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Holt Executive

Senior FPGA Designer

Holt Executive

📍 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪

full-time
senior
Posted —

Key Skills

FPGAVHDLVerilogTCLBash

Industry

Consumer ElectronicsAerospace

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Senior FPGA Designer to join a growing engineering team in Abu Dhabi.


A competitive salary and benefits package is offered, including relocation support, private medical insurance cover, a private childcare allowance, and the opportunity to work in a technically advanced and fast-growing environment.


Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the development and testing of complex FPGA designs using VHDL/Verilog
  • Drive projects from concept, through simulation and implementation, to verification and documentation
  • Contribute to the development and improvement of efficient engineering processes and workflows
  • Support the evaluation, integration and deployment of control boards and hardware platforms
  • Provide technical support and troubleshooting for customer-facing projects where required
  • Design, simulate, code and verify FPGA solutions for software-defined radio (SDR) applications
  • Develop and optimise digital signal processing (DSP) algorithms
  • Perform timing analysis and optimisation for high-speed, complex FPGA architectures


Requirements

  • BSc or higher in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline
  • Strong proven experience in FPGA development using VHDL and/or Verilog
  • Proficiency in scripting languages such as TCL and Bash
  • Python experience is highly desirable
  • Experience working with RF test equipment is advantageous
  • Familiarity with embedded systems is a plus
  • Minimum 10+ years of relevant hands-on FPGA engineering experience


Personal Attributes

  • Strong passion for electronics, engineering and technology
  • Proactive mindset with a willingness to take on new challenges
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
  • Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
  • Strong communication skills in English, both written and spoken


This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced FPGA engineer to take a leading role in the development of advanced, high-performance digital systems within a challenging and rewarding environment.