Firmware Engineer

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Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

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Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

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**Job Description:** *Security Clearance:* Eligibility to gain UK SC Security Clearance *Travel Required* : Occasional travel within UK *Location:* PortsmouthSite (Typically 3 days a week in the office, 2 days remote) *Type:* Full time *What's in it for you...** Financial Reward: Competitive salary, annual profit share, contributory pension, share options, car leasing scheme, free onsite parking, season ticket loan, tax-free technology scheme, discounted shopping and much more * Work / Life Balance: 37 hour week, flexible working around core hours and Friday afternoons off, hybrid working, up to 2 additional days per month as TOIL, option to buy/sell holiday * Personal Development: Personalised development plan, Airbus Leadership University and unlimited access to 10,000+ E-learning courses, internal mobility including international opportunities * Health & Wellbeing: Wellbeing benefits (including 24/7 online GP and mental health support), Employee Assistance Programme, discounted family health / dental insurance / eye tests, cycle-to-work scheme, on-site canteen and coffee shop, lunchtime pilates * Family and Caregiving: Life assurance, enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave and caregiving * Inclusive Environment: Wellbeing room, Multi-faith room, Employee Representative Groups (Gender, LGBTQ+, International, Generational, Disability, Social & Cultural Diversity, Neurodiversity) Our world is changing. And so are we. From our commitment to zero-carbon flight ( #ZEROe ) to cleaning up space , sustainability is at the heart of our purpose . So what's your next change? A new *Firmware Engineer* opportunity has arisen within *Airbus Defence & Space*. You will be working as part of the Modem System Product team, based at the Portsmouth site. The successful candidate will be responsible for the development of specialised satellite communications Software Defined Radio (SDR) modem firmware for secure and resilient communications links, and will gain hands-on experience in many facets of satellite communications engineering. You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team including software, system, firmware, test and infrastructure engineers. *How you will contribute to the team...*The main tasks and responsibilities for the role include: * Firmware requirements capture, analysis and design response activities; * Firmware implementation activities across multiple target devices including Xilinx families under ISE and Vivado Development environments. * Support during system integration phases through simulation (host) and target testing (and fault diagnosis) at module and integrated unit levels. *About you...*Applicants should have a broad range of experience with the full Firmware (FPGA target devices) Engineering lifecycle, including: * Analysing system and sub-system requirements to elicit firmware requirements. * Architectural and detailed Firmware design. * Firmware implementation across multiple Xilinx device families and associated toolsets including ISE and Vivado Development environments. * Integration testing of Firmware with software to support system Verification and Validation. It would be advantageous for the successful candidate to have: * Experience of implementing advanced Digital Signal Processing (DSP) functions on FPGA devices. * Experience re-targeting a Firmware Design across Xilinx device families (e.g. from an ISE-supported device to a Vivado-supported device). * Experience with Mathematical Modelling techniques (e.g. Matlab and/or Simulink) to simulate key elements of Digital Communication Systems Not a 100% match? No worries! Airbus supports your personal growth with customized development solutions.*How we can support you...*Many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need and we’ll always do our best to accommodate your request. Please let us know if you need us to make any adjustments for the selection process - you can share this with your Talent Acquisition Partner if you are invited to interview. Examples may include (but not exclusive to) accessible facilities; auxiliary aids; room layout, etc. Any information disclosed will be treated in the strictest confidence. As a Disability Confident Employer, Airbus UK will offer an interview to any applicant that considers themselves to have a disability or long-term condition and meets the minimum criteria of the role (as set out in the job advert). To ‘opt in’, just select the option during your application submission and our Talent Acquisition team will contact you. #LI-WG1 #CI_2025This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.****Company:**** AIRBUS Defence and Space Limited*Employment Type:*Permanent-------*Experience Level:*Professional*Job Family:*Computing&Comm and Info& Data Processing By submitting your CV or application you are consenting to Airbus using and storing information about you for monitoring purposes relating to your application or future employment. This information will only be used by Airbus.Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all. As such, we will never ask for any type of monetary exchange in the frame of a recruitment process. Any impersonation of Airbus to do so should be reported to . At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking.

Nice-to-have skills

Digital Signal Processing
FPGA
Matlab
Simulink
Xilinx

Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom

Work experience

Embedded
Hardware

Languages

English

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