Senior FPGA & Firmware Engineer — Radar Systems (Hybrid)

Leonardo UK Ltd; Easter Howgate; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time to Recharge (flexi-days) from 12

Award-winning pension with employer %

Mental health support

Free online courses (Coursera, Linked)

Refer a friend bonus

Flexible benefits up to £500

Hybrid working

Job summary

Leonardo UK Ltd. is seeking a Senior/Principal Firmware/FPGA Engineer to join the Electronics team in Edinburgh or Newcastle.

You will develop firmware and FPGA designs for radar and targeting products, working within a multidisciplinary group to meet project milestones and lifecycle processes. You will design RTL in VHDL, integrate FPGA solutions using Xilinx/Altera devices, and contribute to test plans, verification, and design reviews while adhering to DO-254 processes and security

Qualifications

• Design RTL using VHDL (Verilog knowledge a plus).
• Experience with high-speed clocking architectures.
• Familiar with FPGA architectures and SoC FPGA.
• Experience with vendor IP (Ethernet, DDR, transceivers).
• Knowledge of version control (Git/Subversion/CVS).
• Experience applying RTCA DO-254 or equivalent quality processes.

Responsibilities

• Design firmware and FPGA components for radar/targeting lines.
• Manage development activities through lifecycle stages.
• Produce design review materials and test plans.
• Verify firmware with hardware and system-level integration.

Skills

VHDL RTL design

Verilog knowledge

FPGA design

Xilinx Vivado

Quartus II/Prime

SoC FPGA (Versal)

Vendor IP usage

Git/Subversion

Timing constraints

ModelSim/Questa

RTCA DO-254 compliance

HDL debugging

Education

BSc/BEng/MEng/MSc/PhD Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Tools

Xilinx Vivado

Altera Quartus II/Prime

ModelSim/Questa

HDL Designer

Mentor Graphics tools

Job description

Leonardo UK Ltd. is seeking a Senior/Principal Firmware/FPGA Engineer to join the Electronics team in Edinburgh or Newcastle.

You will develop firmware and FPGA designs for radar and targeting products, working within a multidisciplinary group to meet project milestones and lifecycle processes. You will design RTL in VHDL, integrate FPGA solutions using Xilinx/Altera devices, and contribute to test plans, verification, and design reviews while adhering to DO-254 processes and security