Firmware Engineer

A Security Cleared (or clearable) Firmware Engineer is urgently required for a 12 month contract with likely extension thereafter. Working for the UK MoD, the successful candidate will join the Modems and Software Defined Radio department in Portsmouth.

60% of the working week will need to be carried out onsite.

Mandatory Skills required:

• Understanding of DSP
• VHDL Encoding to a high standard in a Linux environment
• Xilinx Vivado experience, particularly use of block diagrams and non-project mode
• tcl scripts for configuring and connecting IP and building projects in the Vivado environment
• Verilog / SystemVerilog
• Git for version control
• Atlassian toolset (e.g. Jira, Confluence, BitBucket)
• Agile or Scrum working environment

Beneficial Skills:

• Familiarity with Zynq Ultrascale RFSoCs e.g. use of AXI busses, associated IP
• Makefile, Linux shell, Jenkins Control scripts
• System and software modelling tools such as Enterprise Architect (SysML / UML)
• Python for test purposes
• SDR (Software Defined Radio)

Qualifications & Experience:

• HND or Bachelor of Engineering and typically 5+ years of professional experience
• Experience of using high level modelling languages (e.g. SysML, UML)
• Experience in using Sparx Enterprise Architect.
• Familiarity of using agile methodologies in delivery is desirable
• Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
• A background knowledge/interest of satellite communication systems/industry or Modem technology