Hybrid FPGA Engineer

at L3Harris Technologies

• Job title: FPGA Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Docker, Python
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Tewkesbury, United Kingdom

About the role

• Firmware Engineer developing FPGA technology for critical projects at L3Harris. Collaborating with engineers and contributing to industry-leading products using modern development tools.

Responsibilities

• 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)