Senior / Principal Firmware Engineer ( VHDL/Verilog, FPGA) – £65k/£55 per hour (Outside IR35) – Edinburgh/Luton

The Senior / Principal Firmware Engineer ( VHDL/Verilog, Mentor Graphics, FPGA) will be responsible for design and development of Firmware designs using VHDL and verifying designs using VHDL or System Verilog.

Your focus will be:

• At least 5 years’ experience of developing firmware using VHDL or Verilog
• Experienced with Mentor Graphics FPGA development tools including HDL Designer, ModelSim / Questa and Precision
• Familiar with Xilinx / Intel (Altera) / Microsemi (Actel) ISE design flow and third-party synthesis tools
• Ability to analyse system and / or hardware level requirements and derive detailed Firmware requirements
• De-bugging firmware designs and supporting integration & verification at hardware and system level
• A good understanding of firmware version control and revision control software
• Ability to coordinate day to day technical activities, liaising closely with the Project Engineering Lead / Lead firmware engineer & other disciplines
• Excellent communication (oral & written) & interpersonal skills
• Linux and scripting experience
• Experience in writing technical reports/ documentation

If you are looking for a role which is highly interesting and has excellent career progression and satisfaction, please read on the whole advert, and apply with your CV.

Nice to have skills of the Senior / Principal Firmware Engineer ( VHDL/Verilog, Mentor Graphics, FPGA)

• Development of real-time, embedded, safety-critical firmware, preferably in accordance with RTCA/DO-254 DAL A or B
• Experience of firmware requirements capture and requirements management tools
• Relevant experience in the Aerospace or Defence industry
• Experience of embedded processor cores (e.g. ARM) in FPGA designs
• Independent verification using VHDL or System Verilog / UVM
• Familiarity with latest FPGA device families
• Experience with High-Speed Serial protocols and implementations

Remuneration:

Permanent:

• Salary £35,000 – £65,000 (depending on Candidate Experience) + Benefits
• UK citizenship is mandatory to be able to clear the background checks and obtain SC clearance
• Current valid SC clearance would be an advantage

Or

Contract:

• £35 – £55 per hour (Outside IR35)
• UK citizenship is mandatory to be able to clear the background checks and obtain SC clearance
• Current valid SC clearance would be an advantage

My client wants to have offered the role to the successful candidate within weeks so if you are interested, please don’t hesitate to contact me. My client offers a 3-stage process that can be completed within 2 weeks subject to your availability.