Description
This is a newly created position within the Ultra I&C Cyber business and presents an exciting opportunity for the right candidate. Once established, you will be tasked with building a new Verification Team, a model that will operate across our projects.
Scope:
Design, develop and institute verification methodologies for FPGA firmware as part of our firmware engineering team, within the Communication Systems Business Unit, delivering multiple concurrent research, development and production programmes ranging from tens of £k to several £m.
To ensure success as a Senior FPGA Verification Engineer, you should possess in-depth knowledge of FPGA firmware engineering and have excellent analytical skills.
Key Responsibilities:
* Perform analysis of system and firmware level requirements to filter out and identify poor or unverifiable requirements.
* Apply best and pragmatic practices in developing the verification methodologies for FPGA firmware under the direction of the Head of Firmware.
* Implement test procedures for FPGA firmware that adheres to the project’s requirements and firmware group’s library policies for reuse, project development standards and security aspects.
* Review and understand requirements to produce firmware test specifications including module and full FPGA design test specifications.
* Ensure test procedures and processes are compatible with the project and firmware groups continuous integration systems.
* Undertake integration activities with software and hardware, requiring developing knowledge of both of these transversal domains.
* Proposes improvements in tools, processes and techniques that support quality and innovation and make the firmware development more efficient and effective.
* Actively contribute to defined aspects of the project to achieve optimal balance between requirements, schedule and cost.
* Contribute to customer facing meetings through document preparation, presentations and participation in meetings
* Estimate time and effort required for firmware activities and deliver to these time and effort estimates to ensure cost and schedule adherence.
* Review technical proposals, and assists with providing accurate estimates for the associated effort, costs and risks, for bids and proposals, leading to contract awards.
* Manage security of information as defined in the Security manual to ensure compliance with Government regulations.
Security Clearance Requirements:
You must be willing and able to obtain, and maintain, SC and DV Clearance.
Qualifications / Skills Required:
* Essential:
o Degree in an engineering, mathematical or science-based subject or equivalent experience
o Experience of FPGA design verification, test tools and design for test
o Experience of using Xilinx, Lattice, Altera or Microsemi FPGAs and their associated development tool chains
o Ability to read, interpret and understand hardware schematics
o Experience of version control, change control and bug tracking tools and systems
* Desirable:
o Experience of/exposure to best practice firmware verification processes/lifecycles
o Experience of/exposure to continuous integration and automated test tools and frameworks
o Exposure to development standards for defence, space or air worthiness techniques and standards such as MISRA
o Experience of requirements management tools such as DOORS and Enterprise Architect
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Notice
Due to the nature of the programs we deliver for our customers, candidates may need to obtain the relevant security clearance or handle export-controlled material as defined by the role's requirements.
Our Benefits
Every employee is critical to our success, and as such, we offer a range of flexible employee benefits, including:
* Annual Bonus
* Private Medical Cover
* 25 days’ holiday with the option to buy an extra 5
* Pension Contribution
* 4 x Life Assurance Cover
* Flexible working hours with a 1pm finish on a Friday
* Flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme, will writing and more
* Monthly Security Clearance Allowance - Subject to you holding the required security clearance
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