World Class Defence Organisation is currently looking to recruit a FPGA / Digital Electronics Hardware Engineer subcontractor on an initial 12 month contract.
The department are looking to recruit a number of contractors who have skills in FPGA, VHDL, Xilinx or Digital design.
Rate: £80 per hour (Umbrella)
Location: Your base site can be any of the following (depending on your preference) Edinburgh, Southampton, Luton, Newcastle, Basildon, Bristol, or Yeovil.
FPGA / Digital Electronics Hardware Engineer Job Description:
The Digital hardware engineer would be responsible for design, commissioning and test of high-speeddigital electronicshardware, i.e. Printed Circuit Assemblies (PCAs) on complex systemsfor airborne Radar products.
The role will be based at our customers site in Edinburgh or Luton and may allow for hybrid working after an initial period of familiarisation onsite.
Creating high-quality and robustdigital electronicsdesigns
Documenting and recording deliverables
Supporting integration &verificationactivities at hardware and system level
Keeping designs under configuration control
Providing progress reports
Skills, Qualifications and Experience required:
Essential
Degree or equivalent inElectronicsEngineering or other STEM-based subject
A minimum of 1 to 3 years experience of designing high-speeddigital electronicsusing the latest FPGA and / or microprocessor devices and high-speed interconnect technology
Experience inschematic captureusing Mentor Graphics (Siemens EDA)DxDesigneror similar tools
Experience of high-speed serial communication interfaces/ protocols (e.g. PCIe,Ethernet/ IEEE802.3, SPI, I2C, etc.) and high-speed bus architectures (e.g.DDR3/4)
Use of high-speed digital design techniques such as signal termination,controlled impedance, matched lengthtracking, ground/ power planes, decoupling, etc.
Functional simulation & timing analysis / constraints at circuit level
Experience of PCB layout, working closely with and providingguidanceto PCB layout engineers on high-speed digital designs
Hands on experience of integrating hardware, firmware & software on FPGA and microprocessor-based PCAs
Ability to coordinate day-to-daytechnicalactivities,liaisingclosely with the lead engineer / digital hardware lead & other engineering disciplines
Experience ofliaisingwith Manufacturing / Production colleagues and external suppliers of key components and assemblies
Good communication (oral & written) & interpersonal skills
Experience ofdebugging& testing new hardware designs
Previous experience of the fullhardware designlifecycle and presenting designs for peer and formal design reviews
Self-motivated, with an aptitude for problem solving and driving difficult issues to conclusion
Experience in writingtechnicalreports / documentation
Desirable
Relevant experience in the Aerospace/Defence industry or on other complex / high-reliability systems
Ability to analysesystem requirementsand derive detailed hardware requirements
Experience ofsignal integrity&power integrityanalysis (SI/PI) at board level
Knowledge of FPGA / Software coding languages (VHDL, C,Assembler)
Qualifications
Honours or Masters degree inElectronicsEngineering or related STEM subject
UK citizenship is mandatory to be able to clear the background checks and obtain SC clearance
Current valid SC clearance would be an advantage
Education Type
Degree (BSc/ BEng/ MSc/ MEng) inElectronicsEngineering or equivalent
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