# Principal FPGA Engineer

Overview We're looking for an experienced Senior FPGA Engineer to lead the design and development of FPGA-based solutions for advanced airborne imaging and sensor systems. You'll own the FPGA architecture behind video processing, sensor integration, stabilisation and control systems, working closely with electronics, software and systems engineers to take products from concept through to flight-ready deployment. This is a highly hands-on role within a fast-paced engineering environment where you'll have real ownership of technical decisions and see your designs deployed on operational platforms. Key Responsibilities Lead FPGA and SoC design for video processing and control systems. Develop RTL using VHDL and/or SystemVerilog. Perform simulation, synthesis, timing closure and hardware bring-up. Design and implement video processing pipelines including sensor capture, image correction, stabilisation and metadata handling. Develop real-time interfaces for control and stabilisation systems. Support the development of in-house electronics from prototype through to production. Define and execute FPGA verification activities, including testbenches and hardware-in-the-loop testing. Debug a

- **Id**: 4282587
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/matchtech-principal-fpga-engineer-2>
- **Role**: Hardware
- **Role family**: Hardware
- **Seniority**: lead
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Bristol, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-13T20:51:37Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-13
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T20:51:37Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
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- **Description chars**: 2287
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- **Relocation offered**: no

## Company

- **Id**: 2073484
- **Name**: Matchtech
- **Domain**: matchtech.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/matchtech-com>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: yes
- **Employer type**: agency
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Schema

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 100
- **Open postings**: 38
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 59
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 55000
- **Max**: 55000
- **Currency**: GBP
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 72636

## Technologies

- **SystemVerilog** — Optional: no
- **VHDL** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 10
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-13T20:51:37Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: no; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 3; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Offered visa sponsorship in 3 of its adverts here in 24 months; Cap exempt: no

## Liveness

- **Score**: 52
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.516
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 59
- **Reasons**: conf:1, agency, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-13T22:08:37Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 72636
- **Is top pay**: no

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