Job description
Closing Date:
This vacancy may close at any time, if this role is of interest to you we recommend you apply as soon as possible.
The Opportunity
What we can offer you:
- Flexible working: We offer our employees the time and flexibility they need to enjoy a balanced life through flexible hours and part time options
- Custom working: The role may be a mixture of home based and onsite
- Flexible benefits: Our company-funded approach to flexible benefits allows employees to make choices appropriate for them. Each employee has access to a wide choice of lifestyle, health and wellbeing options best suited to their individual lifestyle goals.
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Network groups : To demonstrate our ongoing commitment to diversity & inclusion we have network groups for
- Carers (employees who care for someone who is either older, disabled or seriously ill)
- Enable (supporting people with disabilities)
- Equalise (development of a gender balanced workforce)
- Pride (promoting equality for all LGBTQ+ individuals)
- We also work in partnership with AFBE (Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers).
- Training : Free access to Coursera which provides more than 4,000 online courses
- Continuous Learning : You will be supported in your ongoing professional development though training and mentoring
- Investors in People : We are proud recipients of the Investors in People Silver Award
- Employee Assistance Programme : Providing free and confidential mental health support
- Annual leave: We offer 25 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays and 8 flexi days
To find out about all of our Company benefits please visit: https://uk.leonardocompany.com/en/people-careers/life-at-leonardo/company-benefits
In addition to the flexible working patterns offered by Leonardo’s custom working initiative, this role is also available on a part time basis.
What you will do
You will also work as part of a larger, multi-disciplinary team focused on delivering Firmware solutions to Radar or Advanced Targeting projects.
As a Firmware Engineer you will be responsible for;
- Hardware requirements capture and management.
- Concept development for complex functions and systems.
- FPGA design and analysis.
- Production of material for design reviews.
- Development of test planning, integration and design verification.
- Ensure that all firmware designs follow the company firmware process.
You will ideally have experience in the following areas;
- Experience using FPGA technologies from either Xilinx, Intel (Altera) or Microsemi (Actel) and their tools.
- Experience in verification techniques using either VHDL or System Verilog / UVM.
- Experience in specifying timing and area constraints for efficient FPGA Place and Route.
- Ability to analyse system level requirements and derive detailed Firmware requirements.
- A methodical approach to the full firmware design lifecycle, working to a structured firmware process such as RTCA DO-254 or similar.
- Experience of de-bugging firmware designs and supporting verification and integration at hardware and system level alongside Software and Electronic’s Engineers.
- Experience of making technical decisions and mitigating technical risk for Firmware design activities.
- Ability to communicate effectively across different disciplines both verbally and in written form.
- Ability to work on own or as part of a team including engineers from other disciplines.
- Familiarity with Xilinx Vivado is an advantage, but not vital.
- Familiarity with Mentor Graphics FPGA development tools including HDL Designer and ModelSim / Questa is an advantage, but not vital.
What we are looking for
- First or second degree (BSc, BEng, MEng, MSc, PhD, EngD) in Electrical & Electronic Engineering (preferable) or related science (eg Physics).
Personal attributes and values are just as important to us as technical ability so we are looking for engineers with a willingness to learn, progress and develop through our devoted technical career path. If you are passionate in what you do and can deliver a pragmatic approach to problem solving we would like to hear from you.
Progression
Security Clearance
Diversity Statement