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FPGA Firmware Engineer

Morson Talent
Posted 10 days ago, valid for 6 days
Location

Portsmouth, Hampshire PO2 9NF, England

Salary

£70 - £75/hour Inside IR35

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • We are seeking a Firmware Engineer for a 12-month contract with a leading defence client based in Portsmouth, UK.
  • The role requires at least 3 years of experience and offers a salary of £50,000 to £60,000 per year.
  • The successful candidate will work with Xilinx products and be responsible for generating, testing, and integrating code for software-defined modem technologies.
  • Mandatory skills include DSP understanding, VHDL encoding, and experience with Xilinx Vivado and Git, among others.
  • Familiarity with SDR and agile methodologies is desirable, as well as an interest in satellite communication systems.

We are looking for a Firmware Engineer to join our leading defence client on an initial 12 month contract.

The Firmware Engineer will join their Modems and Software Defined Radio group and report to the Engineering Manager of the project, delivering a new product to the UK MOD.

The role will be based at the client’s premises in Portsmouth, UK. The role has a flexible working pattern with time needed on-site 3 days per week.

The Firmware Engineer will have a proven ability working with Xilinx products. Within the team, they will work to generate, test and integrate code to support innovative solutions for software-defined modem technologies.

 

SKILLS

Mandatory Skills:

  • Understanding of DSP
  • VHDL Encoding to a high standard in a Linux environment
  • Xilinx Vivado, particularly use of block diagrams and non-project mode
  • tcl scripts for configuring and connecting IP and building projects in the Vivado environment
  • Verilog / SystemVerilog
  • Git for version control
  • Atlassian toolset (e.g. Jira, Confluence, BitBucket)
  • Agile or Scrum working environment

 

Desirable Skills:

  • Familiarity with Zynq Ultrascale RFSoCs e.g. use of AXI busses, associated IP
  • Makefile, Linux shell, Jenkins Control scripts
  • System and software modelling tools such as Enterprise Architect (SysML / UML)
  • Python for test purposes
  • SDR (Software Defined Radio)
  • Ability using high level modelling languages (e.g. SysML, UML)
  • Ability using Sparx Enterprise Architect.
  • Familiarity of using agile methodologies in delivery is desirable
  • Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
  • A background knowledge/interest of satellite communication systems/industry or Modem technology

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