Senior FPGA Engineer – Defense, Secure Firmware

Ultra Electronics Advanced Tactical Systems, Inc.; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Private medical cover

25 days holiday

Pension contribution

Life assurance

Flexible working hours

Cycle to work

Will writing

Security clearance allowance

Job summary

Ultra Intelligence & Communications Cyber (UK) Business in Maidenhead seeks a firmware engineer to define, design, develop and test FPGA firmware as part of the firmware engineering team within the Communications Systems Unit, delivering multiple programmes from £k to £m.

You will perform requirements analysis, design FPGA firmware modules, ensure compliance with project standards, and contribute to integration with software and hardware.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering, mathematics or science-based subject or equivalent experience.
• Experience of FPGA module design and implementation.
• Experience with Xilinx, Lattice, Altera/Intel or Microsemi FPGAs and their tool chains.
• Experience of FPGA firmware testing and design for test.
• Ability to read hardware schematics.
• Experience of version control, change control and bug tracking tools.
• Desirable: exposure to firmware development lifecycles and CI tools.
• Experience with MISRA, defence, space or air-worthiness standards and DOORS/EA.

Responsibilities

• Perform requirements derivation from system level to firmware level.
• Design and implement FPGA firmware modules per project requirements.
• Ensure modules meet project requirements and firmware group’s library policies and coding standards.
• Review and understand requirements to produce firmware test specifications.
• Ensure test procedures are compatible with CI systems.
• Undertake integration activities with software and hardware.
• Propose improvements to tools and processes to improve efficiency.
• Contribute to customer meetings with documents and presentations.
• Estimate time and effort for firmware activities and deliver accordingly.
• Review technical proposals and assist with estimates for bids and contracts.

Skills

FPGA module design

FPGA firmware testing

Schematic reading

Version control

Continuous integration

Defence coding standards

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

Xilinx toolchain

Lattice toolchain

Altera/Intel FPGA tools

Microsemi tools

DOORS

Enterprise Architect

Job description

Ultra Intelligence & Communications Cyber (UK) Business in Maidenhead seeks a firmware engineer to define, design, develop and test FPGA firmware as part of the firmware engineering team within the Communications Systems Unit, delivering multiple programmes from £k to £m.

You will perform requirements analysis, design FPGA firmware modules, ensure compliance with project standards, and contribute to integration with software and hardware.