Principal FPGA & Firmware Architect (Edinburgh)

Morson Group; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Morson Group in Edinburgh is seeking a Principal Firmware/FPGA Specialist to develop firmware for complex digital radar systems, underpinning current surveillance radars and next-gen technologies.

You will lead architecture definition, design maturation, integration, and qualification activities while collaborating with hardware and software teams. A UK residency and SC security clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering or related science such as Physics.
• Ability to analyse system level requirements and derive detailed FW requirements.
• Experience in firmware design techniques and tools, from VHDL to place-and-route.
• Experience in FPGA architectures such as Xilinx Versal.
• Experience in specifying timing and area constraints for efficient FPGA place and route. Experience in integrating and debugging complex systems where the Firmware interacts with Hardware and Software.
• Experience of working in mixed discipline teams.
• Due to the nature of our work, any candidate must have 5 years UK residency and be capable of achieving full SC security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop firmware for complex digital systems.
• Collaborate with hardware and software teams to deliver radar firmware.
• Define architecture and design maturation for next-gen radars.
• Mentor junior firmware engineers and support on-site delivery.

Skills

Firmware design & development

Test planning & verification

Requirements capture & management

System-level analysis

Mentoring junior engineers

Cross-functional collaboration

Security clearance eligibility

Education

Electrical & Electronic Engineering degree

Related science degree (e.g., Physics)

Tools

Xilinx Vivado

Intel Quartus

Microsemi/Actel tools

VHDL

Verilog

SystemVerilog

UVM

QuestaSim

HDLDesigner

DOORs

ReqTracer

Job description

Morson Group in Edinburgh is seeking a Principal Firmware/FPGA Specialist to develop firmware for complex digital radar systems, underpinning current surveillance radars and next-gen technologies.

You will lead architecture definition, design maturation, integration, and qualification activities while collaborating with hardware and software teams. A UK residency and SC security clearance are required.