FPGA Engineer - Submarines

F ield-programmablegate array ( FPGA) Engineers

Full Time, OfficeBased

Derby,Raynesway.

WhyRolls-Royce?

Oursubmarines business is responsible for the design, manufacture,supply and through-life support of nuclear propulsion-relatedproducts and systems in support of the Royal Navy's submarinefleet. You can find out more about the amazing projects that we areworking on here:-

Joinus and we'll provide an environment where you can be yourself. Aninclusive, digital-first culture that invests in you, gives you aplatform for continuous learning, and access to an incrediblebreadth and depth of opportunities to grow yourcareer.

A rolewithin Submarines will offer you the opportunity to work across allphases of the product life cycle, solving technical challengesacross a wide range of digital, software, programmable hardware andelectronics technologies, systems, and applications. You will beable to build the career you desire as an engineer, technicalspecialist, or technical leader. We want you to maximise yourpotential and will support your technical development throughcoaching, experience, and training. This will include professionalmentoring to start your journey towards becoming a charteredengineer or to continue your professionaldevelopment.

You will beencouraged to bring in fresh ideas and generate creative ways ofworking to make a stepped improvement in our effectiveness,allowing you to make an impact in delivering programmes that arestrategically important to thenation.

You will work withinour safety critical FPGA development team acrossall phases of the design lifecycle from requirements elicitationthrough to equipment testing. The teamuses agile SCRUM methods to develop high integrity FPGA basedapplications adopting the latest state-of-the-arttoolsets. The applications you will be involved in areleading-edge solutions addressing the challenges of meeting thehighest safety integrity requirements.

Within theteam there are opportunities to develop your career in technicalmanagement, team leadership or as a technicalspecialist.

The team offers the opportunity tobecome an expert in the use of state-of-the-arttoolsets.

Training will beprovided where required to equip you with the skills necessary todevelop requirements, architectures, designs, HDL code, associatedtests and supporting infrastructure for applicationsessential for the protection and monitoring of a nuclear propulsionplant.

We offer excellentdevelopment, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. Theseinclude bonus, employee support assistance and employeediscounts.

Your needs are asunique as you are. We encourage flexible working arrangements andsupport hybrid working wherever possible, so you can always be atyour best - wherever and whenever youwork.

Whatyou'll be doing :

You willfollow a safety critical development lifecycleto:

• Develop requirements, fromequipment to implementation level, for FPGA baseddesigns
• Develop and Verify VHDLcode
• Support hardware-based testing of yourdesigns
• Author and review designdocumentation
• You will liaise with Software,Hardware, Systems and Verification teams to ensure customerexpectations are met effectively andefficiently
• You will contribute to thecontinuing improvement of the development processes and productquality

Whowe are looking for :

AtRolls-Royce we embrace agility, are bold, pursue collaboration andseek simplicity in everything we do. These principles formour values and behaviours and are an essential component of ourassessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek forall roles.

• Be qualified to Degreelevel (or equivalent experience) in Electronics Engineering,Computer Science, or related discipline
• Beexperienced in designing and verifying designs expressed usingVHDL
• Have the ability to provide clear, conciseand accurate technicalreports

Experienceof the following, whilst not essential, would bebeneficial:

• Languages:
  • SystemVerilog
  • TCL
  • Python
• Tools:
  • Siemens- QuestaSim / ModelSim
  • Siemens - QuestaPropCheck
  • Siemens -FormalPro
  • Synopsys - SynplifyPro
  • IBM Engineering RequirementsDOORS
  • AzureDevOps
  • Git
• Standards,Frameworks and Techniques
  • Knowledge andexperience of safety standards such as IEC 61513, IEC 62566,IEC 26262,DO 254
  • UVM
  • ConstrainedRandom Testing
  • FormalVerification

We'rean equal opportunities employer. We're committed to developing adiverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believethat people from different backgrounds and cultures give usdifferent perspectives. And the more perspectives we have, the moresuccessful we'll be. By building a culture of respect andappreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity torealise their fullpotential.

You can learn moreabout our global inclusion strategy at

Towork for Rolls-Royce Submarines you need to hold a Security Check(SC) clearance without any caveats to that clearance. Rolls-Roycewill support the application for Security Clearance if you don'tcurrently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work thebusiness conducts and the protection of certain assets, you musthold a UK nationality. Any dual nationals will require additionalscrutiny and background checks prior to commencing work withRRSL.