Hardware Engineer (Digital)

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.

• • 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.

• • 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 team

Desirable

• 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 verification

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