Principal Firmware Engineer Edinburg OR Newcastle Paying up to £70p/h (Inside IR35) 6-month contract Responsibilities : The Design and development of Firmware designs using VHDL, for verifying designs using either VHDL or System Verilog and working to a structured firmware design process. Creating innovative VHDL-based FPGA design Analysing system-level documents and deriving detailed Firmware requirements Advanced verification techniques using either VHDL or SystemVerilog / UVM Full firmware design lifecycle, ideally working to a structured firmware process such as RTCA DO-254 or similar Experience required: Hold a degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering, ideally specializing in FPGA / Digital techniques. Have used Model Driven Engineering tools including MATLAB and Simulink De-bugging firmware designs and supporting system-related verification and integration High Speed Interface Design&Integration, including PCIe, DDR3, Ethernet FPGA technologies from either Xilinx, Altera, or Microsemi and their tools Be eligible to obtain SC level security clearance