Principal Firmware Engineer

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Principal Firmware Engineer, United Kingdom

Client:

QuEST Global Services Pte. Ltd

Location:

United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference:

8bef10299796

Job Views:

11

Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

Job Description:

Quest Global is an organization at the forefront of innovation and one of the world’s fastest growing engineering services firms with deep domain knowledge and recognized expertise in the top OEMs across seven industries. We are a twenty-five-year-old company on a journey to becoming a centenary one, driven by aspiration, hunger, and humility.

We are looking for humble geniuses, who believe that engineering has the potential to make the impossible, possible; innovators, who are not only inspired by technology and innovation but also perpetually driven to design, develop, and test as a trusted partner for Fortune 500 customers.

As a team of remarkably diverse engineers, we recognize that what we are really engineering is a brighter future for us all. If you want to contribute to meaningful work and be part of an organization that truly believes when you win, we all win, and when you fail, we all learn, then we’re eager to hear from you.

The achievers and courageous challenge-crushers we seek have the following characteristics and skills:

Role Overview:

The Senior / Principal firmware engineer would be responsible for design and development of Firmware designs using VHDL and verifying designs using VHDL or System Verilog.

Job Responsibilities:

• Creating innovative and robust VHDL-based designs
• Documenting and recording deliverables
• Verifying firmware designs
• Ensuring configuration management/keeping designs under revision control
• Providing progress reports

Skills, Qualifications, and Experience required:

Mandatory:

• At least 5 years’ experience developing firmware using VHDL or Verilog
• Experience with Mentor Graphics FPGA development tools including HDL Designer, ModelSim / Questa, and Precision
• Familiarity with Xilinx / Intel (Altera) / Microsemi (Actel) design flows (ISE, Vivado, Quartus) and third-party synthesis tools
• Experience in specifying timing and area constraints for efficient FPGA Place and Route
• Ability to analyze system and hardware requirements and derive detailed firmware requirements
• Independent verification using VHDL
• Experience with firmware requirements capture and requirements management tools
• Debugging firmware designs and supporting integration & verification at hardware and system levels
• Good understanding of firmware version control and revision control software
• Experience making technical decisions and mitigating technical risks for firmware design activities
• Experience with High-Speed Serial protocols and implementations
• Ability to coordinate day-to-day technical activities, liaising with Project Engineering Lead / Lead Firmware Engineer & other disciplines
• Excellent communication (oral & written) & interpersonal skills
• Linux and scripting experience
• Experience in writing technical reports/documentation

Desirable:

• Development of real-time, embedded, safety-critical firmware, preferably in accordance with RTCA/DO-254 DAL D
• Independent verification using SystemVerilog / UVM
• Relevant experience in the Aerospace or Defence industry
• Experience with embedded processor cores (ARM) in FPGA designs
• Familiarity with latest FPGA device families

Qualifications:

• Honours degree or equivalent in Electronics Engineering or another STEM-based subject
• UK citizenship is mandatory to clear background checks and obtain SC clearance

Disclaimer: Due to the nature of work, candidates should be UK citizen/EU citizen/valid work permit holder. For further information, contact us on: