Senior FPGA Firmware Lead - Contract

Advanced Resource Managers Ltd; Basildon; On-site; GBP 73,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Resource Managers Ltd in Basildon is seeking a Lead Firmware Engineer for a 6-month contract. The role is paying up to £88 per hour Inside IR35, and will sit on-site in Basildon.

You will lead firmware activities, including requirements capture, FPGA design, documentation, testing, and integration with PCB and embedded software teams, while ensuring compliance with the firm’s firmware process.

Qualifications

• FPGA-focused role requiring HDL skills and FPGA lifecycles.
• Advanced verification techniques using VHDL/SystemVerilog/UVM.
• Experience specifying timing/area constraints for FPGA place-and-route.
• Must analyse system-level requirements to derive firmware needs.
• Familiarity with RTCA DO-254 or similar firmware processes is preferred.
• Experience with IEC 61508 safety considerations is advantageous.
• Debugging firmware and assisting verification/integration with hardware teams.
• Familiarity with Siemens EDA tools, HDL Designer, ModelSim/Questa is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Firmware requirements capture and management.
• FPGA design and analysis.
• Produce documentation for engineers and design reviews.
• Develop FPGA test and integration plans.
• Coordinate system integration with PCB designers and embedded software engineers.
• Support firmware designs through the firmware process; training provided.
• Modify existing firmware designs and test benches.
• Make technical decisions and mitigate risk in firmware design activities.

Skills

FPGA design

Xilinx/Actel/Lattice

VHDL or SystemVerilog/UVM

Timing constraints

Firmware requirements

System-level analysis

RTCA DO-254 process

IEC 61508 safety (advantage)

Debug firmware

ModelSim/Questa/HDL tools

Tools

Siemens EDA

HDL Designer

ModelSim

Questa

Job description

Advanced Resource Managers Ltd in Basildon is seeking a Lead Firmware Engineer for a 6-month contract. The role is paying up to £88 per hour Inside IR35, and will sit on-site in Basildon.

You will lead firmware activities, including requirements capture, FPGA design, documentation, testing, and integration with PCB and embedded software teams, while ensuring compliance with the firm’s firmware process.