Hybrid Senior FPGA Firmware Engineer for Radar Systems

Leonardo; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Pension scheme

Mental health support

Online learning

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Job summary

Leonardo UK is seeking a Firmware/FPGA engineer to join our Electronics team in Edinburgh or Newcastle. You will design and develop firmware for radar and targeting systems, delivering solutions within the project lifecycle. The role is senior/principal level with hybrid working options.

You will work with RTL design, FPGA architectures, and vendor IP, collaborating with software and hardware engineers. A degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering and strong VHDL/Verilog skills are expected,

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering or related science (Physics/CS).
• Ability to design RTL using VHDL; Verilog knowledge advantageous.
• Experience with high-speed clocking architectures and FPGA tech.
• Proficient with Xilinx Vivado or Intel/Altera tools; knowledge of SoC FPGA.
• Experience with vendor IP (Ethernet, DDR, transceivers).
• Familiarity with version control (Git/SVN/CVS).
• Ability to specify timing/area constraints for FPGA place-and-route.
• Experience with DO-254 or similar firmware processes.

Responsibilities

• Design and development of firmware for radar/targeting systems.
• Manage development activities through project lifecycle.
• Produce material for design reviews.
• Develop test plans, integration, and verification.
• Ensure firmware designs follow company processes.
• Work with multi-disciplinary teams including hardware and software.

Skills

RTL design

VHDL

Verilog

FPGA architectures

Xilinx Vivado

Quartus II

SoC FPGA (Versal)

Vendor IP

Version control (Git/SVN/CVS)

Timing constraints

HDL debugging

Mentor Graphics tools

Education

Electrical & Electronic Engineering degree

Physics/Computer Science related

Tools

Altera Quartus II

Quartus Prime

ModelSim/ Questa

HDL Designer

Mentor Graphics

Job description

Leonardo UK is seeking a Firmware/FPGA engineer to join our Electronics team in Edinburgh or Newcastle. You will design and develop firmware for radar and targeting systems, delivering solutions within the project lifecycle. The role is senior/principal level with hybrid working options.

You will work with RTL design, FPGA architectures, and vendor IP, collaborating with software and hardware engineers. A degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering and strong VHDL/Verilog skills are expected,