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Firmware Engineer

Morson EdgeSussex🇬🇧United Kingdom

Why this role stands out

Advance your career in cutting-edge defense technology by architecting and verifying complex FPGA solutions using the latest industry tools, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team on impactful projects. If you possess strong firmware engineering experience, particularly within defense, aerospace, or transportation, you'll thrive in this role that offers exciting challenges and professional growth. Apply today to join a reputable company and contribute to innovative electronic systems.

Quick overview

SeniorityMid Senior
Employment typeTemporary/Casual
Work modeOn Site
LocationSussex, United Kingdom
MATLABFPGAC++VHDLVerilogLinux

Job description

Firmware (FPGA) Engineer

Become a key part of a team with a proven track record for delivering firmware for a wide range of defence, related products. Typical firmware services provided:

- Architecture, requirements specification, design, verification and validation.

- Working in conjunction with systems, software and hardware engineers to develop electronic systems.

Projects involve using the latest industry class development tools for FPGA and system on a chip hardware technologies. Work is carried out to a structured firmware design process.

The roles is based on our Manor Royal site in Crawley and can support a mix of on-site and remote working. There is a requirement to that periods of time to be spent at Customer sites and/or integration facilities.

The candidate will have demonstrable experience of Firmware engineering in the defence and/or transportation and/or aerospace domain.

The role holder reports to the Firmware Team Lead. The key individual responsibilities are:

  • Work as part of firmware team to deliver firmware projects to agreed time, cost and quality
  • Verify firmware using Hardware Verification Languages or Hardware Description languages
  • Design firmware using Hardware Description Languages
  • Enhancement of firmware related processes (documenting, scripting, reporting, process automation)
  • Working closely with multi-disciplinary teams

Desired knowledge, qualifications and experience

  • Strong communications, verbally and in writing. A relevant degree (BEng, MEng, EngD, PhD) in electronics, supported by 5+ years of relevant experience.
  • Verification Test bench architecture with System Verilog or C++
  • Verification Methodology: Advanced VHDL verification or OSVVM/UVVM
  • Requirements Management: IBM Rationale DOORS
  • Simulation of designs using simulator tool: Mentor Graphics Modelsim / Questasim /Simulink
  • Digital electronic design in hardware development languages: VHDL and either Verilog or System Verilog
  • Implementation of complex designs using any vendor specific development tools
  • Technologies: PCIe, Ethernet, Serial Comms, AXI4
  • Object Orientated design Techniques
  • Image processing techniques and algorithms
  • Algorithm development using development tool: MatLab
  • Linux development environments

Note - Due to the nature of projects, we require candidates that have or could get Security Clearance.

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