Posted 24 January 2025
Job ref: morson_239406
Principal Firmware Engineer
- Location: Luton, Bedfordshire, England
- Salary: £0.00 - 87.70 per hour + Umbrella (Inside IR35)
- Category
- Sector: Aerospace and Defence
- Contract type Contract
- Consultant: Amadu Balde
Role: Principal Firmware Engineer
Location: Luton
Duration: 12-month contract
Pay rate: £65.00 PH PAYE or £87.70 PH Umbrella
Overview
As a Firmware engineer will work with the support of experts in their field, using world-class facilities to deliver Firmware for complex digital systems that meet challenging future customer requirements.
Responsibilities
- Design tools such as Xilinx, TCL, Verilog, System Verilog and UVM
- FPGA architectures such as Xilinx 7. Xilinx UltraScale; Intel (Altera) or Microsemi (Actel).
- Fast interfaces such as PCIe, Ethernet, and JESD is also required.
- Auto-generated code using model driven engineering using Matlab and Simulink tools
- Derivation of detailed Firmware requirements and architecture from system requirements
- A structured approach to firmware design (RTCA DO-254 or similar)
- Cryptography and anti-tamper techniques
- Artificial Intelligence including machine learning and genetic algorithms
- Electronics test methods and equipment
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Working in mixed discipline teams