Senior Firmware Engineer

Prattwhitney; Harlow; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Firmware Engineer to join their Air Traffic Management Systems team in Harlow. This role offers a unique opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in a collaborative environment. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in FPGA design and verification, coupled with excellent problem-solving skills. You will be part of a team that not only advances technology but also contributes to national security. With a commitment to employee growth and a flexible working culture, this position promises to be both rewarding and impactful.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Contributory Pension Scheme

Company bonus scheme

Private Medical Insurance

Flexible Benefits scheme

Enhanced sick pay

Car allowance

Early finish on Fridays

Paid volunteering days

Qualifications

• Experience in VHDL based FPGA design and verification techniques.
• Practical experience of FPGA technology from Xilinx or Altera.

Responsibilities

• Support hardware and firmware development for ATMS products.
• Conduct design, commissioning, and circuit debug through project lifecycle.

Skills

VHDL design

FPGA technology

problem-solving

circuit debugging

communication skills

Education

BEng in Electrical Engineering

MSc in Electronic Engineering

Tools

Mentor Graphics

Matlab Simulink

DOORs

Job description

time type Full time

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job requisition id 01741331

Date Posted:

2024-11-29

Date Posted:

2024-11-29

Country:

United Kingdom

Location:

GBR01:Harlow, Essex, Kao One, Kao Park, Harlow, CM17 9NA

Position Role Type:

Unspecified

Senior Firmware Engineer

Harlow

About us

At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence.

Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do. Together, we are not just advancing technology; we're building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world.

Our business

As a leading defence and aerospace company operating across the United Kingdom, Raytheon UK helps to solve our customers’ toughest challenges. We are a major supplier to the UK government and customers around the globe, providing defence solutions across all domains: land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. We also provide digital and training transformation solutions to commercial and military customers.

With circa 2000 employees and major facilities operating throughout the UK including Broughton (Wales), Livingston and Glenrothes (Scotland), and Harlow, Gloucester, and Manchester (England); we are committed to investing in British careers and technology development.

Our Weapons business works ethically, to provide complex weapons systems to customers. We equip the Royal Air Force with capabilities such as AMRAAM and Paveway IV precision guided munitions: the Royal Navy with our Phalanx close-in missile defence system and the British Army with Javelin portable anti-tank guided weapon system.

Our Sensors business has a long heritage of providing leading solutions across different domains. From navigation and GPS anti-jamming systems to air traffic radars and solutions for air traffic management, we’re equipping our customers for security across air, land, and sea.

It’s a team effort at Raytheon UK where everyone’s role is of equal importance. We have wonderful teams of support functions enabling our delivery teams to do the best work of their lives. Our head office heroes are critical to success of the business.

The role

Raytheon UK is looking for an experienced Hardware / Firmware engineer to join Raytheon’s Air Traffic Management Systems (ATMS) team in Harlow, reporting directly to an Engineering Manager.

The Senior Firmware / Hardware Engineer support the hardware and firmware development of RUK’s ATMS products, working collaboratively with other engineering disciplines in the ATMS business. It represents a unique and exciting opportunity for an experienced digital engineer to really make their mark on a broad and varied range of ATMS developments.

Above all, this is the ideal opportunity for a self-starting senior engineer who wants to work on exciting technology and product development projects in a collaborative and well-established environment.

This role includes:

• Working effectively within a multi-disciplined design team
• Assessing customer requirements, interpretation and creation of Design Specifications
• Deriving detailed Hardware and or firmware requirements for complex systems.
• Conduct and direct Design, commissioning, circuit debug and fault diagnosis through the project lifecycle
• Electronic Schematic capture, PCB Layout review
• Modelling and simulations of functions
• Ability to Design to Cost and schedule
• Document Verification and Qualification of products to industry and customer standards
• Prepare technical documents & reports

Essential Skills:

• Qualifications and experience in Electronical Engineering or a related discipline
• Experience of VHDL based FPGA design and verification techniques.
• Good and demonstrable problem-solving skills with practical laboratory test, circuit build & test measurement experience
• Practical experience of FPGA technology from Xilinx, Altera and/or Actel.
• Ability to de-bug and test new hardware and firmware designs and supporting module and system related test, verification and integration.
• Good problem-solving skills, willing to take ownership as well as positively contributing within cross-discipline teams.
• Experience in simulation tool (i.e. Matlab Simulink or Spice)
• Good communication skills. Ability to tailor communications to level and audience at all levels.
• Eligible or current holder of SC security clearance.

Desired Skills:

• Experience using the Mentor Graphics tool suit; DxDesigner, Constraints Editor, HyperLynx tools such as Signal Integrity & Power Analyser, SystemVision simulation or equivalents would be advantageous.
• Proven analytical skills in circuit simulation.
• Experience of working with Industry standard toolsets (e.g. DOORs).

Required Education/Experience:

• BEng/ MSc / MEng /PhD in Electrical / Electronic Engineering or similar, with appropriate specialisation in FPGA/Firmware/digital design techniques and embedded development. Candidates with other qualifications and relevant experience will be considered.

Should you require any adjustments to support you in the recruitment process please discuss with your recruiter or email the request to [e-mail]

Competitive Benefits and Work Culture

Benefits

• Competitive salaries.
• 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
• Company bonus scheme (discretionary).
• 6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’ with pension.
• Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes, including Health Cashplan, Dental, and Cycle to Work amongst others.
• Enhanced sick pay.
• Enhanced family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity & shared parental leave.
• Car / Car allowance (dependant on grade/ role)
• Private Medical Insurance (dependant on grade)

Work Culture

• 37hr working week, although hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site-specific arrangements.
• Early 1.30pm finish Friday, start your weekend early!
• Remote, hybrid and site based working opportunities, dependant on your needs and the requirements of the role.
• A grownup flexible working culture that is output, not time spent at desk, focussed. More formal flexible working arrangements can also be requested and assessed subject to the role. Please enquire or highlight any request to our Talent Acquisition team to explore the flexible working possibilities.
• Up to 5 paid days volunteering each year.

RTX

Raytheon UK is a landed company and part of the wider RTX organisation. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, USA, but with over 180,000 employees globally across every continent, RTX provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide and comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon.

Supporting over 35,000 jobs across 13 UK sites, RTX is helping to drive prosperity. Each year our work contributes over £2.7bn to the UK economy and offers a wealth of opportunities to 4,000 suppliers across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We’re investing in all corners of the country, supporting 29,040 jobs in England, 3,040 in Northern Ireland, 1,900 in Scotland and 1,600 in Wales.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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RTX is an aerospace and defense company that provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide. It comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon. Its 195,000 employees enable the company to operate at the edge of known science as they imagine and deliver solutions that push the boundaries in quantum physics, electric propulsion, directed energy, hypersonics, avionics and cybersecurity. The company, formed in 2020 through the combination of Raytheon Company and the United Technologies Corporation aerospace businesses, is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia.