Lead Firmware Engineer
Job Description
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.
