Senior Firmware Engineer

Intros; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Intros is seeking a Senior/Principal firmware engineer to design and develop firmware using VHDL/Verilog, working across Systems, Hardware and Software teams to deliver robust solutions for complex, high-tech systems.

The role involves testing and verification, documentation, and liaison with project leads. Hybrid work model with 2–3 days on site in multiple locations including Edinburgh, Basildon, Bristol, Luton, Newcastle or Southampton.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years experience developing firmware using VHDL or Verilog.
• Experience with Mentor Graphics HDL Designer, ModelSim/Questa and Precision.
• Familiar with Xilinx/Intel (Altera)/Microsemi (Actel) ISE design flow and third-party synthesis tools.
• Ability to analyse system and / or hardware level requirements and derive detailed Firmware requirements.
• De-bugging firmware designs and supporting integration & verification at hardware and system level.
• A good understanding of firmware version control and revision control software.
• Ability to coordinate day to day technical activities, liaising closely with the Project Engineering Lead / Lead firmware engineer & other disciplines.
• Excellent communication (oral & written) & interpersonal skills.
• Linux and scripting experience.
• Development of real-time, embedded, safety-critical firmware, preferably in accordance with RTCA/DO-254 DAL A or B.
• Experience of firmware requirements capture and requirements management tools.
• Relevant experience in the Aerospace or Defence industry.
• Experience of embedded processor cores (e.g. ARM) in FPGA designs.
• Independent verification using VHDL or SystemVerilog / UVM.
• Familiarity with latest FPGA device families.
• Experience with High-Speed Serial protocols and implementations.

Responsibilities

• Creating innovative and robust VHDL-based designs
• Documenting and recording deliverables
• Providing progress reports

Skills

VHDL/Verilog firmware

Mentor Graphics HDL Designer

ModelSim/Questa

FPGA design flows

Firmware requirements analysis

Debugging & integration

Version control

ARM embedded cores

Linux scripting

Technical report writing

RTCA/DO-254 awareness

Aerospace/defence domain

UVM familiarity

High-Speed Serial protocols

Cross-disciplinary coordination

Education

Honours degree in Electronics Engineering or STEM

Tools

Mentor Graphics HDL Designer

ModelSim/Questa

Precision

Job description

Hybrid 2/3 days on site - Locations: Basildon, Bristol, Edinburgh, Luton, Newcastle or Southampton.

Leading engineering solutions provider, with a strong history in supporting the product lifecycle requirements of high-tech industries. As a trailblazer in offshore product development engineering, we stand as one of the most extensive engineering service providers serving a variety of industry sectors.

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:

The firmware engineer would work closely with Systems, Hardware and Software teams to provide firmware solutions and solve integration problems on complex systems.

• Creating innovative and robust VHDL-based designs
• Documenting and recording deliverables
• Providing progress reports

Skills, Qualifications and Experience required:

Mandatory

• At least 5 years experience of developing firmware using VHDL or Verilog
• Experienced with Mentor Graphics FPGA development tools including HDL Designer, ModelSim / Questa and Precision
• Familiar with Xilinx / Intel (Altera) / Microsemi (Actel) ISE design flow and third-party synthesis tools
• Ability to analyse system and / or hardware level requirements and derive detailed Firmware requirements
• De-bugging firmware designs and supporting integration & verification at hardware
  and system level
• A good understanding of firmware version control and revision control software
• Ability to coordinate day to day technical activities, liaising closely with the Project Engineering Lead / Lead firmware engineer & other disciplines
• Excellent communication (oral & written) & interpersonal skills
• Linux and scripting experience
• Experience in writing technical reports/ documentation
• Development of real-time, embedded, safety-critical firmware, preferably in accordance with RTCA/DO-254 DAL A or B
• Experience of firmware requirements capture and requirements management tools
• Relevant experience in the Aerospace or Defence industry
• Experience of embedded processor cores (e.g. ARM) in FPGA designs
• Independent verification using VHDL or SystemVerilog / UVM
• Familiarity with latest FPGA device families
• Experience with High-Speed Serial protocols and implementations

Qualifications

• honours degree or equivalent in Electronics Engineering or another STEM-based subject
• UK citizenship is mandatory to be able to clear the background checks and obtain SC clearance
• Current valid SC clearance would be an advantage