Firmware Engineer

Damia Group

  • Manchester
  • £25,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
  • Apply easily
Firmware EngineerManchester£40000-60000My client is a global leading defence contractor. They are looking for a Firmware Engineer to…
  • Design and develop state-of-the-art FPGA designs for one of our software defined radio (SDR) solutions.
  • Design and test Digital Signal Processing (DSP) algorithms using MATLAB or similar
  • Managing technical tasks/projects and people
  • Be involved in customer-facing delivery, sometimes to challenging deadlines.
  • Customer-facing technical consultancy
  • Have a strong interest in expanding technical knowledge both in areas of core expertise and more generally.
  • Work towards gaining the experience required to take technical lead roles.
  • Mentoring and coaching junior colleagues
We are looking for ambitious, high-calibre people with the following characteristics:Essential:
  • Highly motivated with a strong academic background typically in Engineering, Physics or Mathematics with a 2:1 or 1st class degree. A Levels typically AA in Maths and Physics. PhD applicants also encouraged.
  • Proven problem-solving skills
  • Broad interest in wireless technology, embedded systems and awareness of latest industry developments.
  • Ability to multi-task and stay organised in a dynamic work environment
  • Excellent team working abilities
  • Ability to learn quickly
  • Ability to produce high-quality FPGA designs
  • Understanding of FPGA and SoC architectures
Desirable:
  • 1+ year experience of FPGA development (eg VHDL).
  • Understanding of radio communications
  • Understanding of digital signal processing
  • Development on Linux based systems
  • Range of software development experience including MATLAB, C++, Python
  • Understanding of digital and/or analogue hardware design with some hands-on laboratory experience of debug/set-to-work.
Damia Group Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept our Data Protection Policy which can be found on our website.Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person’s gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job.Damia Group is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy and in accordance to Conduct Regulations 2003.Job InformationJob Reference: MCAFIRM1Salary:Salary From: £25000Salary To: £30000

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