Lead Firmware Engineer in Basildon, Essex

Lead Firmware Engineer

Basildon

6-Month Contract

Paying up to £74p/h (Inside IR35)

Key Responsibilities

• Firmware requirements capture and management.
• FPGA design and analysis.
• Production of documentation for other engineers and evidence for design reviews.
• Development of FPGA test and FPGA integration plans.
• Perform system integration work with PCB designers and embedded software engineers.
• Support all firmware designs through the company's firmware process - training will be given.
• Modification of existing firmware designs and test benches.

Essential Skills & Experience

• Using FPGA technologies, especially from either Xilinx, Microsemi (Actel) or Lattice and their tools.
• Advanced verification techniques using either VHDL or System Verilog/ UVM.
• Specifying complex timing and area constraints for efficient FPGA place and route.
• Ability to analyse system-level requirements and derive detailed Firmware requirements.
• A methodical approach to the full firmware design lifecycle, working to a structured firmware process such as RTCA DO-254 or similar.
• Experience of working on safety-related firmware to IEC 61508 would be advantageous.
• De-bugging firmware designs and supporting verification and integration at the hardware and system level alongside Software and Hardware Engineers.
• Making technical decisions and mitigating technical risk for Firmware design activities.
• Ability to communicate effectively across different disciplines, both verbally and in written form.
• Familiarity with Siemens EDA FPGA development tools, including HDL Designer and ModelSim / Questa is an advantage.