FPGA Engineer

Full Time

Derby or Glasgow

You will work within our safety critical FPGA development team across all phases of the design lifecycle from requirements elicitation through to equipment testing.  The team uses agile SCRUM methods to develop high integrity FPGA based applications adopting the latest state-of-the-art toolsets.  Training will be provided where required to equip you with the skills necessary to develop requirements, architectures, designs, HDL code, associated tests and supporting infrastructure for  applications essential for the protection and monitoring of a nuclear propulsion plant.

Why Rolls-Royce?

Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount.

We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey.

We’ll provide an environment of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. An inclusive, innovative culture that invests in you, gives you access to an incredible breadth and depth of opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

What we offer

We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location.  It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement.  As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week.

What you will be doing

• You will follow a safety critical development lifecycle to:

  • Develop requirements, from equipment to implementation level, for FPGA based designs

  • Develop and Verify VHDL code

  • Support hardware-based testing of your designs

  • Author and review design documentation

• You will liaise with Software, Hardware, Systems and Verification teams to ensure customer expectations are met effectively and efficiently

• You will contribute to the continuing improvement of the development processes and product quality

Who we’re looking for:

At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

• Be qualified to Degree level (or equivalent experience) in Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline

• Be experienced in designing and verifying designs expressed using VHDL

• Have the ability to provide clear, concise and accurate technical reports

Experience of the following, whilst not essential, would be beneficial:

• Languages:

  • SystemVerilog

  • TCL

  • Python

• Tools:

  • Siemens - QuestaSim / ModelSim

  • Siemens - Questa PropCheck

  • Siemens - FormalPro

  • Synopsys - Synplify Pro

  • IBM® Engineering Requirements DOORS

  • Azure DevOps

  • Git

• Standards, Frameworks and Techniques

  • Knowledge and experience of safety standards such as IEC 61513, IEC 62566, IEC 26262, DO‑254

  • UVM

  • Constrained Random Testing

  • Formal Verification

We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce

To work for the Rolls-Royce Submarines business an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance.  Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place.  Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.