Date Posted:
2025-02-24Country:
United KingdomLocation:
GBR02: Glenrothes, Scotland, Queensway Industrial Estate, Glenrothes, KY7 5PYPosition Role Type:
UnspecifiedPrincipal Firmware Engineer
Raytheon UK
Glenrothes/Livingston
Full Time - 37 hours - Permanent
At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence.
Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do. Together, we are not just advancing technology; were building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world.
The manufacture of Control Actuation Systems, Guidance Electronic Units and Power Products. The UK’s only Global Factory for UK & US missile programmes.
The provision of GPS Anti-Jamming systems across domains. Raytheon UK’s long heritage of AJ GPS Technology can be found on land, air and maritime platforms.
Dedicated high volume Space Grade manufacturing facility with CCA lines qualified for Space, all supported by a highly skilled experienced workforce.
The role:
- Assessing customer requirements - Deriving detailed FPGA/Firmware requirements for complex systems.
- Power Product design and development - Architecting the control solution in collaboration with the Principal Hardware Engineer. Developing these concepts through to final production.
- Modelling and simulations of control functions to be verified and validated.
- Developing the model-based design process and tools to enable rapid controller development.
- Designing to meet and follow industry standards such as RTCA D0-254 or similar.
- Liaising with academia and industry experts.
Essential Skills:
- Experience of VHDL based FPGA design and verification techniques.
- Practical experience of FPGA technology from Xilinx, Altera and/or Actel.
- Ability to de-bug and test new firmware designs and supporting module and system related test, verification and integration.
- Fully understand circuit operation, debug, diagnose and implement fixes.
- Good problem-solving skills, willing to take ownership as well as positively contributing within cross-discipline teams.
- Experience in simulation (Matlab Simulink or Spice)
- Experienced in system modelling.
- Proven Technical leadership on development programmes.
- Experience in interpretation of customer specs and end use environments.
- Good communication skills. Ability to tailor communications to level and audience at all levels.
- Willingness to travel throughout the UK, Europe and the US.
- Eligible or current holder of SC security clearance.
Desired Skills:
- Experience using the Mentor Graphics tool suit; DxDesigner, Constraints Editor, HyperLynx tools such as Signal Integrity & Power Analyser, SystemVision simulation or equivalents would be advantageous.
- Proven analytical skills in circuit simulation and thermal analysis.
- Design of Invertor and Power Factor Correction power supplies and exposure to other topologies.
- Experience of working with Industry standard toolsets (e.g. DOORs).
Required Education/Experience:
- BEng/ MSc / MEng /PhD in Electrical / Electronic Engineering or similar, with appropriate specialisation in FPGA/Firmware/digital design techniques and embedded development.
- Candidates with other qualifications and relevant experience will be considered.
Standard Benefits:
- 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays
- Contributory Pension Scheme (up to 10.5 company contribution)
- 6 times salary ‘Life Assurance’
- Flexible Benefits scheme with extensive salary sacrifice schemes.
- Enhanced sick pay scheme
- Enhanced Family Friendly Policies, including enhanced Maternity & Shared Parental leave.
- 37hr working week, with an early finish Friday (hours may vary depending on role, job requirement or site specifics arrangements).
- Flexible working arrangements can be considered wherever we can (depending on the role) so please enquire or highlight any request to our Recruitment team to explore flexible working possibilities.
- Canteen facilities available at Harlow & Glenrothes sites and Manchester & Gloucester offer free snacks & drinks (hot & cold)
Raytheon UK is a landed company and part of the wider RTX organisation. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, USA, but with over 180,000 employees globally across every continent, RTX provides advanced systems and services for commercial, military and government customers worldwide and comprises three industry-leading businesses – Collins Aerospace Systems, Pratt & Whitney, and Raytheon.
Supporting over 35,000 jobs across 13 UK sites, RTX is helping to drive prosperity. Each year our work contributes over 2.7bn to the UK economy and offers a wealth of opportunities to 4,000 suppliers across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. We’re investing in all corners of the country, supporting 29,040 jobs in England, 3,040 in Northern Ireland, 1,900 in Scotland and 1,600 in Wales
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