Principal Firmware Engineer in Luton, Bedfordshire

Principal Firmware Engineer

Luton

12-month contract

Paying up to £85p/h (Inside IR35)

Please Note - Due to the nature of the work you?ll be required to be eligible to obtain a high level of UK Security Clearance

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)
• Artificial Intelligence including machine learning and genetic algorithms
• Electronics test methods and equipment

Experience required:

• HNC/HND or Undergraduate Degree (Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, AI, Games Programming, Physics, or Applied Physics) or you may just have lots of skills and industry experience.
• Knowledge of Cryptography and anti-tamper techniques
• Ideally have experience within the defence industry or other highly regulated industries.
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Working in mixed discipline teams