Hardware Engineer (Digital)

Description:

Our client, a leading company in the Defence & Security sector, is currently seeking a Hardware Engineer (Digital) to join their team on a 12-month contract basis. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of cutting-edge hardware solutions.

As a FPGA Engineer, you will be a member of a dedicated team of experts responsible for the design and verification of Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs).
You will develop digital and mixed-signal electronic solutions for products such as augmented reality displays, head-up displays, mission computers, fly-by-wire flight controls, active inceptors and other associated safety-critical technology.

This role will provide you with the opportunity to work with leading, innovative, and cutting edge projects as a member of a very experienced and diverse team.

You will have good interpersonal skills. You will have an innovative approach to developing technical solutions. You will have the ability to work to tight timescales and budgets and have a positive "can do" attitude. Flexible on site working.

Key Responsibilities:

Providing technical expertise in the development and delivery of FPGA solutions, including: requirements development, producing concept and detailed designs, synthesis and place-and-route, and verification of the design.
Understanding of FPGA design constraints and their impacts on other engineering disciplines.
Managing your own tasks within defined schedules and budgets to meet programme needs.
Delivering design artefacts in support of company standards.

Skills:

Mentor Graphics ModelSim, Questa Prime
Vendor specific tools, e.g. Vivado, Libero
Configuration management tools, e.g. Git
System development tools, e.g. SysML, Matlab, Simulink
Requirements management tools, e.g. DOORS

Essential

Experience of working to DO-254
Proven knowledge of FPGA technologies, development tools and techniques
Experience of working in an FPGA development teamDesirable

Experience of digital hardware design for FPGA using VHDL
Experience and knowledge of video processing and control law algorithms
Experience of working to DO-254
Working knowledge and experience of UVM (Universal Verification Methodology) constrained random verificationUK Eyes Only