Firmware Engineer

Contract Firmware/FPGA Engineer Edinburgh based (4 days a week and One day remote) Defence / Aerospace sector – SC Clearance is essential Up to £75 p/h – 12-month contract

A leading Defence prime are looking for an experienced Firmware Engineer to join an expanding Engineering team that are responsible for delivering complex digital systems to meet demanding future customer requirements.

• Extensive FPGA / Firmware design experience in complex systems
• Advanced verification capability
• Experience with modern FPGA tool chains
• Structured lifecycle experience (DO-254 or comparable highly desirable)
• Ability to influence processes and improve ways of working

• Designing innovative VHDL-based FPGA architectures
• Applying advanced verification techniques (VHDL / System Verilog / UVM)
• Working with current FPGA technologies (Xilinx, Altera, Microsemi)
• Using model-driven engineering tools such as MATLAB & Simulink
• Designing and integrating high-speed interfaces (PCIe, DDR3, Ethernet)
• Deriving detailed firmware requirements from system-level documentation
• Working across the full firmware lifecycle in a structured environment (ideally DO-254 or similar)
• Defining complex timing and area constraints for efficient place & route
• Debugging firmware designs and supporting integration & verification activities
• Supporting delivery leadership across multiple engineers

This is an opportunity to work on genuinely advanced engineering programmes where your expertise will directly shape next-generation digital systems.