FPGA & Digital Electronics Engineer (Embedded Firmware)

Copello; Harlow; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Copello seeks an experienced Electronics Engineer for a 12 month contract (Inside IR35) in Harlow, on site, to develop advanced Digital GPS Anti-Jam Systems for defence markets. You will work on digital electronics and embedded firmware across multiple programmes.

The role covers design of DSPs, microcontrollers, FPGAs, memory, ADCs/DACs and power supplies, with FPGA-based architectures and VHDL/Embedded C. Collaboration with hardware, software and systems engineers is essential.

Qualifications

• Proven experience creating top-level digital electronics design architectures.
• Experience with requirements analysis, testing and verification.
• Experience with DSPs, microcontrollers, memory, ADCs, DACs and power supply technologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage electronic design requirements in line with standards.
• Design and develop digital hardware with DSPs, microcontrollers, FPGAs, memory, ADCs, DACs and power supplies.
• Create and manage architectures for digital electronics and embedded firmware, particularly FPGA-based systems.
• Decompose, analyse and verify technical design requirements.
• Develop FPGA designs using VHDL and Embedded C.
• Define and perform unit- and subsystem-level testing of embedded firmware.
• Produce and maintain hardware and firmware design documentation.
• Create detailed test documentation and verification reports.
• Produce firmware simulation, timing and power analysis reports.
• Collaborate with embedded systems, software and electronics engineers throughout the lifecycle.
• Participate in technical reviews and support release of documentation.

Skills

Digital electronics

FPGA

VHDL

Embedded firmware

DSPs

Microcontrollers

Memory

ADC/DAC

Power supplies

Testing & verification

Technical communication

Security clearance

Tools

Xilinx Vivado

Vitis

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Copello seeks an experienced Electronics Engineer for a 12 month contract (Inside IR35) in Harlow, on site, to develop advanced Digital GPS Anti-Jam Systems for defence markets. You will work on digital electronics and embedded firmware across multiple programmes.

The role covers design of DSPs, microcontrollers, FPGAs, memory, ADCs/DACs and power supplies, with FPGA-based architectures and VHDL/Embedded C. Collaboration with hardware, software and systems engineers is essential.