Senior Firmware Engineer

  • Synergize Consulting Ltd
  • Edinburgh, Midlothian
  • Sep 10, 2025
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Job Description

We are looking for a Firmware Engineer at Senior or Principal Level to join our clients team in Edinburgh. They are a global high-tech company and one of the key players in Aerospace, Defence and Security. They have over 45,000 employees, of which 7,000 are based in the UK. They are recruiting talented, motivated engineers to join their growing Electronics team.

Security Clearance

You must be eligible for full security clearance.

Key Responsibility Areas

Their Electronics Function in Edinburgh requires a Senior/Principal Firmware (FPGA) Engineer to create and develop firmware for leading edge airborne applications. You would be responsible for the design and development of Firmware designs using VHDL, for verifying designs using either VHDL or SystemVerilog and working to a structured firmware design process.

Skills, Qualifications & Knowledge Required

This role requires you to hold a degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering, ideally specialising in FPGA/Digital techniques.

As a Senior/Principal Firmware Engineer, you will have experience of:

Creating innovative VHDL based FPGA designs

Advanced verification techniques using either VHDL or SystemVerilog/UVM

Current FPGA technologies from either Xilinx, Altera or Microsemi and their tools

Model Driven Engineering tools including MATLAB and Simulink

High Speed Interface Design & Integration, including PCIe, DDR3, Ethernet

Analysing system level documents and deriving detailed Firmware requirements

Adopting a methodical approach to the full firmware design life cycle, ideally working to a structured firmware process such as RTCA DO-254 or similar

Specifying complex timing and area constraints for efficient FPGA place and route

De-bugging firmware designs and supporting system related verification and integration

Effective and flexible communication

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100% site based in Edinburgh

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SC Clearance