We are looking for a Firmware Engineer to join a global Space organisation on contract to be based 3 days per week in their Portsmouth Offices and 2 days remote.
As the project is for UK MOD, you must be eligible for a UK Security Clearance.
The role will be based at our clients premises in Portsmouth. The role has a flexible working pattern and you will be required to be in office 60% of your time.
You will be an experienced firmware engineer with experience of working with Xilinx products. Within the team, you will work to generate, test and integrate code to support innovative solutions for software-defined modem technologies.
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 (eg Jira, Confluence, BitBucket)
* Agile or Scrum working environment
Beneficial Skills:
* Familiarity with Zynq Ultrascale RFSoCs eg 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)
About you
* HND or Bachelor of Engineering and typically 5+ years of professional experience
* Experience of using high level modelling languages (eg SysML, UML)
* Experience in using Sparx Enterprise Architect.
* A background knowledge/interest of satellite communication systems/industry or Modem technology
* 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