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# Firmware Engineer 1649

- **Company:** Morson Group
- **Location:** Reading, UK
- **Salary:** £113,402.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Software Debugging, Electronic Design Automation, Firmware, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Description Language, Imaging Technology, SystemVerilog, Systems Integration, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), ModelSim
- **Published:** October 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/firmware-engineer/morson-edge-job108084381

## About the Role

* Strong experience with FPGA technologies (e.g. Xilinx, Microsemi/Actel, or Lattice)
 * Advanced verification using VHDL and/or SystemVerilog/UVM
 * Expertise in timing constraints and FPGA optimisation
 * Ability to derive detailed firmware requirements from system-level specifications
 * Experience across the full firmware lifecycle within structured standards (e.g. DO-254 or similar)
 * Debugging and integration at hardware/system level

Desirable

 * Familiarity with Siemens EDA tools (e.g. ModelSim, Questa, HDL Designer)
 * Experience with safety-critical standards (e.g. IEC 61508)
 * Exposure to electro-optic or imaging systems

## Description

* Capture and manage firmware requirements
 * Design, develop, and analyse FPGA-based firmware (VHDL)
 * Produce technical documentation and support design reviews
 * Develop test, verification, and integration plans
 * Collaborate with hardware and software engineers on system integration
 * Modify and maintain existing firmware and test benches
 * Support designs through structured development processes