Candidates must hold active SC clearance to be considered for this role.

Candidates must be prepared to be on-site in Stevenage on a full-time basis when required.

Job summary

The successful applicant will be an expert in digital signal processor design and validation. They will join the system engineering team responsible for the secure telecommand and telemetry system for a military communication satellite.

The role requires a strong background in the validation of digital FPGA-based systems, in this case applied to a cryptographic system.

Skills/Experience Required

Essential skills needed for this role are:

Planning and execution of verification and validation of digital communications equipment;
Expertise in test software scripting using Python, C and tcl;
Troubleshooting and debug of FPGA-based equipment.

Experience in any or all of the following topics will be valuable

Knowledge of cryptographic systems and associated security functions;
Understanding of end-to-end digital communication systems;
Failure mode and related system analyses: FMEA / FMECA, single event effects and security analysis;
Familiarity with VHDL used in FPGA design.

Hourly pay rate

£75.00 Umbrella
£56.59 PAYE

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