Senior FPGA Engineer

Ultra Cyber; Maidenhead; Presencial; GBP 60.000 - 100.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Ultra Intelligence & Communications Cyber (UK) Business is seeking an FPGA firmware engineer to design, develop, and test firmware for high-assurance electronic systems. You will work within the firmware team to translate system requirements into robust FPGA solutions and integrate with software and hardware environments.

Applicants should have hands-on experience with FPGA toolchains (Xilinx/Lattice/Altera), firmware testing, and the ability to read schematics.

Formación

• Essential: Degree in an engineering, mathematical or science-based subject or equivalent experience.
• Experience of FPGA module design and implementation.
• Thorough experience of using Xilinx, Lattice, Altera or Microsemi FPGAs and their associated development tool chains.
• Experience of FPGA firmware testing, test tools and design for test.
• Ability to read, interpret and understand hardware schematics.
• Experience of version control, change control and bug tracking tools and systems.

Responsabilidades

• Perform requirements analysis from system to firmware level requirements and architecture.
• Apply best and pragmatic practices to FPGA firmware design.
• Implement FPGA firmware modules and ensure adherence to standards and security policies.
• Review requirements to produce firmware test specifications.
• Ensure test procedures align with CI systems.
• Undertake integration with software and hardware.
• Propose improvements to tools, processes and techniques to improve quality and efficiency.
• Contribute to the project to balance requirements, schedule and cost.
• Attend customer meetings with preparation of documents and presentations.
• Estimate time and effort for firmware activities and deliver accordingly.
• Review technical proposals and assist with cost and risk estimates for bids.

Conocimientos

FPGA design

Xilinx

Firmware testing

Code review

CI/CD

Schematic interpretation

Security clearance

Educación

Degree in engineering/science

Herramientas

Xilinx

Lattice

Altera/Microsemi

Descripción del empleo

Company: Ultra Intelligence & Communications Cyber (UK) Business

Powering Decision Join the team redefining defense technology. From engineering systems that save lives to leading programs that change the battlefield-find your place in the future of defense.

Cyber Business Our Cyber business unit is at the forefront of pioneering advanced cryptographic and key management solutions, facilitating the confidential exchange of vital information for customers operating at both tactical and strategic echelons. Join our team and participate in the innovation that ensures the highest security and trust worldwide.

Job Description

The Ultra Engineering function manages a portfolio of specialist capabilities, generating highly differentiated solutions and products by applying electronic, mechanical, and software technologies in demanding and critical environments to meet customer needs. The Electrical and Electronic engineering function in Ultra supports the hardware development lifecycle consisting of requirements analysis, design, implementation, test and verification in order to deliver electronic or electrical components and subassemblies into projects and products.

Scope

Define, architect, design, develop, document and test FPGA firmware as part of our firmware engineering team, within the Communication Systems Business Unit, delivering multiple concurrent research, development and production programmes ranging from tens of £k to several £m.

Responsible for / Key responsibilities

• Perform requirements analysis, requirements derivation from system level to firmware level requirements and architecture.
• Apply best and pragmatic practices to FPGA firmware design under the direction of the lead firmware engineer.
• Implement FPGA firmware modules and ensure that modules adhere to the project's requirements and firmware group's library policies for module reuse, coding standards, project development standards and security aspects.
• Review and understand requirements to produce firmware test specifications including module and full FPGA design test specifications.
• Ensure test procedures and processes are compatible with the project and firmware groups continuous integration systems.
• Undertake integration activities with software and hardware, requiring developing knowledge of both of these transversal domains.
• Proposes improvements in tools, processes and techniques that support quality and innovation and make the firmware development more efficient and effective.
• Actively contribute to defined aspects of the project to achieve optimal balance between requirements, schedule and cost.
• Contribute to customer facing meetings through document preparation, presentations and participation in meetings
• Estimate time and effort required for firmware activities and deliver to these time and effort estimates to ensure cost and schedule adherence.
• Review technical proposals, and assists with providing accurate estimates for the associated effort, costs and risks, for bids and proposals, leading to contract awards.
• Manage security of information as defined in the Security manual to ensure compliance with Government regulations.

Role requirements

• Essential: Willing and able to obtain, and maintain, SC security clearance.
• Desirable: Willing and able to obtain, and maintain, DV security clearance.

Qualifications / skills required

• Essential: Degree in an engineering, mathematical or science-based subject or equivalent experience
• Experience of FPGA module design and implementation
• Thorough experience of using Xilinx, Lattice, Altera or Microsemi FPGAs and their associated development tool chains
• Experience of FPGA firmware testing, test tools and design for test
• Ability to read, interpret and understand hardware schematics
• Experience of version control, change control and bug tracking tools and systems
• Desirable: Experience of/exposure to best practice firmware development processes/lifecycles
• Experience of/exposure to continuous integration and automated test tools and frameworks
• Exposure to coding standards for defence, space or air worthiness techniques and standards such as MISRA
• Experience of DOORS and Enterprise Architect

Notice

Due to the nature of the programs we deliver for our customers, candidates may need to obtain the relevant security clearance or handle export-controlled material as defined by the role's requirements. Applicants must be able to obtain and maintain the appropriate level of security clearance for the role. Due to the nature of our work, you must be a British Citizen who has been resident in the UK for the past 5 years in order to apply for SC clearance and 10 years for DV. For more information, please visit th