Date Posted:
2024-08-12
Country:
United Kingdom
Location:
GBR01:Harlow, Essex, Kao One, Kao Park, Harlow, CM17 9NA
Position Role Type:
Unspecified
Role: Senior Firmware Engineer
Location: Harlow
Raytheon UK is looking for an experienced and high performing Firmware Engineer to join a successful Assured Position, Navigation and Timing (APNT) team within the Global Sensors Mission Area, creating Digital GPS Anti-Jam Systems for the military market. The role will be based at Raytheon's Harlow facility and the successful candidate will report directly to the APNT Hardware Engineering Lead.
Main Duties:
1. Develop requirements to ensure compliance to the relevant standards.
2. Create and manage architectures for firmware, mainly FPGAs.
3. Understand, decompose and verify firmware requirements.
4. Define and perform unit level and sub system level testing for embedded firmware.
5. Work alongside our embedded system, software and electronic design engineers.
6. Generate supporting design documentation and perform regular technical reviews.
Candidate Requirements:
Essential:
1. Experience creating firmware architectures.
2. Experience testing and verifying requirements.
3. Experience working with FPGAs and SoC technologies.
4. Ability to program in VHDL.
5. Able to present technical information clearly and concisely to others.
6. Demonstrable analytical and problem-solving skills.
7. An openness to learn and try new techniques.
8. Ability to adapt to a dynamic work environment - working independently or with others to overcome obstacles.
9. Capable of analysing and reporting on technical data.
10. Eligible or holder of current SC security clearance.
Desirable:
1. Experience using the Vivado and Vitis design tools, or equivalent.
2. Experience working with the Xilinx chip family.
3. Experience delivering embedded firmware as part of a product.
4. Experience creating embedded system architectures.
5. Familiarity with the application of a systems engineering approach across the design and development lifecycle.
6. Knowledge of defence engineering / airborne standards.
7. Working with Model Based System Engineering tools such as Simulink.
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).
Diversity:
Diversity is a core business imperative at Raytheon. We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes inclusiveness and always employs the best professionals for the job. Having a diverse workforce allows Raytheon to draw upon a range of different ideas and experiences which supports growing our business and creates an environment where everyone has an equal opportunity for success. #J-18808-Ljbffr