Senior FPGA Engineer

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Proficient with VHDL the Senior FPGA Engineer is responsible for demonstrating that the developed product meets all specified product and customer requirements, by

• analysing requirements, specifying and documenting the FPGA solution and work breakdown
• preparing FPGA architectural and detailed designs and documentation
• FPGA design generation and implementation
• FPGA design verification
• integration of FPGAs onto the target platform
• providing FPGA technical support
• controlling and reviewing work of the members of their team (where a team exists)
• supporting the company FPGA development process and procedure updates
• All FPGAs are designed, developed, integrated and tested in accordance with Clients Defence and Space standards; all supporting documents are produced in accordance with Clients Defence and Space standards.
• Appropriate processes and methodologies are used to design and deliver allocated FPGA development work packages meeting cost, time and quality targets, agreed with their development team leader.
• Technical design decisions are made within the context of known practices, established precedents and acquired technical expertise. The cost/benefits of design possibilities are understood, and that judgement calls can be made based on them
• The provision of technical guidance to fellow team members in at least one major tool or technique used by Client
• Success of both internal and external design reviews and project reviews throughout the development life cycle.
• The support of the design and development of critical components where decisions may have a significant impact on project timescales.
• Customer liaison, by representing Clients Defence and Space on project related technical matters at Stakeholder meetings.
• Design and Development by taking a technical role as a Prime on a critical component where necessary.
• Report to Team Leader or Prime as appropriate
• Technical interface to Customers
• Effective collaboration with other engineering disciplines to agree specifications and to carry out integration and test
• Co-ordinate own time management with regard to project task milestones
• The focus of the job is Operational - delivery of project funded Work Packages.
• Analytical - To identify and isolate errors in the FPGA or integrated target platform, their likely causes and solutions.
• Ingenuity - To work on his/her own on a complete FPGA design from concept to delivery.
  

Essential Experience

• Must have experience of FPGA design & implementation for communications equipment or equivalent
• Must have excellent FPGA development process knowledge
• Must be an experienced engineer, fully versed in design methodologies for their field able to work on their own, but providing regular reporting
• Must have recent design experience of devices from one of the following suppliers:
• Altera
• Microsemi
• Xilinx
• Desirable to have recent experience of using several of the following tools/development environments:
• Altera Quartus II
• Mentor ModelSim
• MicroSemi Libero IDE
• Microsemi Libero SoC
• Xilinx Vivado
  

Essential Skills

• Must be proficient in the use of VHDL
• Must be proficient in the use of at least one simulation tool
• Must be proficient in the use of at least one FPGA synthesis tool
• Must have a good understanding of requirements capture, and of work package definition and estimation
• Must be highly self-motivated, articulate, with good verbal and written communications skills
• Must have good team working skills
  

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