Principal Firmware Engineer

Date Posted:

2024-09-27

Country:

United Kingdom

Location:

GBR02: Glenrothes, Scotland, Queensway Industrial Estate, Glenrothes, KY7 5PY

Position Role Type:

Unspecified

Principal Firmware Engineer

Raytheon UK

Glenrothes/Livingston

Full Time - 37 hours - Permanent

The role:

• Assessing customer requirements - Deriving detailed FPGA/Firmware requirements for complex systems.
• Power Product design and development - Architecting the control solution in collaboration with the Principal Hardware Engineer. Developing these concepts through to final production.
• Modelling and simulations of control functions to be verified and validated.
• Developing the model-based design process and tools to enable rapid controller development.
• Designing to meet and follow industry standards such as RTCA D0-254 or similar.
• Liaising with academia and industry experts.

Essential Skills:

• Experience of VHDL based FPGA design and verification techniques.
• Practical experience of FPGA technology from Xilinx, Altera and/or Actel.
• Ability to de-bug and test new firmware designs and supporting module and system related test, verification and integration.
• Fully understand circuit operation, debug, diagnose and implement fixes.
• Good problem-solving skills, willing to take ownership as well as positively contributing within cross-discipline teams.
• Experience in simulation (Matlab Simulink or Spice)
• Experienced in system modelling.
• Proven Technical leadership on development programmes.
• Experience in interpretation of customer specs and end use environments.
• Good communication skills. Ability to tailor communications to level and audience at all levels.
• Willingness to travel throughout the UK, Europe and the US.
• Eligible or current holder of SC security clearance.

Desired Skills:

• Experience using the Mentor Graphics tool suit; DxDesigner, Constraints Editor, HyperLynx tools such as Signal Integrity & Power Analyser, SystemVision simulation or equivalents would be advantageous.
• Proven analytical skills in circuit simulation and thermal analysis.
• Design of Invertor and Power Factor Correction power supplies and exposure to other topologies.
• Experience of working with Industry standard toolsets (e.g. DOORs).

Required Education/Experience:

• BEng/ MSc / MEng /PhD in Electrical / Electronic Engineering or similar, with appropriate specialisation in FPGA/Firmware/digital design techniques and embedded development.
• Candidates with other qualifications and relevant experience will be considered.

Standard Benefits:

• 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays
• Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5% company contribution)
• 6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’
• Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes.
• Enhanced sick pay scheme
• Enhanced Family Friendly Policies, including enhanced Maternity & Shared Parental leave.
• 37hr working week, with an early finish Friday (hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site specifics arrangements).
• Flexible working arrangements can be considered wherever we can (depending on the role) so please enquire or highlight any request to our Recruitment team to explore flexible working possibilities.
• Canteen facilities available at Harlow & Glenrothes sites and Manchester & Gloucester offer free snacks & drinks (hot & cold)

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