HENSOLDT · 1 month ago
Principal FPGA Design Engineer Contractor
Enfield, CT
Full-time, Contract
Onsite
Lead/Staff
10+ years expHENSOLDT is a company specializing in advanced electronic design and systems. They are seeking a Principal FPGA Design Engineer to lead the development of FPGA architectures, mentor junior engineers, and ensure high-quality firmware production for innovative products.
ElectronicsSecuritySensor
Responsibilities
To use good engineering practice to produce Firmware for new, innovative, and profitable products and solutions for the business
To support and enhance existing Firmware in accordance with business and commercial requirements
To be responsible for defining requirements for a feature/bug fix up to full system level; design and document a solution that meets the requirements; and implement, test, and verify the design meets the requirements with supported test evidence
To undertake design, implementation and debugging of VHDL based FPGA hardware
To undertake design and development of test benches and vectors to verify VHDL based FPGA
To write technical documentation including requirement specifications, test specification and functional description
Will be expected to take responsibility of multiple projects/work packages. This will involve scoping the task and defining resources together with estimated time scales. Project ownership will involve monitoring project progress and reporting to stake holders
To be knowledgeable of HENSOLDT UK, a trading name of Kelvin Hughes Limited working polices and ensure they are followed throughout the team
To be responsible for building a Software/Firmware package for release; including configuring the release, raising the appropriate documentation, and chairing the release meeting
Technical liaison within and outside HENSOLDT UK, a trading name of Kelvin Hughes Limited with customers, suppliers, and collaborators on Firmware related matters
To be able to use test equipment such as: oscilloscopes, spectrum analysers, signal generators, etc. to test hardware on the bench running your implemented Firmware and verify it operates as expected
Mentoring of junior members of the team and providing construct feedback in code/document reviews
To conduct appropriate Design Reviews of FPGA design and VHDL implementation
To undertake system design at the highest level and creation of suitable documentation to allow implementation of system to take place
To write technical documentation including requirement specifications, test specification and functional description
To provide in house training on FPGA design, techniques, and tools
To provide a leadership and supervisory role for more junior engineers
To take part in higher-level product definition and design review activity, providing expert input from an FPGA perspective
To promote the business of HENSOLDT UK, a trading name of Kelvin Hughes Limited within appropriate forums
Travel within the UK may be required and is considered an occasional feature of this role. This could be required at short notice
To undertake other tasks as required by more senior management
Qualification
Required
Experience working on systems containing multiple FPGAs
Proven track record of analysing system requirements at the highest level and decomposing them into a suitable implementation for a product
Proven track record of producing designs on time and within budget
Good command of written and verbal English
Experience working on Radar or related DSP applications
10 or more years' experience working on FPGA designs
An excellent Masters or Bachelor's Degree from a good university
Company
HENSOLDT
Hensoldt is a globally leading supplier of premium sensors for security and surveillance missions.
5001-10000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$992.04MKey Investors
Leonardo CompanyIdinvest Partners
2023-12-07Post Ipo Equity· $258.96M
2021-04-24Post Ipo Secondary· $733.09M
2020-09-25IPO
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