SonicJobs Logo
Left arrow iconBack to search

Principal Firmware Engineer

Advanced Resource Managers Limited
Posted 5 hours ago, valid for 19 days
Location

Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh EH105BP, Scotland

Salary

£60,000 - £72,000 per annum

info
Contract type

Full Time

In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.

Sonic Summary

info
  • The position is for a Principal Firmware Engineer located in Edinburg or Newcastle, offering a pay rate of up to £70 per hour (Inside IR35) on a 6-month contract.
  • Responsibilities include designing and developing firmware using VHDL, verifying designs with VHDL or System Verilog, and following a structured firmware design process.
  • Candidates should hold a degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering, with a specialization in FPGA or digital techniques, and have at least several years of relevant experience.
  • Experience with Model Driven Engineering tools like MATLAB and Simulink, as well as debugging firmware designs and integrating high-speed interfaces, is required.
  • Familiarity with FPGA technologies from Xilinx, Altera, or Microsemi and their associated tools is also essential for this role.

Principal Firmware Engineer

Edinburg OR Newcastle

Paying up to £70p/h (Inside IR35)

6-month contract

Responsibilities:

  • The Design and development of Firmware designs using VHDL, for verifying designs using either VHDL or System Verilog and working to a structured firmware design process.
  • Creating innovative VHDL based FPGA design
  • Analysing system level documents and deriving detailed Firmware requirements
  • Advanced verification techniques using either VHDL or SystemVerilog / UVM
  • Full firmware design lifecycle, ideally working to a structured firmware process such as RTCA DO-254 or similar

Experience required:

  • Hold a degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering, ideally specialising in FPGA / Digital techniques.
  • Have used Model Driven Engineering tools including MATLAB and Simulink
  • De-bugging firmware designs and supporting system related verification and integration
  • High Speed Interface Design & Integration, including PCIe, DDR3, Ethernet
  • FPGA technologies from either Xilinx, Altera or Microsemi and their tools

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.

Apply now in a few quick clicks

In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.