Field-Programmable Gate Arrays Engineer

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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

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Location: Guildford
Job Description:

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

Posted: May 17th, 2026