Firmware Engineer

Edge Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 400,000 - 560,000; Full time

Job summary

Edge Group is seeking an experienced FPGA Firmware Engineer to develop and maintain FPGA firmware for advanced radar systems. The role emphasizes DTM integration, high-speed interfaces, and tight real-time control across RF and digital signal chains.

Responsibilities include RTL development, DTM TX/RX control, and FPGA-microcontroller integration for configuration, telemetry, calibration, and health monitoring. Strong HDL skills (VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog) and defense experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in firmware/embedded/FPGA development for defense-related clients.
• Solid knowledge of radar digital architecture and signal flow.
• Proficiency with Xilinx or Intel/Altera FPGA platforms and HDL (VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog).

Responsibilities

• Design and implement FPGA firmware for radar transceiver processing chains.
• Develop RTL using VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog for high-performance real-time applications.
• Build and integrate Digital Transceiver Modules (DTM) for TX/RX control and high-speed data handling.
• Interface with ADC/DAC, RF transceivers, mixers, and timing circuits.
• Develop FPGA logic for data framing, timing, PRI/PRF control, and pulse shaping.
• Integrate FPGA with embedded microcontrollers for configuration, telemetry, calibration, and health monitoring.
• Implement interfaces such as SPI, UART, I2C, JESD204B/C, LVDS, Ethernet.
• Support clocking architecture, synchronization and deterministic latency.
• Perform simulation, verification, timing closure and hardware debugging.
• Collaborate with RF, DSP and software teams for system integration.

Skills

Firmware development

Embedded systems

FPGA design

VHDL/Verilog

High-speed interfaces

Tools

Xilinx FPGA

Intel FPGA

Job description

The FPGA Firmware Engineer will develop and maintain FPGA firmware for advanced radar systems, with strong expertise in Digital Transceiver Modules (DTM) and embedded microcontroller integration. The role involves implementing high-speed digital interfaces, radar signal chains, and real-time control logic for transceiver operation.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement FPGA firmware for radar transmit/receive processing chains.
• Develop RTL using VHDL / Verilog / SystemVerilog for high-performance real-time applications.
• Build and integrate Digital Transceiver Modules (DTM) for TX/RX path control, digital up/down conversion, synchronization, and high-speed data handling.
• Interface with ADC/DAC, RF transceivers, mixers, and timing circuits.
• Develop FPGA logic for:
• Data framing and buffering
• Timing and trigger generation
• PRI/PRF control
• Pulse shaping and waveform sequencing
• Integrate FPGA with embedded microcontrollers for configuration, telemetry, calibration, and health monitoring.
• Implement communication interfaces such as SPI, UART, I2C, JESD204B/C, LVDS, Ethernet.
• Support clocking architecture, synchronization, and deterministic latency.
• Perform simulation, verification, timing closure, and hardware debugging.
• Collaborate with RF, DSP, and software teams for system-level integration.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience in firmware/embedded systems/FPGA solution development for military or defense related clients.
• Must have solid knowledge of radar digital architecture and signal flow.
• Strong experience with Xilinx or Intel/Altera FPGA platforms.
• Proficiency in VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog.
• Strong understanding of Digital Transceiver Modules (DTM) architecture and implementation.
• Experience with high-speed serial interfaces and real-time streaming architectures.
• Experience interfacing FPGA with microcontrollers (STM32, ARM Cortex, etc.).
• Experience with clock domain crossing (CDC), reset synchronization, and timing analysis.
• Familiarity with ADC/DAC data capture and RF control