Role: Senior / Principal Firmware Engineer (Mid-level)
Contract - Inside IR35 - 12 months - £550/day
DV Clearance will be required, meaning British Citizenship is also required.
Hiring in Luton, Southampton, Derby, Edinburgh, Huddersfield & Newcastle
We are seeking a Senior / Principal Firmware Engineer to support firmware design and development using VHDL and SystemVerilog. The role involves working closely with Systems, Hardware, and Software teams to deliver robust firmware solutions for complex systems.
Key Responsibilities:
* Design and verification of firmware using VHDL/SystemVerilog
* Use of Mentor Graphics tools (HDL Designer, ModelSim/Questa, Precision)
* Integration and debugging at hardware/system level
* Documentation and configuration management
* Technical coordination and reporting
Essential Skills:
* 5+ years of VHDL/Verilog firmware development
* Experience with FPGA design flows (Xilinx, Intel, Microsemi)
* Linux and scripting
* Strong communication and documentation skills
* UK citizenship required for SC clearance
Desirable:
* RTCA/DO-254 DAL A/B experience
* Aerospace/Defence background
* Embedded processor cores (e.g. ARM)
* High-speed serial protocols
* Independent verification (SystemVerilog/UVM)