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Firmware Engineer | Cambridge
We're partnering with a market-leading biotech & biomedical research company.
Here, you'll play a key role in development, working across FPGA and embedded firmware development, you'll design and implement high-performance digital hardware, develop low-level software, and contribute throughout the full product development lifecycle.
This is an opportunity to work on technically challenging products that directly support cutting-edge scientific research in neuroscience, physiology, and biomedical.
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- Design, develop, and verify FPGA functionality using VHDL for high-performance data acquisition and signal processing systems.
- Develop embedded software in C to control hardware, implement low-level functionality, and interface with FPGA-based systems.
- Collaborate with hardware and software engineers to integrate, test, and optimize new features across complex electronic products.
Technical Requirements
- Strong commercial experience using VHDL.
- Strong programming skills in C for embedded systems or low-level hardware control.
- Experience designing and debugging digital electronic systems, including hardware/software integration.
- Familiarity with FPGA development environments such as AMD/Xilinx Vivado or Intel Quartus.
- Experience with communication interfaces such as SPI, I²C, UART, USB, or Ethernet.
- Degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
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