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Principal Firmware Engineer
- caddington, england, United Kingdom
- Contract
- £70 - £117 Per Hour
Job Description
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


