Principal Firmware Engineer Edinburg OR Newcastle Paying up to £70p/h (Inside IR35) 6-month contract Responsibilities: The Design and development of Firmware designs using VHDL, for verifying designs using either VHDL or System Verilog and working to a structured firmware design process. Creating innovative VHDL based FPGA design Analysing system level documents and deriving detailed Firmware requirements Advanced verification techniques using either VHDL or SystemVerilog / UVM Full firmware design lifecycle, ideally working to a structured firmware process such as RTCA DO-254 or similar Experience required: Hold a degree in Electronics and Electrical Engineering, ideally specialising in FPGA / Digital techniques. Have used Model Driven Engineering tools including MATLAB and Simulink De-bugging firmware designs and supporting system related verification and integration High Speed Interface Design & Integration, including PCIe, DDR3, Ethernet FPGA technologies from either Xilinx, Altera or Microsemi and their tools Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change