Role: Senior Firmware Engineer Location: Harlow About the Company: 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. The Senior Firmware Engineer will be able to make their mark on a broad and varied range of product designs and will be expected to assist in the integration of these designs into products, being the focal point for the complete system. The successful candidate will have access to professional development opportunities and be part of the growing Defence Business in Raytheon UK, delivering engineering expertise across a wide range of projects to both military and civil customers worldwide. Main Duties: Develop requirements to ensure compliance to the relevant standards. Create and manage architectures for firmware, mainly FPGAs. Understand, decompose and verify firmware requirements. Define and perform unit level and sub system level testing for embedded firmware. Work alongside our embedded system, software and electronic design engineers. Generate supporting design documentation and perform regular technical reviews. Candidate Requirements: Essential: Experience creating firmware architectures. Experience testing and verifying requirements. Experience working with FPGAs and SoC technologies. Ability to program in VHDL. Able to present technical information clearly and concisely to others. Demonstrable analytical and problem-solving skills. An openness to learn and try new techniques. Ability to adapt to a dynamic work environment - working independently or with others to overcome obstacles. Capable of analysing and reporting on technical data. Eligible or holder of current SC security clearance. Desirable: Experience using the Vivado and Vitis design tools, or equivalent. Experience working with the Xilinx chip family. Experience delivering embedded firmware as part of a product. Experience creating embedded system architectures. Familiarity with the application of a systems engineering approach across the design and development lifecycle. Knowledge of defence engineering / airborne standards. Working with Model Based System Engineering tools such as Simulink. About Raytheon UK: With facilities in Broughton, Waddington, Glenrothes, Harlow, Gloucester and Manchester along with a presence across other customer sites, Raytheon UK is invested in the British workforce and the development of UK technology. Across the country Raytheon UK employs 1,700 people and supports 8,000 jobs. As a prime contractor and major supplier to the U.K. Ministry of Defence, Raytheon continues to invest in research and development, supporting innovation and technological advances across its core mission areas Weapons & Sensors, and Cyber, Space & Training. Raytheon UK is a landed company, part of the Raytheon Technologies organisation and sits within the Raytheon Intelligence & Space business. 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). Raytheon Career Development: Raytheon has a wealth of resources available to help you develop your career from the moment you join. Activities range from on-line learning modules to external training and support for taking professional qualifications relevant to your role. Diversity: RTX is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class. Privacy Policy and Terms: Click on this link to read the Policy and Terms.