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