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FPGA Engineer

Copello
Posted 4 days ago, valid for a month
Location

Gorebridge, Midlothian EH23 4LT, Scotland

Salary

£75 - £83 per hour

Contract type

Full Time

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  • A global consultancy is seeking FPGA Engineers to support a major defence company, with positions available primarily in Edinburgh and other UK locations.
  • Applicants should have a minimum of 5 years' experience in the UK and ideally possess active security clearance, as the roles are restricted to British nationals.
  • The positions offer a compressed 4-day work week and are classified as Inside IR35, indicating tax implications for contractors.
  • Successful candidates will be responsible for designing and developing FPGA solutions using VHDL and System Verilog, as well as collaborating with cross-functional teams.
  • The salary for these roles is competitive, reflecting the seniority and expertise required in FPGA development and integration.

Multiple requirements (8) for FPGA Engineers to join a global consultancy supporting a major defence company. Ideally they are looking for these individuals to join the team in their Edinburgh office, but they are also able to support individuals workins from either Basildon, Southampton, Bristol, Newcastle or Luton.

Applicants will ideally have active security clearance, and due to the nature of the project, is only available to sole British nationals or Dual British with 5+ years in the UK>

The roles are based purely onsite, but offered on a compressed 4 day week.

These roles have been determined as Inside IR35.

Role Overview:

The successful Senior & Principal FPGA engineers would be responsible for design and development of FPGAdesigns usingVHDLand verifying designs usingVHDLor System Verilog.

Job Responsibilities:

Working closely with Systems, Hardware and Software teams to provide FPGAsolutions and solve integration problems on complex systems.

  • Creating innovative and robustVHDL-based designs
  • Documenting and recording deliverables
  • VerifyingFPGAdesigns
  • Ensuring configuration management/keeping designs under revision control
  • Providing progress reports

Skills, Qualifications and Experience required:

  • Experience of developing FPGAusingVHDLor Verilog
  • Experienced with Mentor GraphicsFPGAdevelopment tools including HDL Designer, ModelSim / Questa and Precision
  • Familiar with Xilinx / Intel (Altera) / Microsemi (Actel) design flows (ISE, Vivado, Quartus) and third-party synthesis tools
  • Experience in specifying timing and area constraints for efficientFPGAPlace and Route.
  • Independent verification usingVHDL
  • Experience ofFPGArequirements capture and requirements management tools
  • A good understanding ofFPGAversion control and revision control software
  • Experience of making technical decisions and mitigating technical risk forFPGAdesign activities.
  • Ability to coordinate day to day technical activities, liaising closely with the Project Engineering Lead / LeadFPGAengineer & other disciplines
  • Excellent communication (oral & written) & interpersonal skills
  • Ability to analyse system and / or hardware level requirements and derive detailedFPGArequirements
  • De-buggingFPGAdesigns and supporting integration & verification at hardware
  • and system level
  • Experience with High-Speed Serial protocols and implementations
  • Linux and scripting experience
  • Experience in writing technical reports/ documentation

Desirable

  • Development of real-time, embedded, safety-criticalFPGA, preferably in accordance with RTCA/DO-254DAL A or B
  • Independent verification using SystemVerilog / UVM
  • Relevant experience in the Aerospace or Defence industry
  • Experience of embedded processor cores (e.g. ARM) inFPGAdesigns
  • Familiarity with latestFPGAdevice families
  • Practical experience with agile methodology


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