Job Description
A Security Cleared (or clearable) Firmware Engineer is urgently required for a 12 month contract with likely extension thereafter. Working for the UK MoD, the successful candidate will join the Modems and Software Defined Radio department in Portsmouth.
60% of the working week will need to be carried out onsite.
Mandatory Skills required:
* Understanding of DSP
* VHDL Encoding to a high standard in a Linux environment
* Xilinx Vivado experience, particularly use of block diagrams and non-project mode
* tcl scripts for configuring and connecting IP and building projects in the Vivado environment
* Verilog / SystemVerilog
* Git for version control
* Atlassian toolset (e.g. Jira, Confluence, BitBucket)
* Agile or Scrum working environment
Beneficial Skills:
* Familiarity with Zynq Ultrascale RFSoCs e.g. use of AXI busses, associated IP
* Makefile, Linux shell, Jenkins Control scripts
* System and software modelling tools such as Enterprise Architect (SysML / UML)
* Python for test purposes
* SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Qualifications & Experience:
* HND or Bachelor of Engineering and typically 5+ years of professional experience
* Experience of using high level modelling languages (e.g. SysML, UML)
* Experience in using Sparx Enterprise Architect.
* Familiarity of using agile methodologies in delivery is desirable
* Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
* A background knowledge/interest of satellite communication systems/industry or Modem technology