Senior Firmware Engineer

Intros; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering solutions provider is looking for a Senior / Principal firmware engineer to design and develop firmware solutions using VHDL. The role involves working closely with Systems, Hardware, and Software teams to ensure seamless integration. Ideal candidates should have at least 5 years of firmware development experience, excellent communication skills, and familiarity with FPGA development tools. This position offers a hybrid work model, allowing for flexibility in remote work and on-site collaboration.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years experience in firmware development.
• Experience with High-Speed Serial protocols.
• Ability to coordinate technical activities with teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop firmware using VHDL.
• Work closely with Systems and Hardware teams.
• Create innovative VHDL-based designs.

Skills

Firmware development using VHDL or Verilog

Mentor Graphics FPGA development tools

Linux and scripting

Technical reporting/documentation

Excellent communication skills

Education

Honours degree in Electronics Engineering or STEM subject

Tools

ModelSim / Questa

Xilinx / Intel (Altera) ISE

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