Firmware Engineer

Firmware Engineer - Guildford or Gloucester (Onsite)
£43k-£60k + Bonus & Car Allowance
All applicants must be eligible for SC clearance and a sole British national (due to security clearance reasons).
My client is a global leading defence contractor. They are looking for a Firmware Engineer to...
Design and develop state-of-the-art FPGA designs for one of our software defined radio (SDR) solutions.
Design and test Digital Signal Processing (DSP) algorithms using MATLAB or similar
Managing technical tasks/projects and people
Be involved in customer-facing delivery, sometimes to challenging deadlines.
Customer-facing technical consultancy
Have a strong interest in expanding technical knowledge both in areas of core expertise and more generally.
Work towards gaining the experience required to take technical lead roles.
Mentoring and coaching junior colleagues
We are looking for ambitious, high-calibre people with the following characteristics:
Essential:
Highly motivated with a strong academic background typically in Engineering, Physics or Mathematics with a 2:1 or 1st class degree. A Levels typically AA in Maths and Physics. PhD applicants also encouraged.
Proven problem-solving skills
Broad interest in wireless technology, embedded systems and awareness of latest industry developments.
Ability to multi-task and stay organised in a dynamic work environment
Excellent team working abilities
Ability to learn quickly
Ability to produce high-quality FPGA designs
Understanding of FPGA and SoC architectures
Desirable:
1+ year experience of FPGA development (eg VHDL).
Understanding of radio communications
Understanding of digital signal processing
Development on Linux based systems
Range of software development experience including MATLAB, C++, Python
Understanding of digital and/or analogue hardware design with some hands-on laboratory experience of debug/set-to-work.