Firmware Engineer

Morson Edge; Manor Royal; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Morson Edge is seeking a Firmware (FPGA) Engineer to join a team delivering firmware across defence, transport and aerospace related projects. You will work on FPGA/SoC firmware with SystemVerilog, VHDL, and C++ in a structured firmware design process, liaising with systems, software and hardware engineers.

The role is based at Manor Royal/Crawley with a mix of on-site and remote work, including periods at customer sites or integration facilities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant firmware/electronics experience.
• Strong experience with FPGA firmware design and verification.
• Experience using SystemVerilog, VHDL and Verilog for verification.
• Proficient in Modelsim/QuestaSim and MATLAB tooling.
• Knowledge of PCIe, Ethernet, AXI4 and related interfaces.
• Security clearance or eligibility to obtain clearance.

Responsibilities

• Deliver firmware projects to agreed time, cost and quality.
• Verify firmware using HDL and software verification approaches.
• Design firmware using HDL and maintain documentation and processes.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including systems, software and hardware engineers.

Skills

SystemVerilog

C++

VHDL/Verilog

MATLAB

Linux development

Object oriented design

Image processing

AXI4

PCIe

Ethernet

Serial communications

Education

BEng/MEng/EngD/PhD in electronics

Tools

Modelsim/QuestaSim

Simulink

OSVVM/UVVM

IBM DOORS

Job description

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 LanguagesEnhancement 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: MatLab
• Linux development environments

Note - Due to the nature of projects, we require candidates that have or could get Security Clearance.