Principal Firmware Engineer

Principal Firmware Engineer required to be experienced in the principles of firmware design and capable of carrying out FPGA design work using a structured design process and analyse system level documents and derive detailed FPGA requirements.

The successful candidate will have the below skills:
VHDL based FPGA design and verification techniques covering leading edge technologies.
Familiar with Mentor Graphics FPGA Development tools including HDL Designer, Modelsim and Precision and Xilinx Tools such as Vivado and XST.
Familiarity with firmware development to RTCA DO-254.
Experience of writing and creating firmware requirements, module Interface Documents and procurement specifications.
Specification of complex timing & area constraints for efficient place & route.
Experience of de-bugging and testing firmware designs and supporting module and system related test, verification and integration project phases.
Awareness of Model Driven Engineering tools including MATLAB and Simulink.
High Speed Interface Design & Integration, DSP and Embedded processing.
Candidates must be willing to undergo a security vetting procedure.