Lead Firmware Engineer

Location: Edinburgh (fully onsite - 4 day condensed weeks as an option)

Duration: 6 month contract

Rate: 94ph UMB (Inside IR35)

Role details:

Our defence client is looking for FPGA Engineers to at Senior or Principal Level to join their team in Edinburgh. You will create and develop firmware for leading edge airborne applications. You would be responsible for the design and development of Firmware designs using VHDL, for verifying designs using either VHDL or SystemVerilog and working to a structured firmware design process.

What we are looking for in you:

• Hold a degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering, ideally specialising in FPGA / Digital techniques.
• Creating innovative VHDL based FPGA designs
• Advanced verification techniques using either VHDL or SystemVerilog / UVM
• Current FPGA technologies from either Xilinx, Altera or Microsemi and their tools
• Model Driven Engineering tools including MATLAB and Simulink
• High Speed Interface Design & Integration, including PCIe, DDR3, Ethernet
• Analysing system level documents and deriving detailed Firmware requirements
• Adopting a methodical approach to the full firmware design lifecycle, ideally working to a structured firmware process such as RTCA DO-254 or similar
• Specifying complex timing and area constraints for efficient FPGA place and route
• De-bugging firmware designs and supporting system related verification and integration
• Effective and flexible communication

Apply today via the link provided!