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# Firmware Engineer 1649

- **Company:** Morson Group
- **Location:** Chelmsford, 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 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.apply4u.co.uk/jobs/firmware-engineer-1649/51666845

## 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