Principal FPGA Engineer

Job Scope
The FPGA Design Engineer is responsible for the whole or an assigned portion of a design from preliminary specification through to verified firmware. The FPGA Design Engineer provides expert knowledge of firmware design, test, and verification.

Job Functions

* To use good engineering practice to produce Firmware for new, innovative, and profitable products and solutions for the business.
* To support and enhance existing Firmware in accordance with business and commercial requirements.
* To undertake defining a set of requirements for a feature/bug fix up to system level; design and document a solution that meets the requirements; and implement, test and verify the design meets the requirements with supported test evidence.
* To undertake design, implementation and debugging of VHDL based FPGA hardware.
* To undertake design and development of test benches and vectors to verify VHDL based FPGA.
* To write technical documentation including requirement specifications, test specification and functional description.
* Will be expected to take responsibility of a small project/work package. This will involve scoping the task and defining resources together with estimated time scales. Project ownership will involve monitoring project progress and reporting to stake holders.
* To be responsible for building a Software/Firmware package for release; including configuring the release, raising the appropriate documentation, and chairing the release meeting.
* To be able to use test equipment such as: oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers, signal generators, etc. to test hardware on the bench running your implemented Firmware and verify it operates as expected.
* Mentoring of junior members of the team and providing construct feedback in code/document reviews.
* To conduct appropriate Design Reviews of FPGA design and VHDL implementation.
* To take part in higher-level product definition and design review activity, providing expert input from an FPGA perspective.
* Travel within the UK may be required and is considered an occasional feature of this role. This could be required at short notice.
* To undertake other tasks as required by more senior management.

Requirements
* Five or more years' experience working on FPGA designs
* Proven track record of producing designs on time and within budget.
* Good command of written and verbal English.
* Experience working on Radar or related DSP applications.
* An excellent master's or bachelor's Degree from a good university