FPGA Engineer

Principal FPGA Engineer - Medical Diagnostics
X4 Life Sciences are partnered with an innovative medical diagnostics company seeking a Principal FPGA Engineer to provide technical leadership in the development and sustainment of next-generation diagnostic systems.
This is a high-impact senior role where you will lead FPGA architecture, HDL development, verification, integration, and system-level design within a regulated medical device environment, while also driving process maturity and cross-functional alignment across hardware and software teams.
Key Responsibilities:Lead FPGA architecture definition, HDL design, verification, validation, and release activitiesOwn FPGA integration within hardware and embedded software system architecturesServe as a technical authority across hardware, software, and systems engineering teamsPerform complex technical trade-off analyses and drive engineering decisionsSupport system-level debugging, troubleshooting, and product release activitiesLead and mentor engineers while influencing technical direction across projectsSupport CAPA, complaint investigations, and continuous improvement initiativesDrive improvements in FPGA/firmware development processes and engineering workflowsEnsure disciplined documentation and predictable execution of engineering workIdentify and mitigate engineering risks, especially in sustaining/obsolescence programs
Key Requirements:Strong FPGA technical background is essentialExtensive experience in regulated environments (IVD medical device experience strongly preferred)Proven ability to work within regulated release processesAbility to understand, own, and improve modern software/firmware processesExperience collaborating with software teams is important, as the FPGA work sits in the hardware group but interfaces closely with software.Strong documentation skills (design specs, code documentation, interface definitions, handover materials)Ability to manage risk in engineering changes, especially in sustaining engineering and obsolescence programsOrganized, process-driven, and able to plan, execute, and document work in a predictable way
Preferred Skills & Tools:VivadoXilinx / AMD FPGA platformsArtix-7
Key Skills:FPGA Architecture & Design LeadershipHDL Development (VHDL/Verilog)Regulated Product DevelopmentFirmware & Software Process ImprovementSystem Integration & DebuggingRisk Management in Sustaining EngineeringTechnical Documentation & SpecificationsCross-functional Collaboration (Hardware & Software)Technical Leadership & Mentoring
If you are interested, or know someone who is, please reach out to [email protected]