RC Fornax

About the Company

RC Fornax are ISO 9001:2015 Certified, JOSCAR registered and the foremost provider of ultra-efficient work package solutions primarily to the Defence industry.

We create bespoke work package solutions under Statement(s) of Work to better augment your capabilities and ensure time critical deliverables are met.

We utilise the most talented, committed and technically capable individuals from the UK contractor market. This, combined with our in house quality and project management capabilities enable us to deliver the Statements of Work as fully managed services.

Whether we're taking your defined work packages or working with you to convert old labour based engagements to a procurement of services under a Statement of Work, we offer project flexibility and mitigate all risks surrounding IR35. In all cases, RC Fornax become the IR35 determining organisation.

With our combined years’ experience in both Defence and high-profile projects we can tackle any challenge putting you on the path to success.

Contact us today to schedule a consultation and explore a trustworthy and reliable business partnership.

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Company Name

RC Fornax

Job Title

FPGA Engineer

Job Description

RC Fornax is seeking a FPGA Engineer to join our leading defence customer. This role offers a fantastic opportunity for a motivated individual to expand their skills and expertise within a dynamic and growing organisation.

This is an exciting opportunity to create advanced solutions for Electronic Countermeasure (ECM) programs, helping to protect personnel from threats like Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in both military and civilian environments. These systems are deployed across various platforms, providing the chance to work closely with partners and end users.

Key Responsibilities:

Firmware requirements capture and management.
FPGA design and analysis.
Production of documentation for other engineers and evidence for design reviews.
Development of FPGA test and FPGA integration plans.
Support all firmware designs through the company firmware process
Modification of existing firmware designs and test benches

Skills

Essential:

Using FPGA technologies especially from either Xilinx, Microsemi (Actel) or Lattice and their tools
Advanced verification techniques using either VHDL or System Verilog / UVM
Specifying complex timing and area constraints for efficient FPGA place and route
Ability to analyse system level requirements and derive detailed Firmware requirements
A methodical approach to the full firmware design lifecycle, working to a structured firmware process such as RTCA DO-254 or similar
Experience of working on safety related firmware to IEC 61508 would be advantageous.
De-bugging firmware designs and supporting verification and integration at hardware and system level alongside Software and Hardware Engineers.
Making technical decisions and mitigating technical risk for Firmware design activities
Ability to communicate effectively across different disciplines both verbally and in written form
Familiarity with Siemens EDA FPGA development tools including HDL Designer and ModelSim / Questa is an advantage.
Engineering experience with radio systems and software defined radio or signal processing an advantage
Experience of mentoring more junior members of the team

Desirable:

Awareness of Safety, Security and other legislative constraints
Domain experience in Electronics Warfare and Electronics Countermeasure.

Working pattern :
Hybrid 3-4 days on site per week

Available Location :
Luton
Bristol
Basildon

Due to the nature of this project , successful candidate must hold Active SC Clearance and be sole British national.

Luton, United Kingdom

Hybrid

19-03-2025