Firmware Architect

Firmware Architect
Belfast – Hybrid

Our central Firmware team provides integral support across several of our internal business domains, providing critical strategic, requirement and delivery activities. The central Firmware capability provides opportunity to work on a diverse portfolio of projects, these domains vary and can cover Aerospace/Avionics, Optronics, Intelligence, Communication and Underwater System.

We are recruiting for a Principal Firmware Engineer/Firmware Architect to join us and become a key part of a team with a proven track record for delivering firmware. This role will be responsible for Firmware across our development programmes at Belfast.

Typical Firmware services include:

• Architecture, requirements specification, design, verification and validation.
• Working in conjunction with systems, software and hardware engineers to develop electronic systems.
• Projects involve using the latest industry class development tools for FPGA and SoC hardware technologies. Work is carried out to a structured firmware design process.

The role holder reports to the Firmware Capability Lead.

Key responsibilities

As a Firmware Architect you will be responsible for:

• Leading firmware teams to deliver firmware projects to agreed time, cost and quality.
• Architect firmware designs to promote reusable firmware development.
• Verifying firmware using Hardware Verification Languages or Hardware Description languages.
• Designing firmware using Hardware Description Languages.
• Enhancement of firmware related processes (documenting, scripting, reporting, process automation).
• Working closely with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Work package management of firmware projects.

Desired knowledge, qualifications and experience

We are looking for the successful candidate to hold a relevant degree (BEng, MEng, EngD, PhD) in electronics or equivalent. Additional membership or fellowship of a professional engineering body preferably with or working towards chartered status would be advantageous and supported.

Specialisation/knowledge in some of the following:

• Verification Test bench architecture with System Verilog or C++.
• Verification Methodology: Advanced VHDL verification or OSVVM/UVVM.
• Requirements Management: IBM Rationale DOORS.
• Simulation of designs using simulator tool: Mentor Graphics Modelsim/Questasim.
• Digital electronic design in hardware development languages: VHDL and either Verilog or System Verilog.
• Implementation of complex designs using any vendor specific development tools.
• Object-Oriented design Techniques.
• Image processing techniques and algorithms.
• Algorithm development using development tool: MatLab.
• Linux development environments.

Security Clearance Statement

This role will require SC Clearance. It would be advantageous if currently held, however, if not currently held, it is a requirement that the successful applicant will undergo, achieve, and maintain SC Clearance.

To be eligible for full SC, you generally need to have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. In some circumstances, a minimum of 3 years’ residence in the UK over the last 5 years may be accepted, with additional overseas checks.

What we can offer

We are committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry.

Our packages will include significant bonus, a strong pension contribution, private healthcare, development focused targets and relocation support can be provided if required along with a variety of learning, development and career enhancement opportunities.

Great journeys start here, apply now!