Firmware (FPGA) Engineer – Thales – Crawley, United Kingdom
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Location: Crawley, United Kingdom.
Thales people provide armed forces customers with operational advantage at every decisive moment. We research, develop and supply technology and services that impact millions of people each day to make life better and safer, innovating across Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space.
We offer flexibility and support to help you balance work and life, allowing part‑time, job sharing, home working or flexible hours.
Become a key part of a team with a proven track record for delivering firmware for defence and related products. Projects involve using the latest industry‑class development tools for FPGA and system‑on‑chip hardware technology.
Responsibilities
* Work as part of firmware teams 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
* Enhance firmware‑related processes (documenting, scripting, reporting, process automation)
* Work closely with multi‑disciplinary teams
Qualifications
* Strong communications, verbally and in writing. A relevant degree (BEng, MEng, EngD, PhD) in electronics, supported by 5+ years of relevant experience.
* Membership or fellowship of a professional engineering body, preferably with or working towards chartered status.
Specialisation/Knowledge
* Verification test bench architecture with System Verilog or C++
* Verification methodology: Advanced VHDL verification or OSVVM/UVVM
* Requirements management: IBM Rational DOORS
* Simulation of designs using simulator tool: Mentor Graphics Modelsim / Questasim
* 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‑oriented design techniques
* Image processing techniques and algorithms
* Algorithm development using MATLAB
* Linux development environments
Candidate Profile
* Is a team player with a “can‑do” attitude that performs effectively in a multi‑disciplinary team environment and promotes the values of inclusiveness and diversity
* Is confident in solving complex problems, asks challenging questions to develop their understanding, and suggests new ideas to further our product offering and increase our added value
* Is a self‑starter, with the ability to manage their own workload and meet agreed objectives, whilst also contributing to the wider operational goals
Security Clearance
This role requires you to be a UK National and achieve Security Clearance (SC) without any caveats. If you currently hold an SC clearance, that is an advantage; if not, you must obtain and maintain it before commencing employment. The role may also consider dual nationals from a non‑ITAR country upon MOD approval.
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