Engage and work alongside engineers of all disciplines who are passionate about technology and applying it to the nationally critical projects.
Become part of the established Firmware engineering community that has a heavy emphasis on developing talent through in-depth internal training, mentoring, knowledge sharing and social events.
Help develop industry leading products using FPGAs as a key enabling technology for high-speed packet processing, implementation of complex algorithms and security enforcing functions.
Be exposed to a modern FPGA development environment that utilises the latest tools and Continuous Integration methods.
Requirements
Strong understanding of low-level FPGA physical characteristics and how to write VHDL to achieve optimal efficiency and timing closure
Experience targeting AMD FPGA and System on a Chip (SoC) devices, including the AXI protocol
Proficient in FPGA simulation using Siemens QuestaSim tools
Experience with modern verification methodologies (e.g. OSVVM & CoCoTB)
Experience in using AMD FPGA build tools (ISE & Vivado)
Good technical documentation skills
Ability to utilise, develop and maintain scripted build flows (TCL/ Python)
Experience with modern, team-based version control systems (Git)
Understanding of Continuous Integration approaches and tools (e.g. Gitlab & Docker)
Driven, adaptable, innovative, self-starter capable of quickly assimilating information from a range of sources.
Benefits
£3,000 to £6,000 DV Bonus – please note this level of clearance isn’t essential for this role. This bonus is subject to individual clearance and project requirements – discussed upon application.
Hybrid working where possible, three days onsite per week (minimum) – please note this is project dependent and may change at any time.
Flexible or part-time working arrangements considered upon request
Half day finish on a Friday
25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
Private medical insurance with optional family cover
Pension scheme of up to 7% employer contribution
Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
Group income protection
Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover and cycle to work scheme
Employee assistance program providing mental health and wellbeing support
Professional membership reimbursement (discretionary)
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