FPGA Engineer (RF Signal Processing)

Location: Lincoln, United Kingdom; strong on-site presence required, with most time spent in Lincoln or alongside customers in the UK and internationally. Relocation support to Lincoln is available, including up to £8,000.

Salary: £42,000–£52,000 per year, depending on experience.

Company

hirify.global is an independent global technology company delivering secure digital services, data management, and defence solutions for highly secure organisations.

What you will do

• Design, develop, and test FPGA-based systems for RF signal-processing chains.
• Implement FPGA designs for RF signal-processing applications on RFSoC and FPGA platforms.
• Integrate high-speed ADC/DAC interfaces and support simulation, synthesis, and implementation using Vivado and Quartus.
• Develop with VHDL, SystemVerilog, and MATLAB/Simulink.
• Perform lab-based integration, testing, and evaluation using RF instrumentation.
• Support embedded software development and system integration with C/C++, collaborating with engineers and domain specialists.

Requirements

• Degree in a STEM subject such as Electronics, Physics, or Mathematics.
• Approximately 2 or more years of experience developing FPGA-based systems.
• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink.
• Experience using laboratory equipment, including oscilloscopes, signal generators, and logic analysers.
• Must be a UK national and eligible to obtain and maintain UK Government SC clearance.

Nice to have

• Experience with embedded systems or FPGA-based system integration.
• Knowledge of high-throughput data handling or signal processing.
• Experience in RF, electronic warfare, radar, semiconductors, communications, high-performance computing, or related domains.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent, full-time employment with mostly on-site work and some flexibility.
• 25 days of annual leave, including the December shutdown, with the option to buy or sell up to five additional days.
• Two pension schemes, private medical and dental insurance, life assurance, and save-and-share schemes.
• Electric or hybrid car leasing, cycle-to-work support, retail discounts, continuous professional development, and an annual wellness allowance.
• Work on real-time electromagnetic warfare systems supporting the UK and its allies, with exposure to operational customer environments and end users.