Multiple requirements for Firmware Engineers to join a leading consultancy supporting a major defence business on a UK Eyes Only project.
Due to the nature of the work this role is offered on a purely onsite basis in Luton, but a compressed week of 4 days is available, while the role has been determined as Outside IR35.
Our client are looking for both Senior & Principal FPGA engineers who would be responsible for design and development of FPGA designs using VHDL and verifying designs using VHDL or System Verilog.
Applicants with active UK Security Clearance are at an advantage.
Job Responsibilities: Working closely with Systems, Hardware and Software teams to provide FPGA solutions and solve integration problems on complex systems.
Creating innovative and robust VHDL-based designs Documenting and recording deliverables Verifying FPGA designs Ensuring configuration management/keeping designs under revision control Providing progress reports Skills, Qualifications and Experience required: Experience of developing FPGA using VHDL or Verilog Experienced with Mentor Graphics FPGA development tools including HDL Designer, ModelSim / Questa and Precision Familiar with Xilinx / Intel (Altera) / Microsemi (Actel) design flows (ISE, Vivado, Quartus) and third-party synthesis tools Experience in specifying timing and area constraints for efficient FPGA Place and Route.
Ability to analyse system and / or hardware level requirements and derive detailed FPGA requirements Independent verification using VHDL Experience of FPGA requirements capture and requirements management tools De-bugging FPGA designs and supporting integration & verification at hardware and system level A good understanding of FPGA version control and revision control software Experience of making technical decisions and mitigating technical risk for FPGA design activities.
Experience with High-Speed Serial protocols and implementations Ability to coordinate day to day technical activities, liaising closely with the Project Engineering Lead / Lead FPGA engineer & other disciplines Excellent communication (oral & written) & interpersonal skills Linux and scripting experience Experience in writing technical reports/ documentation Desirable Development of real-time, embedded, safety-critical FPGA, preferably in accordance with RTCA/DO-254 DAL A or B Independent verification using SystemVerilog / UVM Relevant experience in the Aerospace or Defence industry Experience of embedded processor cores (e.g.
ARM) in FPGA designs Familiarity with latest FPGA device families Practical experience with agile methodology #J-18808-Ljbffr