Lead FPGA Development Engineer

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Stafford, Staffordshire, England, GBR
In-Office
Mid level
Energy • Manufacturing • Solar • Renewable Energy
GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy.
The Role
The Lead FPGA Development Engineer defines requirements and enhances product features for electronic designs in control systems, oversees FPGA development, and maintains product documentation.
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Job Description SummaryBecome part of a winning team and help to deliver the Green Energy transition.
As the successful Lead FPGA Development Engineer, you will be working to define requirements, enhance product features for an electronic design for world-class Control & Protection system in VSC and LCC systems, working together with engineers based global locations.
The role is accountable for business-critical development to meet product requirements and timelines for future commercial HVDC projects.

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Analysing system requirements and defining functions to be implemented in Hardware.
  • FPGA Application development.
  • Analogue and Digital Hardware design.
  • Maintain legacy products including updates and improvements to extend product life span.
  • Contribution to creating and maintaining manufacturing data packs.
  • Writing functional specifications for design.
  • Writing test specifications (Routine test, Type test).
  • Participating in and contributing to design reviews.
  • Ensuring designs are documented to Company standards.

Required Qualifications

  • Degree or Higher in Electrical / Electronic engineering or equivalent experience.
  • Significant and demonstrated experience of FPGA design using VHDL or Verilog.
  • Knowledge and experience of Model Based Design.
  • An excellent all-round knowledge and understanding of electronic components & principles.
  • Exceptional hardware / FPGA debugging skills.
  • Experience with Altera, Microsemi, Xilinx FPGA devices and design tools (Quartus II, Libero SoC).
  • Dynamic and proactive with ability to work on own or as part of a multi-disciplinary engineering team to resolve technical issues.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience of designing hardware for real time control applications.
  • High-speed digital hardware design and PCB layout skills.
  • Good verbal and written communication skills.
  • Motivated great teammate, self-starter, results oriented.
  • Agile development practices e.g., Scrum.
  • Scripting experience using Perl, Python.
  • Experience of version control, e.g., SVN, GIT.
  • Bug tracking tools, e.g., JIRA.
  • Power Electronics control system design.
  • Knowledge of HVDC.

About Us:

GE Vernova is a world leader in the energy solutions market with a portfolio of energy businesses across the globe. Grid Solutions provides equipment, systems, and services to bring power reliably and efficiently from the point of generation to end power consumers. We electrify the world with advanced grid technologies and accelerate the energy transition – and we want you to be part of that change and enjoy imagination at work.

If you are ready to make a difference and usher in a new era of clean, reliable energy, come join us.

About GEV Grid Solutions:

At GEV Grid Solutions we are electrifying the world with advanced grid technologies. As leaders in the energy space our goal is to accelerate the transition for a more energy efficient grid to full fill the needs of tomorrow. With a focus on growth and sustainability GE Grid Solutions plays a pivotable role in integrating Renewables onto the grid to drive to carbon neutral. In Grid Solutions we help enable the transition for a greener more reliable Grid. GE Grid Solutions has the most advanced and comprehensive product and solutions portfolio within the energy sector.

Why we come to work:

At GEV, our engineers are always up for the challenge - and we’re always driven to find the best solution. Our projects are unique and interesting, and you’ll need to bring a solution-focused, positive approach to each one to do your best. Surrounded by committed, loyal colleagues, if you can dare to bring your ingenuity and desire to make an impact, you’ll be exposed to game-changing, diverse projects that truly allow you to play your part in the energy transition.

What we offer:

A key role in a dynamic, international working environment with a large degree of flexibility of work agreements

Competitive benefits, and great development opportunities - including private health insurance.

Additional Information

Relocation Assistance Provided: No

Skills Required

  • Degree in Electrical / Electronic engineering or equivalent experience
  • Experience of FPGA design using VHDL or Verilog
  • Knowledge and experience of Model Based Design
  • Knowledge of electronic components & principles
  • Hardware / FPGA debugging skills
  • Experience with Altera, Microsemi, Xilinx FPGA devices and design tools
  • Ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams

GE Vernova Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about GE Vernova and has not been reviewed or approved by GE Vernova.

  • Retirement Support The 401(k) plan includes company matching contributions and additional company retirement contributions, with access to Fidelity resources and financial planning consultants. Feedback suggests this structure supports long-term savings beyond a basic match.
  • Parental & Family Support Paid parental leave is available with flexible, continuous or non-continuous usage, and is complemented by adoption resources and Work/Life Connections guidance. Maternity leave is described as extended relative to typical workplace norms.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time-off programs include 12 paid holidays, permissive time off for many salaried roles, and dedicated personal, illness, and caregiving time for U.S. new hires. Some hourly roles start with a defined PTO bank, while other roles may offer unlimited time off.

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The Company
HQ: , Cambridge, MA
75,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2024

What We Do

GE Vernova is a planned purpose-built company on a mission to electrify the planet while simultaneously working to decarbonize it. If we want our energy future to be different…we must be different. Our mission is embedded in our name. We retain our treasured legacy, “GE,” in our name as an enduring and hard-earned badge of quality and ingenuity. “Ver” / “verde” signal Earth’s verdant and lush ecosystems. “Nova,” from the Latin “novus,” nods to a new, innovative era of lower carbon energy that GE Vernova will help deliver. GE Vernova brings together GE’s portfolio of energy businesses including Power, Wind, Electrification and Digital businesses. With focus, GE Vernova is accelerating the path to more reliable, affordable, and sustainable energy, while helping our customers power economies and deliver the electricity that is vital to health, safety, security, and improved quality of life. Together, we have The Energy to Change the World.

Why Work With Us

Join our team, to evolve and grow, surrounded by some of the brightest minds in the industry who help you get better every day. You’ll get the chance to rewrite the rules, work on cutting-edge technology, and be part of a global team for positive change.

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