Firmware Engineer

High Wycombe

9 months ago

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Power Systems Validation and Qualification Team Leader

Copello are recruiting for a Firmware Engineer on a contract basis to join an organisation in Buckinghamshire.

The Firmware Engineer will be taking the lead on a large legacy programme providing activities in relation to designing, developing and testing of FPGA/Firmware products for the end customer.

Other responsibilities of the Firmware Engineer include

Firmware/FPGA design architecture, modelling and configuration
Producing firmware tests and relevant documentation
Producing design review practices
Working with cross functional teams to resolve any technical issues
V&V activities

The successful Firmware Engineer will have the following experience:
Experience working on a large project/programme within Electronic Warfare sector
Full product lifecycle experience from system requirement, architecture, design , verification through to production
Extensive experience of the production of FPGA firmware within either or Software Defined Radio/EW/surveillance systems and comms
Design, coding , debugginf ans testing high speed systems
Exposure to VHDL & Xilinix
Experience of processor system block design, schematic design, IP integrator, and VHDL firmware development
Experience of developing firmware I&Q signal processing, digital filter design and frame based sample streaming.
Experience of implementing efficient resource and time critical firmware on latest technology ultra large FPGA and SoC FPGA devices with multi ARM processors

Role will require candidate to be eligible for SC. The role will require hybrid working (3 days a week onsite)

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