Firmware Engineer

Firmware (FPGA) Engineer

Become a key part of a team with a proven track record for delivering firmware for a wide range of defence, related products. Typical firmware services provided:

- Architecture, requirements specification, design, verification and validation.

- Working in conjunction with systems, software and hardware engineers to develop electronic systems.

Projects involve using the latest industry class development tools for FPGA and system on a chip hardware technologies. Work is carried out to a structured firmware design process.

The roles is based on our Manor Royal site in Crawley and can support a mix of on-site and remote working. There is a requirement to that periods of time to be spent at Customer sites and/or integration facilities.

The candidate will have demonstrable experience of Firmware engineering in the defence and/or transportation and/or aerospace domain.

The role holder reports to the Firmware Team Lead. The key individual responsibilities are:

Work as part of firmware team to deliver firmware projects to agreed time, cost and quality

Verify firmware using Hardware Verification Languages or Hardware Description languages

Design firmware using Hardware Description Languages

Enhancement of firmware related processes (documenting, scripting, reporting, process automation)

Working closely with multi-disciplinary teams

Desired knowledge, qualifications and experience

Strong communications, verbally and in writing. A relevant degree (BEng, MEng, EngD, PhD) in electronics, supported by 5+ years of relevant experience.

Verification Test bench architecture with System Verilog or C++

Verification Methodology: Advanced VHDL verification or OSVVM/UVVM

Requirements Management: IBM Rationale DOORS

Simulation of designs using simulator tool: Mentor Graphics Modelsim / Questasim /Simulink

Digital electronic design in hardware development languages: VHDL and either Verilog or System Verilog

Implementation of complex designs using any vendor specific development tools

Technologies: PCIe, Ethernet, Serial Comms, AXI4

Object Orientated design Techniques

Image processing techniques and algorithms

Algorithm development using development tool: MatLab

Linux development environments

Note - Due to the nature of projects, we require candidates that have or could get Security Clearance