FPGA Crypto Validation Engineer

Yolk Recruitment Ltd; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

FPGA Validation Engineer - Inside IR35 - Up to £562.50 per day - SC CLEARED - 12 Months - Stevenage, Hertfordshire - SINGLE STAGE PROCESS

Yolk Recruitment are recruiting for a FPGA Validation Engineer to join our client on a 12 month deal in Stevenage.

Job Summary:

Expert in digital signal processor design and validation to join the system engineering team responsible for the secure telecommand and telemetry system for a military communication satellite. The role requires a strong background in the validation of digital FPGA-based systems, in this case applied to a cryptographic system.

Essential Skills:

Planning and execution of verification and validation of digital communications equipment;
Expertise in test software scripting using Python, C and tcl;
Troubleshooting and debug of FPGA-based equipment.

Desirable Skills:

Knowledge of cryptographic systems and associated security functions;
Understanding of end-to-end digital communication systems;
Failure mode and related system analyses: FMEA / FMECA, single event effects and security analysis;
Familiarity with VHDL used in FPGA design.