VHDL FPGA Firmware Engineer

Leonardo • southampton, england, United-Kingdom • Posted June 08, 2026

Location southampton, england
Job Type Full-time
Category IT & Technology
Posted June 08, 2026

Your Impact

This FPGA Firmware Engineer vacancy presents an exciting opportunity for an ambitious individual to develop their skills and knowledge within a thriving electronics organisation.

Job Description

In this broad VHDL firmware engineering role, you will work across a range of projects throughout various stages of the product lifecycle from initial concept development through to early life production. You will work with some of the latest high‑speed FPGAs and System‑on‑Chip (SoC) solutions to help shape our future products. The role shall be based in either Southampton or Bristol with a primary focus on the design and development of embedded VHDL firmware for complex aircraft sensor and communication systems.

You will be part of the Leonardo Airborne Communications product development group within the Integrated Sensing & Protection line of business, interacting with partner organisations, sub‑contractors and potential customers.

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