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Principal Firmware Engineer - Luton
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16286BR Title: Principal Firmware Engineer - Luton Job Description: Role Overview: The Senior / Principal firmware engineer would be responsible for design and development of Firmware designs using VHDL and verifying designs using VHDL or System Verilog. Job Responsibilities: The firmware engineer would work closely with Systems, Hardware and Software teams to provide firmware solutions and solve integration problems on complex systems. + Creating innovative and robust VHDL-based designs + Documenting and recording deliverables + Verifying firmware designs + Ensuring configuration management/keeping designs under revision control + Providing progress reports Skills, Qualifications and Experience required: Mandatory + Degree or equivalent in Electronics Engineering or another STEM-based subject + At least 5 years' experience of developing firmware 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) ISE design flow and third-party synthesis tools + Ability to analyse system and / or hardware level requirements and derive detailed Firmware requirements + De-bugging firmware designs and supporting integration & verification at hardwareand system level + A good understanding of firmware version control and revision control software + Ability to coordinate day to day technical activities, liaising closely with the Project Engineering Lead / Lead firmware engineer & other disciplines + Excellent communication (oral & written) & interpersonal skills + Experience in writing technical reports/ documentation Desirable + Development of real-time, embedded, safety-critical firmware, preferably in accordance with RTCA/DO-254 DAL A or B + Experience of firmware requirements capture and requirements management tools + Relevant experience in the Aerospace or Defence industry + Experience of embedded processor cores (e.g. ARM) in FPGA designs + Independent verification using VHDL or SystemVerilog / UVM Qualifications + 2:1 honours degree or better in Electronics Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Physics or Mathematics + UK citizenship is mandatory to be able to clear the background checks and obtain SC clearance + Current valid SC clearance would be an advantag Auto req ID: 16286BR Job Type: Full Time-Regular Assignment Country: United Kingdom Total Years of Exp: 5 Education Type: B.E/B.Tech/BS-Electrical and Electronics Engineering Assignment State: Bedfordshire Assignment Location: Edinburgh Experience Level: Mid Level