FPGA Engineer

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Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high‑performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3

Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work‑life success. The company is a trusted disruptor in the defense industry, delivering end‑to‑end technology solutions across the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains.

Job Title – FPGA Engineer
Job Location – Tewkesbury, UK
Job  – 30286

From 11 UK sites, our team of nearly 1,000 people delivers unique capabilities across space, air, land, sea and cyber for military, security and commercial customers across the UK and worldwide. L3

Harris in Tewkesbury is our HQ for our Intelligence & Cyber International division.

You will engage and work alongside engineers of all disciplines who are passionate about technology and applying it to nationally critical projects. You will become part of the established Firmware engineering community that emphasizes talent development through internal training, mentoring, knowledge sharing and social events.

The industry‑leading products you will help develop use FPGAs as key enabling technology for high‑speed packet processing, complex algorithm implementation and security‑enforcing functions.

You will be exposed to a modern FPGA development environment that utilises the latest tools and Continuous Integration methods.

• £3,000 to £6,000 DV Bonus – clearance level not essential for this role.
• Hybrid working: three days onsite per week (minimum); project dependent.
• Flexible or part‑time working arrangements considered upon request.
• Half‑day finish on a Friday.
• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days.
• Private medical insurance with optional family cover.
• Pension scheme of up to 7% employer contribution.
• Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x).
• Group income protection.
• Flexible opt‑in extras such as a health‑care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover and cycle‑to‑work scheme.
• Employee assistance program providing mental health and wellbeing support.
• Professional membership reimbursement (discretionary).

• Strong understanding of low‑level FPGA physical characteristics and how to write VHDL to achieve optimal efficiency and timing closure.
• Experience targeting AMD FPGA and System on a Chip (SoC) devices, including the AXI protocol.
• Proficient in FPGA simulation using Siemens Questa Sim tools.
• Experience with modern verification methodologies (e.g. OSVVM & CoCoTB).
• Experience in using AMD FPGA build tools (ISE & Vivado).
• Good technical documentation skills.
• Ability to utilise, develop and maintain scripted build flows (TCL/ Python).
• Experience with modern, team‑based version control systems (Git).
• Understanding of Continuous Integration approaches and tools (e.g. Gitlab & Docker).
• Driven, adaptable, innovative, self‑starter capable of quickly assimilating information from a range of sources.

Due to the nature of our work many roles require a UK nationality and the ability to obtain a security clearance. Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must be eligible for access to classified information and be subject to government security checks.

L3

Harris Technologies is a proud Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination and offers equal opportunities for all. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.