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# Firmware Engineer

- **Company:** Morson Group
- **Location:** Crawley, UK (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £124,800.0 - £187,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Algorithm Design, Programming Tools, Digital Electronics, Ethernet, Hardware Design, MATLAB, PCI Express, SystemVerilog, Verilog, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Scripting, Linux Development
- **Published:** October 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.morson.com/jobs/41043/apply

## About the Role

* Strong communications, verbally and in writing. A relevant degree (BEng, MEng, EngD, PhD) in electronics, supported by 5+ years of relevant experience.
 * Verification Test bench architecture with System Verilog or C++
 * Verification Methodology: Advanced VHDL verification or OSVVM/UVVM
 * Requirements Management: IBM Rationale DOORS
 * Simulation of designs using simulator tool: Mentor Graphics Modelsim / Questasim /Simulink
 * Digital electronic design in hardware development languages: VHDL and either Verilog or System Verilog
 * Implementation of complex designs using any vendor specific development tools
 * Technologies: PCIe, Ethernet, Serial Comms, AXI4
 * Object Orientated design Techniques
 * Image processing techniques and algorithms
 * Algorithm development using development tool: MatLab
 * Linux development environments

Note - Due to the nature of projects, we require candidates that have or could get Security Clearance.

## Description

Working in conjunction with systems, software and hardware engineers to develop electronic systems.

Projects involve using the latest industry class development tools for FPGA and system on a chip hardware technologies. Work is carried out to a structured firmware design process.

The roles is based on our Manor Royal site in Crawley and can support a mix of on-site and remote working. There is a requirement to that periods of time to be spent at Customer sites and/or integration facilities.

The candidate will have demonstrable experience of Firmware engineering in the defence and/or transportation and/or aerospace domain.

The role holder reports to the Firmware Team Lead. The key individual responsibilities are:

 * Work as part of firmware team to deliver firmware projects to agreed time, cost and quality
 * Verify firmware using Hardware Verification Languages or Hardware Description languages
 * Design firmware using Hardware Description Languages
 * Enhancement of firmware related processes (documenting, scripting, reporting, process automation)
 * Working closely with multi-disciplinary teams