Senior FPGA Engineer

GE Vernova

Stafford, United Kingdom

Full Time

Posted June 1, 2026

£27k - £29k· Est.

Power Generation

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Job Description

The Senior FPGA Development Engineer will be working to define requirements, implementation and enhance product features for world-class Control & Protection system in VSC and LCC systems, working together with engineers based in global locations.

Key Responsibilities

Analysing system requirements and defining functions to be implemented in hardware.
Development and Implementation of features.
Knowledge and understanding of Analogue and Digital Hardware design.
Maintain legacy products including updates and improvements to extend product life span.
Participating in and contributing to design reviews.
Developing specialized knowledge in their discipline. Serves as best practice/quality resource. Has awareness of latest technical developments in own area.
Contributes towards strategy development, and ensure delivery within area of responsibility.
Has in-depth knowledge of best practices and how own area integrates with others; has working knowledge of competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market
Uses judgment to make decisions or solve moderately complex tasks or problems in areas of operational/product management, manufacturing, technology or engineering. Takes new perspective on existing solutions. Uses technical experience and expertise for data analysis to support recommendations. Uses multiple internal and limited external sources outside of own function to arrive at decisions.
Acts as a resource for colleagues with less experience. May lead small projects with moderate risks and resource requirements. Explains difficult or sensitive information; works to build consensus. Developing persuasion skills required to influence others on topics within field.

Requirements

Degree or Higher in Electrical / Electronic engineering or equivalent experience.
Significant experience (10+ years) of FPGA design using VHDL or Verilog.
Strong all-round knowledge and understanding of electronic components & principles.
Exceptional hardware / FPGA debugging skills.
Knowledge and Experience in using Model Based design tools such as MATLAB/SIMULINK
Scripting experience using Perl, Python
Experience with Altera, Microsemi, Xilinx FPGA devices and vendor design tools
Dynamic and proactive with ability to work on own or as part of a multi-disciplinary engineering team to resolve technical issues.
Power Electronics control system design.
Knowledge of HVDC
Experience of designing hardware for real time control applications.
High-speed digital hardware design and PCB layout skills.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Motivated great teammate, self-starter, results oriented.
Agile development practices e.g., Scrum
Experience of version control, e.g., SVN, GIT
Bug tracking tools, e.g., JIRA