Lead FPGA Firmware Engineer

Job Description Summary The Lead FPGA Firmware Engineer will be working to define requirements, enhance product features for an electronic design for world-class Control & Protection system in VSC and LCC systems, VBE, working together with engineers based in global locations. The role is accountable for business-critical design, development to meet product requirements and timelines for future commercial HVDC projects. Job Description Roles and Responsibilities o Analysing system requirements and defining functions to be implemented in Hardware. o Strong Knowledge and experience of Model Based Design (MAT LAB Simulink, HDL coder, Xilinx System Generator) o FPGA Firmware development. o Analogue and digital Hardware design. o Maintain legacy products including updates and improvements to extend product life span. o Contribution to creating and maintaining manufacturing data packs. o Writing functional specifications for design. o Writing test specifications (Routine test, Type test, Test Harness). o Participating in and contributing to design reviews. o Ensuring designs are documented to Company standards. Required Qualifications o Degree or Higher in Electrical / Electronic engineering or equivalent experience with 8+ years experience o Minimum 5+ years ' experience of FPGA design using VHDL or Verilog . o Strong all-round knowledge and understanding of electronic components & principles. o Exceptional hardware / FPGA debugging skills. o Experience with Altera, Microsemi, Xilinx FPGA devices and design tools (Quartus II, Libero SoC). o Dynamic and proactive with ability to work on own or as part of a multi-disciplinary engineering team to resolve technical issues. o Experience of designing hardware for real time control applications. o High-speed digital hardware design and PCB layout skills. Desired Qualifications o Good verbal and written communication skills. o Motivated great teammate, self-starter, results oriented. o Agile development practices e.g., Scrum o Scripting experience using Perl, Python o Experience of version control, e.g., SVN, GIT o Bug tracking tools, e.g., JIRA o Power Electronics control system design. o Knowledge of HVDC Additional Information Relocation Assistance Provided: Yes