Principal Firmware Engineer

QuEST Global Services Pte. Ltd
10 months ago
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Quest Global is an organization at the forefront of innovation and one of the world’s fastest growing engineering services firms with deep domain knowledge and recognized expertise in the top OEMs across seven industries. We are a twenty-five-year-old company on a journey to becoming a centenary one, driven by aspiration, hunger and humility.

We are looking for humble geniuses, who believe that engineering has the potential to make the impossible, possible; innovators, who are not only inspired by technology and innovation, but also perpetually driven to design, develop, and test as a trusted partner for Fortune 500 customers.

As a team of remarkably diverse engineers, we recognize that what we are really engineering is a brighter future for us all. If you want to contribute to meaningful work and be part of an organization that truly believes when you win, we all win, and when you fail, we all learn, then we’re eager to hear from you.

The achievers and courageous challenge-crushers we seek, have the following characteristics and skills:
 

Role Overview:
The Senior / Principal firmware engineer would be responsible for design and development of Firmware designs using VHDL and verifying designs using VHDL or System Verilog.

Job Responsibilities:
The firmware engineer would work closely with Systems, Hardware and Software teams to provide firmware solutions and solve integration problems on complex systems.

Creating innovative and robust VHDL-based designs Documenting and recording deliverables Verifying firmware designs Ensuring configuration management/keeping designs under revision control Providing progress reports


Skills, Qualifications and Experience required:
MandatoryAt least 5 years’ experience of developing firmware using VHDL or Verilog Experienced with Mentor Graphics FPGA development tools including HDL Designer, ModelSim / Questa and Precision Familiar with Xilinx / Intel (Altera) / Microsemi (Actel) design flows (ISE, Vivado, Quartus) and third-party synthesis toolsExperience in specifying timing and area constraints for efficient FPGA Place and Route.Ability to analyse system and / or hardware level requirements and derive detailed Firmware requirementsIndependent verification using VHDLExperience of firmware requirements capture and requirements management tools De-bugging firmware designs and supporting integration & verification at hardware
and system levelA good understanding of firmware version control and revision control softwareExperience of making technical decisions and mitigating technical risk for Firmware design activities.Experience with High-Speed Serial protocols and implementationsAbility to coordinate day to day technical activities, liaising closely with the Project Engineering Lead / Lead firmware engineer & other disciplinesExcellent communication (oral & written) & interpersonal skillsLinux and scripting experienceExperience in writing technical reports/ documentationDesirableDevelopment of real-time, embedded, safety-critical firmware, preferably in accordance with RTCA/DO-254 DAL DIndependent verification using SystemVerilog / UVMRelevant experience in the Aerospace or Defence industryExperience of embedded processor cores ( ARM) in FPGA designsFamiliarity with latest FPGA device families
QualificationsHonours degree or equivalent in Electronics Engineering or another STEM-based subjectUK citizenship is mandatory to be able to clear the background checks and obtain SC clearance

DISCLAIMER:Due to the nature of work candidates should be UK citizen/ EU Citizen/ Valid work permit holder. For further information contact us on:

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