Firmware Design Engineers - DSP & VHDL

Firmware Design Engineers x 2

+ 12 month contracts

+ Up to 75 per hour

+ Portsmouth based

Key Skills:

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

You will join our Modems and Software Defined Radio group and report to the Engineering Manager of the project, delivering a new product to the UK MOD.

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 (e.g. Jira, Confluence, BitBucket)
• Agile or Scrum working environment

Beneficial Skills:

• Familiarity with Zynq Ultrascale RFSoCs e.g. 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)