Three new 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. The end 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.
4 days a week required on site - in Luton
12 month contract operating inside IR35
Due to the nature of the project - UK eyes only
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
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