Three new requirements for Firmware Engineers to join a leading consultancy supporting a major defence business on a UK Eyes Only project. Due to the nature of the work this role is offered on a purely onsite basis in Edinburgh, but a compressed week of 4 days is available. The end client are looking for both Senior & Principal FPGA engineers who would be responsible for design and development of FP click apply for full job details
Jun 21, 2025
Contractor
Three new requirements for Firmware Engineers to join a leading consultancy supporting a major defence business on a UK Eyes Only project. Due to the nature of the work this role is offered on a purely onsite basis in Edinburgh, but a compressed week of 4 days is available. The end client are looking for both Senior & Principal FPGA engineers who would be responsible for design and development of FP click apply for full job details
Position Description This is a senior technical role relating to the Radio Frequency (RF) aspects of hardware design. The Role Holder will :- Apply depth and breadth of design expertise and knowledge to generate RF design solutions for both new products and technology insertions into legacy products. Be capable of generating detailed designs from concept to completion and addressing a range of complex engineering issues. Typically act as an engineering, technical, or design authority for a Line Replacement Unit or sub-system. Core Duties Detailed RF circuit design including component selection, evaluation, simulation, schematic capture, and preparing guidance for PCB design teams. Electromagnetic simulation and analysis. Specification of bespoke procured hardware. Design verification using a combination of simulation, analysis, and test techniques including support to EMC test houses and customer installations. Integration activities in a complex equipment environment. Generates design documentation and technical reports. Vets documentation generated by others. Interfacing with related disciplines including systems engineering, mechanical/thermal engineering, Integrated Logistics Support, Safety, Product Data Management, and manufacturing areas. Adherence to Engineering Lifecycle and conducting progress, peer, and design reviews. Contribute to bids, proposals, and estimates. Provide technical leadership and guidance on RF engineering matters. Develops, promotes and shares new technologies for implementation across businesses and programme(s) May lead a team of engineers including line management responsibility The role holder will have: A degree in Electronic Engineering or strongly related subject. Substantial experience of generating component level designs for introduction into volume production. Substantial experience of developing firmware. Previous experience of operating in a defence or high safety integrity environment. Substantial experience of design proving, integration, and defect resolution. Substantial experience of gathering of evidence to support acceptance, fitness for purpose, legislative requirements, and safety. The role holder: Requires an understanding of how activities of own teams interrelates and interacts with other functional areas aligned to the same discipline and project Understands in detail the technical specification aligned to the functional area of activity. Requires a limited understanding of the external environment Leadership (Requirements of the position for providing leadership and guidance to others) The role holder: Provides advice and guidance to others within the same team or same discipline area. Within the team, project or discipline is recognised by others as a source of authoritative knowledge and is sought out for advice & mentoring Problem Solving (Breadth of mental skills required in order to perform the position) The role holder performs analysis, evaluation and resolution of complex engineering issues and specifications. Developing innovative and creative solutions to challenging engineering problems and issues Nature of Impact (Impact on business by detailing the overall responsibility associated with the job) The role holder is accountable for the quality and delivery of own work schedule . The job has a direct impact on the quality of the overall solution provided by the team. Area of Impact (Business area impacted Delivery/Functional) The role holder has an impact on the activities and effectiveness of developments associated with own team and engineering solution. Interpersonal Skills (type of people skills required to perform the job) The role holder: Requires strong communication, diplomacy and interpersonal skills. Typically communication will be internally focussed but may include limited communication and interface with external contacts and customers. Is required to influence, guide and convince others to adopt a particular course of action
Jun 11, 2025
Contractor
Position Description This is a senior technical role relating to the Radio Frequency (RF) aspects of hardware design. The Role Holder will :- Apply depth and breadth of design expertise and knowledge to generate RF design solutions for both new products and technology insertions into legacy products. Be capable of generating detailed designs from concept to completion and addressing a range of complex engineering issues. Typically act as an engineering, technical, or design authority for a Line Replacement Unit or sub-system. Core Duties Detailed RF circuit design including component selection, evaluation, simulation, schematic capture, and preparing guidance for PCB design teams. Electromagnetic simulation and analysis. Specification of bespoke procured hardware. Design verification using a combination of simulation, analysis, and test techniques including support to EMC test houses and customer installations. Integration activities in a complex equipment environment. Generates design documentation and technical reports. Vets documentation generated by others. Interfacing with related disciplines including systems engineering, mechanical/thermal engineering, Integrated Logistics Support, Safety, Product Data Management, and manufacturing areas. Adherence to Engineering Lifecycle and conducting progress, peer, and design reviews. Contribute to bids, proposals, and estimates. Provide technical leadership and guidance on RF engineering matters. Develops, promotes and shares new technologies for implementation across businesses and programme(s) May lead a team of engineers including line management responsibility The role holder will have: A degree in Electronic Engineering or strongly related subject. Substantial experience of generating component level designs for introduction into volume production. Substantial experience of developing firmware. Previous experience of operating in a defence or high safety integrity environment. Substantial experience of design proving, integration, and defect resolution. Substantial experience of gathering of evidence to support acceptance, fitness for purpose, legislative requirements, and safety. The role holder: Requires an understanding of how activities of own teams interrelates and interacts with other functional areas aligned to the same discipline and project Understands in detail the technical specification aligned to the functional area of activity. Requires a limited understanding of the external environment Leadership (Requirements of the position for providing leadership and guidance to others) The role holder: Provides advice and guidance to others within the same team or same discipline area. Within the team, project or discipline is recognised by others as a source of authoritative knowledge and is sought out for advice & mentoring Problem Solving (Breadth of mental skills required in order to perform the position) The role holder performs analysis, evaluation and resolution of complex engineering issues and specifications. Developing innovative and creative solutions to challenging engineering problems and issues Nature of Impact (Impact on business by detailing the overall responsibility associated with the job) The role holder is accountable for the quality and delivery of own work schedule . The job has a direct impact on the quality of the overall solution provided by the team. Area of Impact (Business area impacted Delivery/Functional) The role holder has an impact on the activities and effectiveness of developments associated with own team and engineering solution. Interpersonal Skills (type of people skills required to perform the job) The role holder: Requires strong communication, diplomacy and interpersonal skills. Typically communication will be internally focussed but may include limited communication and interface with external contacts and customers. Is required to influence, guide and convince others to adopt a particular course of action
Senior / Principal Firmware Engineer Our client, a global leader in the Defence Industry is looking for a Senior / Principal Firmware Engineer working on avionics systems. Role Overview: The Senior / Principal firmware engineer would be responsible for design and development of Firmware designs using VHDL and verifying designs using VHDL or System Verilog. Job Responsibilities: The firmware engineer would work closely with Systems, Hardware and Software teams to provide firmware solutions and solve integration problems on complex systems. Creating innovative and robust VHDL-based designs Documenting and recording deliverables Verifying firmware designs Ensuring configuration management/keeping designs under revision control Providing progress reports Skills, Qualifications and Experience required: Mandatory Proven expertise of developing firmware using VHDL or Verilog Experienced with Mentor Graphics FPGA development tools including HDL Designer, ModelSim / Questa and Precision Familiar with Xilinx / Intel (Altera) / Microsemi (Actel) design flows (ISE, Vivado, Quartus) and third-party synthesis tools Experience in specifying timing and area constraints for efficient FPGA Place and Route. Ability to analyse system and / or hardware level requirements and derive detailed Firmware requirements Independent verification using VHDL Experience of firmware requirements capture and requirements management tools De-bugging firmware designs and supporting integration & verification at hardware and system level A good understanding of firmware version control and revision control software Experience of making technical decisions and mitigating technical risk for Firmware design activities. Experience with High-Speed Serial protocols and implementations Ability to coordinate day to day technical activities, liaising closely with the Project Engineering Lead / Lead firmware engineer & other disciplines Excellent communication (oral & written) & interpersonal skills Linux and scripting experience Experience in writing technical reports/ documentation Desirable Development of real-time, embedded, safety-critical firmware, preferably in accordance with RTCA/DO-254 DAL D Independent verification using SystemVerilog / UVM Relevant experience in the Aerospace or Defence industry Experience of embedded processor cores (e.g. ARM) in FPGA designs Familiarity with latest FPGA device families Qualifications Honours degree or equivalent in Electronics Engineering or another STEM-based subject This role could be based in Luton or Edinburgh Due to security requirements this role is open to SOLE UK NATIONALS ONLY
Jun 09, 2025
Full time
Senior / Principal Firmware Engineer Our client, a global leader in the Defence Industry is looking for a Senior / Principal Firmware Engineer working on avionics systems. Role Overview: The Senior / Principal firmware engineer would be responsible for design and development of Firmware designs using VHDL and verifying designs using VHDL or System Verilog. Job Responsibilities: The firmware engineer would work closely with Systems, Hardware and Software teams to provide firmware solutions and solve integration problems on complex systems. Creating innovative and robust VHDL-based designs Documenting and recording deliverables Verifying firmware designs Ensuring configuration management/keeping designs under revision control Providing progress reports Skills, Qualifications and Experience required: Mandatory Proven expertise of developing firmware using VHDL or Verilog Experienced with Mentor Graphics FPGA development tools including HDL Designer, ModelSim / Questa and Precision Familiar with Xilinx / Intel (Altera) / Microsemi (Actel) design flows (ISE, Vivado, Quartus) and third-party synthesis tools Experience in specifying timing and area constraints for efficient FPGA Place and Route. Ability to analyse system and / or hardware level requirements and derive detailed Firmware requirements Independent verification using VHDL Experience of firmware requirements capture and requirements management tools De-bugging firmware designs and supporting integration & verification at hardware and system level A good understanding of firmware version control and revision control software Experience of making technical decisions and mitigating technical risk for Firmware design activities. Experience with High-Speed Serial protocols and implementations Ability to coordinate day to day technical activities, liaising closely with the Project Engineering Lead / Lead firmware engineer & other disciplines Excellent communication (oral & written) & interpersonal skills Linux and scripting experience Experience in writing technical reports/ documentation Desirable Development of real-time, embedded, safety-critical firmware, preferably in accordance with RTCA/DO-254 DAL D Independent verification using SystemVerilog / UVM Relevant experience in the Aerospace or Defence industry Experience of embedded processor cores (e.g. ARM) in FPGA designs Familiarity with latest FPGA device families Qualifications Honours degree or equivalent in Electronics Engineering or another STEM-based subject This role could be based in Luton or Edinburgh Due to security requirements this role is open to SOLE UK NATIONALS ONLY
Job Title: Senior Firmware Engineer Location : Plymouth, Devon Working Arrangement : On-Site 1 Day Per Week Key Experience/Skills: - Demonstrable skills in modern C microcontroller firmware development for embedded devices - Good Knowledge of low-power wireless comms , such as Zigbee BLE/ Bluetooth and WI-FI - It is expected you will have an understanding of electronics and microcontroller-based embedded systems - Your background will include experience with various embedded software development environments including compilers, debuggers, toolchains and emulators Desirable - Experience of low-level communication protocols (SPI, I2C, UART) implementation and debugging - Knowledge of version control principals & experience using a version control tool - Understanding of the software development lifecycle stages and reasons for following this process - Experience with either consumer electronics, IoT or audio product development Education: Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical/electronic Engineering or equivalent is required.
Jun 06, 2025
Full time
Job Title: Senior Firmware Engineer Location : Plymouth, Devon Working Arrangement : On-Site 1 Day Per Week Key Experience/Skills: - Demonstrable skills in modern C microcontroller firmware development for embedded devices - Good Knowledge of low-power wireless comms , such as Zigbee BLE/ Bluetooth and WI-FI - It is expected you will have an understanding of electronics and microcontroller-based embedded systems - Your background will include experience with various embedded software development environments including compilers, debuggers, toolchains and emulators Desirable - Experience of low-level communication protocols (SPI, I2C, UART) implementation and debugging - Knowledge of version control principals & experience using a version control tool - Understanding of the software development lifecycle stages and reasons for following this process - Experience with either consumer electronics, IoT or audio product development Education: Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical/electronic Engineering or equivalent is required.
Zenovo are currently looking to speak with Senior & Principal Embedded Software/Firmware Engineers with the following experience; - Written & implemented Real-Time Firmware in C/C++ onto an ARM Processor - Developing, Testing and Debugging software on FPGA - Write and execute verification plans for software integrated into systems ( click apply for full job details
Feb 01, 2024
Full time
Zenovo are currently looking to speak with Senior & Principal Embedded Software/Firmware Engineers with the following experience; - Written & implemented Real-Time Firmware in C/C++ onto an ARM Processor - Developing, Testing and Debugging software on FPGA - Write and execute verification plans for software integrated into systems ( click apply for full job details
Do you have hardware engineering experience, and are you seeking a new job in Hastings? General Dynamics Mission Systems UK is looking for a Principal Firmware Engineer , and the role comes with an attractive salary of between £50,000 to £65,000 and benefits package. In this senior technical role, you will work primarily on defense products and contracts. The role involves a range of activities, including: Firmware development and verification, primarily VHDL, of complex systems and functions Adherence to RTCA/DO-254 and other applicable standards Lead internal and external firmware design reviews throughout the development life-cycle Support system architecture discussions where the firmware is a key component of the system To apply, you should be able to demonstrate engineering and domain experience across a number of the following areas: FPGA design and implementation for complex functions, primarily using XILINX SoCs and MicroSemi FPGAs Using VHDL Using simulation tools and the generation of verification test benches The XILINX Vivado and MicroSemi Libero toolsets, and supporting tools If you're looking to impact and create change positively, you will be rewarded with an excellent salary and benefits package for your inclusive and committed approach. To apply for this inclusive and collaborative Principal Firmware Engineer job in Hastings, please contact General Dynamics UK today. General Dynamics Mission Systems engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to execute missions across all domains of operation successfully. We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace, including beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts, and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we welcome you to join our inclusive team! We are a Disability Confident Employer, as such we offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please email if you would like your application to be considered under the DC Scheme.
Sep 22, 2022
Full time
Do you have hardware engineering experience, and are you seeking a new job in Hastings? General Dynamics Mission Systems UK is looking for a Principal Firmware Engineer , and the role comes with an attractive salary of between £50,000 to £65,000 and benefits package. In this senior technical role, you will work primarily on defense products and contracts. The role involves a range of activities, including: Firmware development and verification, primarily VHDL, of complex systems and functions Adherence to RTCA/DO-254 and other applicable standards Lead internal and external firmware design reviews throughout the development life-cycle Support system architecture discussions where the firmware is a key component of the system To apply, you should be able to demonstrate engineering and domain experience across a number of the following areas: FPGA design and implementation for complex functions, primarily using XILINX SoCs and MicroSemi FPGAs Using VHDL Using simulation tools and the generation of verification test benches The XILINX Vivado and MicroSemi Libero toolsets, and supporting tools If you're looking to impact and create change positively, you will be rewarded with an excellent salary and benefits package for your inclusive and committed approach. To apply for this inclusive and collaborative Principal Firmware Engineer job in Hastings, please contact General Dynamics UK today. General Dynamics Mission Systems engineers a diverse portfolio of high technology solutions, products and services that enable customers to execute missions across all domains of operation successfully. We believe in maintaining a diverse workplace, including beliefs, cultural background, job experiences, thoughts, and ideas. If who we are and what we do resonates with you, we welcome you to join our inclusive team! We are a Disability Confident Employer, as such we offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. Please email if you would like your application to be considered under the DC Scheme.
