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Lead Firmware Engineer Level 7
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FPGA Firmware Engineer (VHDL)
Location: South East UK (primarily onsite, ~90%)
Contract Length: 6 Month contract (chance of extension) (Inside IR35)
Rate: £54.52 PAYE p/h - £74.07 Umbrella p/h
Overview
An opportunity for an experienced FPGA Firmware Engineer to join a multidisciplinary engineering team working on advanced sensing and embedded systems. The role spans the full product lifecycle, from concept through to early production, with a focus on high-speed FPGA and SoC development for complex embedded applications.
Key Responsibilities
- Capture and manage firmware requirements
- Design, develop, and analyse FPGA-based firmware (VHDL)
- Produce technical documentation and support design reviews
- Develop test, verification, and integration plans
- Collaborate with hardware and software engineers on system integration
- Modify and maintain existing firmware and test benches
- Support designs through structured development processes
Required Skills & Experience
- Strong experience with FPGA technologies (e.g. Xilinx, Microsemi/Actel, or Lattice)
- Advanced verification using VHDL and/or SystemVerilog/UVM
- Expertise in timing constraints and FPGA optimisation
- Ability to derive detailed firmware requirements from system-level specifications
- Experience across the full firmware lifecycle within structured standards (e.g. DO-254 or similar)
- Debugging and integration at hardware/system level
Desirable
- Familiarity with Siemens EDA tools (e.g. ModelSim, Questa, HDL Designer)
- Experience with safety-critical standards (e.g. IEC 61508)
- Exposure to electro-optic or imaging systems
TPBN1_UKTJ
- Location:
- Basildon
- Salary:
- £54.52 - £74.07 per hour + None
- Job Type:
- FullTime
- Category:
- IT;IT
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