Principal Firmware Engineer

JR United Kingdom; Watford; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in military aviation products is seeking a Principal Firmware Engineer to join their team in Watford. The ideal candidate will have proven expertise in FPGA design with VHDL/Verilog and experience using Mentor Graphics tools. This role involves developing complex firmware designs and project delivery, requiring excellent communication and analytical skills. UK nationals only due to security requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience with Mentor Graphics FPGA development tools (HDL Designer, ModelSim/Questa).
• Ability to analyze system and hardware level requirements.
• Experience in firmware requirements capture and management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and verify firmware for FPGA designs.
• Manage technical decisions and deliver projects.
• Support integration and verification of firmware at hardware and system level.

Skills

FPGA Design

VHDL

Verilog

Mentor Graphics FPGA Tools

High-Speed Serial Protocols

Linux

Agile Methodology

Communication Skills

Job description

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Principal Firmware Engineer, watford, hertfordshire

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Location:

watford, hertfordshire, United Kingdom

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Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

06.06.2025

Expiry Date:

21.07.2025

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Job Description:

We have Exciting opportunities for Senior / Principal Firmware Engineers and Lead FPGA Engineers to work on Military Aviation products. These positions can be based in Luton or Edinburgh.

We are looking for people with proven expertise in FPGA design using VHDL / Verilog.

Senior / Principal Firmware Engineer:

• Experienced with Mentor Graphics FPGA development tools including HDL Designer, ModelSim / Questa and Precision
• Familiar 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 analyse system and / or hardware level requirements and derive detailed Firmware requirements
• Experience of firmware requirements capture and requirements management tools
• De-bugging firmware designs and supporting integration & verification at hardware
• and system level
• A good understanding of firmware version control and revision control software
• Experience of making technical decisions and mitigating technical risk for Firmware design activities.
• Experience with High-Speed Serial protocols and implementations
• Proven experience in FPGA engineering management and delivery of projects
• Excellent communicator and able to provide clear direction to FPGA teams
• Ability to manage complex situations with sound judgement and the ability to balance conflicting challenges
• Commercial and business awareness
• Experience of working across the full life cycle
• Familiarity with latest FPGA device families and verification methodologies
• Experienced with Mentor Graphics FPGA development tools including HDL Designer, ModelSim / Questa and Precision
• Familiar 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 analyse system and / or hardware level requirements and derive detailed FPGA requirements
• Experience of FPGA requirements capture and requirements management tools
• De-bugging FPGA designs and supporting integration & verification at hardware and system level
• A good understanding of FPGA version control and revision control software
• Experience of making technical decisions and mitigating technical risk for FPGA design activities.
• Experience with High-Speed Serial protocols and implementations
• Ability to coordinate day to day technical activities
• Excellent communication (oral & written) & interpersonal skills
• Linux and scripting experience
• Practical experience with agile methodology
• Experience in writing technical reports/documentation

Due to Security Requirements these roles are open to SOLE UK NATIONALS ONLY