FPGA Engineer

FPGA Engineer required on an initial 6 month contract working in the Worcestershire area. Due to the nature and urgency of the role, candidates must already hold current SC Clearance.

Responsibilities:
Responsible to Project Design Authority for all firmware related activities
Plans/structures work effectively, including breaking down problems into manageable work packages.
Ability to accurately cost work and manage risk
Produces written documentation (including presentation material) of technical work in accordance with Project requirements.
Challenges
Rapid learning of current military-specific and civil secure technologies in support of research and products.
Innovation in the application/integration of digital hardware technologies to build novel secure systems

Required Skills:
Ability to write and debug VHDL.
Experience designing and implementing complex firmware solutions in CPLD and FPGA using ModelSim, Synplify, ISE.
Experience of design and implementation of high-speed of digital processing solutions and systems in FPGA e.g. system-on-chip, embedded processors, high speed interfaces
Experience of working in a rigorous engineering environment using configuration management and change management processes/tools.
Ability to prepare and undertake test and verification of FPGA/ASIC
Good degree in electronics, electrical engineering or similar
Good verbal and written Technical English communications skills.

Desired Skills:
Experience of GNSS, Galileo security chain and/or PRS receivers.
Knowledge of RF and radio signal performance/propagation issues.
Knowledge/experience and knowledge of crypto security design including crypto algorithms, anti-tamper technologies etc
Experience of specifying, designing, verifying and testing ASICs
Ability to engineer software to support system development/testing in appropriate languages including C++, C and assembly language.
Experience using Mentor Graphics DxDesigner and Expedition PCB.
Experience of using DOORS.
Ability to use supporting tools such as Matlab for solution modelling and verification.

Interested? I bet you are,

Call Jack on 01923 470 753 to find out more!