPGA Engineer | Space/Satellite | Guildford | Hybrid | Competitive salary & package

This role is an exciting opportunity for a Senior FPGA Engineer to join the On-Board Data Handling team of a leading Space/Satellite company and have involvement on a mission right from concept through to launch, commissioning and operational life; a true cradle to grave experience, and will give you the chance to see your work in Space in a rapid timescale!

This key role will often sit within the core team of a satellite mission interacting with other technical leads across multiple disciplines to generate the technical solutions for innovative projects.

Key Tasks

Act as OBDH Subsystem Lead and Work Package Manager in Space Projects
Identification and flow-down of spacecraft system requirements to the spacecraft OBDH system
Delivery of a OBDH system solution that meets these requirements with defined company processes
Management and verification of these requirements
Ownership of the OBDH system and all aspects feeding into and of it
System / subsystem level interfacing and trade-offs
Manage the technical solution, supporting design engineers
Management and delivery of satellite OBDH systems work packages including budget and schedule
Interface with internal and external customers
Authoring of technical documents (including interface level FMEA, development/test/verification plans, procedures and technical descriptions)
Minor updates to circuit designs (changing obsolete parts, incremental performance improvements, ECN generations, etc)
Design, implementation and verification of FPGA’s in VHDL
Support product development if required
Typical OBDH System Equipment in a spacecraft defined as follows:
On-board Computer, Data Recorder, and Payload Interface Unit Qualifications Knowledge & Skills

FPGA design experience in VHDL
Knowledge of Lab Test Equipment
Recent experience with schematic capture and simulation software (ie/ Mentor Graphics, OrCAD PSPICE, etc.)
Good understanding of digital electronics, ideally from space, aerospace, defence or related sector (Previous On-Board Data Handling OBDH experience is desirable but not essential)
BTEC / Degree in Electronics or equivalent Benefits

Highly competitive Salary dependent on experience
Flexible working policies
32 days annual leave + BH
Annual Company Bonus Scheme
Up to 8% employer pension contribution
Life Assurance (6X salary)
Private Health Care
Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave
Multiple Discount, Memberships schemes