Firmware Engineer

Location: Northgate

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:  Mat Lab
Linux development environments
Note - Due to the nature of projects, we require candidates that have or could get Security Clearance