Firmware Engineer

Morson Group; Manor Royal; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Morson Group is seeking a Firmware (FPGA) Engineer to join the team delivering firmware for defence and related products. The role involves architecture, design, verification and working with systems, software and hardware engineers across projects at Manor Royal, Crawley, with a mix of on-site and remote work.

You will work closely with a dedicated firmware team to meet time, cost and quality targets, and contribute to process improvements, documentation, scripting and automation, while

Qualifications

• Strong communications, verbally and in writing, supported by a relevant electronics degree and 5+ years of experience.
• Verification test bench experience with SystemVerilog or C++.
• Verification methodology: OSVVM/UVVM or similar.
• IBM DOORS for requirements management.
• Simulation using Modelsim/Questasim/Simulink.
• Digital design using VHDL and Verilog/SystemVerilog.
• Experience with PCIe, Ethernet, Serial, AXI4.
• Object oriented design techniques and image processing knowledge.
• MatLab for algorithm development and Linux development environments.

Responsibilities

• Deliver firmware projects within agreed time, cost and quality targets.
• Verify firmware using HDL/HDL-based verification methods.
• Design firmware with HDL and enhance firmware processes (documentation, scripting, reporting, automation).
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams including hardware, software and systems.

Skills

Strong communication

Object oriented design

Image processing concepts

Algorithm development

Education

BEng, MEng, EngD or PhD in electronics

Tools

SystemVerilog

C++

VHDL

Verilog

OSVVM/UVVM

IBM DOORS

Mentor Graphics Modelsim/Questasim

Simulink

MatLab

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.