Lead Firmware Engineer

Lead Firmware Engineer

Edinburgh

12-Month Contract

Paying up to £80p/h (Inside IR35)

Key Responsibilities

• Ability to analyse system-level requirements and capture/ derive detailed FW requirements.
• Specifying timing and area constraints for efficient FPGA place and route.
• Integrating and debugging complex systems where the Firmware interacts with Hardware and Software.
• Deliver firmware for complex digital systems that meet challenging future customer requirements
• Mentor junior members of the team to help enhance their skills and knowledge in all aspects of Firmware development.

Required Experience

• Degree (BSc, BEng, MEng, MSc, PhD) in Electrical & Electronic Engineering or similar engineering/science course
• Experience in firmware design techniques and tools, from VHDL to place-and-route
• Experience in FPGA architectures such as system-on-chip (e.g. Xilinx Versal)
• Experience of auto-generated code using model driven engineering using MATLAB and Simulink tools
• Experience of design tools such as Verilog, System Verilog and UVM
• Ideally have prior experience working within the defence or Aerospace industries.
• Experience within the defence industry.
• Experience within the defence industry.