Principal Firmware (VHDL) Engineer
Core
Lead firmware development and verification for safety-critical mission computing systems using VHDL and FPGAs.
Role type
Principal Firmware (VHDL) Engineer
Builds
Avionics mission computing systems for military aircraft, helicopters, and UAVs
Domain
Defence / Avionics / Embedded Systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
VHDL, FPGA design and implementation, XILINX SoCs, MicroSemi FPGAs, XILINX Vivado toolset, simulation tools, verification test bench generation, requirements capture, work package definition
Preferred skills
3rd party IP cores, MicroSemi Libero toolset, video interfaces and processing, AI/ML models
Technologies
XILINX Vivado, MicroSemi Libero, XILINX SoCs, MicroSemi FPGAs
Responsibilities
Develop and verify firmware primarily in VHDL, lead internal and external firmware design reviews, support system architecture discussions where firmware is a key component
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic contribution
