Senior Firmware Engineer

Advanced Resource Managers; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering recruitment firm is seeking a Senior / Principal Firmware (FPGA) Engineer in the City of Edinburgh. The successful candidate will create and develop firmware for advanced airborne applications. Required skills include considerable experience with FPGA technologies, VHDL, and advanced verification techniques. Candidates should hold a degree in Electronics and possess a methodical approach to firmware design processes. This position offers an onsite commitment and competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Considerable experience designing Firmware architecture.
• Strong capability in analysing system-level requirements.
• Experience with structured firmware design processes.

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing Firmware using VHDL.
• Verifying designs using VHDL or SystemVerilog.
• Working to a structured firmware design process.

Skills

Firmware architecture design using FPGA

Experience with PCIe, Ethernet, JESDC

VHDL or System Verilog / UVM verification

Model Based Engineering (MATLAB, Simulink)

System-level requirement analysis

Structured firmware design processes

Education

Degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering

Tools

Xilinx

Altera (Intel)

Microsemi (Actel)

Job description

Senior / Principal Firmware (FPGA) Engineer

Location : Edinburgh - % Onsite

Rate : £75 P / hr

Security Requirements

• This project is classified as UK Eyes Only , meaning the candidate must be eligible to obtain the highest level of UK security clearance .

Must Have

• Considerable experience designing Firmware architecture using FPGA technologies and tools from either Xilinx, Intel (Altera) or Microsemi (Actel).
• Experience with fast interfaces such as PCIe, Ethernet, JESDC.
• Proficiency in advanced verification techniques such as VHDL or System Verilog / UVM.
• Familiarity with Model Based Engineering using Matlab and Simulink tools is advantageous.
• Strong capability in analysing system-level requirements to derive detailed Firmware requirements.
• A methodical approach to the full firmware design lifecycle, ideally following structured processes such as RTCA DO- or similar.

Key Responsibility Areas

Our Electronics Function in Edinburgh requires a Senior / Principal Firmware (FPGA) Engineer to create and develop firmware for leading-edge airborne applications. You will be responsible for :

• Designing and developing Firmware designs using VHDL.
• Verifying designs using either VHDL or SystemVerilog.
• Working to a structured firmware design process.

Skills, Qualifications & Knowledge Required

• Degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering, ideally specialising in FPGA / Digital techniques.
• Proven experience in :
• Creating innovative VHDL-based FPGA designs.
• Advanced verification techniques using VHDL or SystemVerilog / UVM.
• FPGA technologies from Xilinx, Altera, or Microsemi and associated tools.
• Model Driven Engineering tools including MATLAB and Simulink.
• High-Speed Interface Design & Integration (PCIe, DDR3, Ethernet).
• Analysing system-level documents and deriving detailed Firmware requirements.
• Applying structured firmware processes such as RTCA DO- or equivalent.
• Specifying complex timing and area constraints for efficient FPGA place and route.
• Debugging firmware designs and supporting system-level verification and integration.
• Effective and flexible communication skills.