Senior Firmware Engineer

Intros; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Intros in Southampton is seeking a Senior/Principal firmware engineer to design and develop firmware in VHDL/Verilog for complex aerospace/defence systems. You will collaborate with Systems, Hardware and Software teams to deliver robust firmware across the product lifecycle.

You will use Mentor Graphics tools (HDL Designer, ModelSim/Questa, Precision), work with Xilinx/Intel devices, and contribute to DO-254 DAL A/B processes. Excellent communication and Linux scripting skills are essential.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years experience developing firmware using VHDL or Verilog.
• Mentor Graphics HDL Designer, ModelSim/Questa, Precision experience.
• Familiar with Xilinx/Intel (Altera)/Microsemi (Actel) ISE design flow and third-party tools.
• Ability to derive detailed firmware requirements from system/hardware needs.
• Debug firmware designs and support integration & verification at hardware and system level.
• Strong firmware version control experience.
• Coordinate day-to-day technical activities with project leads & other disciplines.
• Excellent communication skills (oral & written).
• Linux and scripting experience.
• Experience writing technical reports/documentation.
• Develop real-time embedded, safety-critical firmware (DO-254 DAL A/B).
• Firmware requirements capture & tools.
• Experience in Aerospace/Defence industry.
• Embedded processors cores (e.g. ARM) in FPGA designs.
• Independent verification using VHDL or SystemVerilog / UVM.
• Familiar with latest FPGA device families.
• Experience with High-Speed Serial protocols.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

VHDL

Verilog

SystemVerilog

ARM embedded

RTL design

Education

Honours degree in Electronics Engineering

Tools

HDL Designer

ModelSim

Questa

Precision

Xilinx

Intel FPGA

UVM

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