Senior FPGA Engineer — Defence Tech (Flexible Hours)

Ultra Electronics Group; Maidenhead; Presencial; GBP 45.000 - 75.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Annual Bonus Scheme

Private Medical Cover

25 days’ holiday (plus Bank Holidays)

Descripción de la vacante

Ultra Intelligence & Communications Cyber (UK) is seeking a firmware engineer to join the FPGA team within the Communication Systems Unit. You will define, architect and develop FPGA firmware, and test and document modules to meet project requirements in demanding defence environments.

You will collaborate with hardware and software colleagues across programmes with budgets from tens of £k to £m. The role requires analysis of system requirements, adherence to security standards, and the ability

Formación

• 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
• 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

Responsabilidades

• 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

Conocimientos

FPGA design

FPGA firmware development

FPGA module design

HDL toolchains

Firmware testing

Schematic reading

Version control

CI tools

Defence coding standards (MISRA)

DOORS

Enterprise Architect

Educación

Engineering/Math/Science degree

Herramientas

Xilinx tools

Lattice tools

Altera/Microsemi tools

DOORS

Enterprise Architect

Descripción del empleo

Ultra Intelligence & Communications Cyber (UK) is seeking a firmware engineer to join the FPGA team within the Communication Systems Unit. You will define, architect and develop FPGA firmware, and test and document modules to meet project requirements in demanding defence environments.

You will collaborate with hardware and software colleagues across programmes with budgets from tens of £k to £m. The role requires analysis of system requirements, adherence to security standards, and the ability