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As an FPGA Engineer - Consultant at Awerian, you will be at the forefront of this innovation race and support interesting and challenging projects which contribute to the defence and protection of the UK from the latest technological and cyber threats.\nAwerian are continuing their rapid growth plan, making this a great time to join our multi-disciplinary team. You will build on our successful track record, developing your career at the cutting edge of research and development and supported by our team of experts. We’re a business of individuals - however, our curiosity brings us together and it drives what we do. Whether you’re leading a project or part of a project team, the ethos and structure of Awerian is designed to help you connect and thrive.\n Your work will have a real-world impact. You will explore pioneering concepts through collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams of skilled scientists, engineers, and designers. You’ll see ideas become reality as you create impactful solutions through Awerian’s rapid approach to design, development and implementation.\nAs an FPGA Engineer - Consultant, you will tackle diverse, real-world challenges from the ground up. Typically, this will involve the whole product life cycle, capturing requirements, design and development, documentation, testing, and delivery. Awerian’s wide variety of intriguing projects, from proof-of-concept through to working prototypes, provide stimulating intellectual and practical challenges.\n Requirements:\nYou bring a track record of academic excellence, hold a relevant degree, and have proven technical capabilities including the design and development of technology solutions in FPGA firmware (in VHDL/Verilog, using a toolchain such as Vivado / Quartus), have a proven track record of design and implementation of technological solutions.\nExperience in developing Digital Signal Processing algorithms is highly advantageous.\nIn addition, experience in any of the following is desirable:\nDSP/system modelling in MATLAB/Simulink \nElectronics development \nEmbedded software development (typically with C/C++ and Linux expertise) \nRADAR or communications applications \nSoftware Defined Radios (SDRs) \nWe are keen to hear from FPGA Engineers with experience from diverse industry backgrounds, and from recent graduate to developed career stage, but previous experience in the defence sector is an advantage.\n TTP operates from an award-winning campus in green surroundings, just south of Cambridge.\nOur comprehensive benefits package includes:\nAnnual profit-related bonus \n10% employer pension contribution\nPrivate medical insurance (employees + dependants) \nFree lunch and refreshments daily\nLife insurance (6 x salary)\n25 days annual holiday (plus bank holidays)\nEnhanced parental leave, with flexible return-to-work options \nElectric car leasing scheme \nCycle to work scheme \nInterest-free season ticket loan \nA wide range of social activities including squash, arts and crafts, and TTP’s own rock band \nDiscounts and memberships for local sports and cultural venues \nA comprehensive relocation package (if applicable)\nPlease note:\nYou must be eligible for UK Security Clearance.\nThis role is not eligible for UKVI visa sponsorship scheme.","description_format":"text","description_chars":3438,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Health insurance","Life insurance","Parental leave"],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":true,"industries":["Biomedical Engineering","Engineering Services"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-17T07:52:58Z"}],"liveness":{"score":8,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.3,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":111,"expected_fill_days":28,"reasons":["conf:9","velocity","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-09-28T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/ttp-fpga-engineer-consultant","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/ttp-fpga-engineer-consultant.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-29T04:43:09Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":4480,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":520,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-30T00:00:00Z"}}}