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VHDL Firmware Engineer

Reading, England, gbπŸ’Ό Full-timeπŸ—“ 2026-03-19 β†’ 2026-09-25

Core

Design, develop, and maintain VHDL firmware for FPGA-based systems in aerospace and defence applications.

Role type

Senior IC VHDL firmware engineer (FPGA)

Builds

Firmware for advanced communication and avionics systems

Domain

Aerospace and defence

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

VHDL, FPGA development, firmware design, simulation and verification, digital signal processing, communication protocols, version control

Preferred skills

Embedded systems, real-time processing, ModelSim, SystemVerilog, UVM, Python/Tcl scripting, DO-254/DO-178 standards

Technologies

Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus, Git, ModelSim, SystemVerilog, UVM

Responsibilities

Design and maintain VHDL firmware for FPGA systems, optimize firmware for performance and reliability, integrate firmware with hardware and software teams, conduct testing and validation, support configuration management and documentation, ensure compliance with industry standards

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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