Firmware Design Engineers x 2 12 month contracts Up to £75 per hour Portsmouth based Key Skills: Understanding of DSP VHDL Encoding to a high standard in a Linux environment Linux experience. Verilog / SystemVerilo Xilinx Vivado experience, particularly use of block diagrams and non-project mode You will join our Modems and Software Defined Radio group and report to the Engineering Manager of the project, delivering a new product to the UK MOD. Mandatory Skills: 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 environmentBeneficial 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)