Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer (FPGA/ARM)

Experis Schweiz; Zürich; Vor Ort; CHF 110.000 - 170.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Experis Schweiz is seeking a Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer with FPGA/ARM expertise to design and implement firmware for FPGA-based SoCs, focusing on Cortex-A/AArch64 platforms. You will bring up hardware, work with Xilinx toolchains, and collaborate with internal teams and external partners to close system-level issues.

Candidates should have a BS in a relevant field and 5+ years in embedded firmware; Swiss work permit or Swiss/EU passport is required for eligibility.

Qualifikationen

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent.
• 5+ years of industry experience in embedded firmware development.
• Strong C fundamentals and deep experience in bare-metal or RTOS firmware on ARM Cortex-A / AArch64.
• Experience developing firmware for an FPGA-based SoC, ideally on Xilinx MPSoC or Versal platforms.
• Proven experience owning board bring-up from the firmware side, including power and clock sequencing and incremental peripheral enablement.
• Hands-on experience debugging targets over JTAG and writing boot images to eMMC, SD, or flash.
• Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes and logic analyzers for probing PCB signals and debugging hardware/software interactions.
• Strong desire to dive deep into system-level issues and drive problems to closure in a team environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for working with internal teams and external design partners.

Kenntnisse

C fundamentals

Embedded firmware development

Board bring-up

JTAG debugging

Communication skills

Ausbildung

BS in Electrical Engineering / Computer Engineering / Computer Science

Tools

Xilinx Vitis

Vivado

PCIe debugging

QDMA/XDMA

Jobbeschreibung

Senior Embedded Firmware Engineer (FPGA/ARM)

Experis® is a global leader in IT professional resourcing, permanent recruitment, project solutions, and managed services. With over 25 years of experience in Switzerland and offices in Zürich, Basel, and Geneva, we connect top IT talent with leading companies. Our mission is to help professionals unlock their potential and thrive in dynamic, future-ready careers.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent
• 5+ years of industry experience in embedded firmware development
• Strong C fundamentals and deep experience in bare-metal or RTOS firmware on ARM Cortex-A / AArch64
• Experience developing firmware for an FPGA-based SoC, ideally on Xilinx MPSoC or Versal platforms
• Proven experience owning board bring-up from the firmware side, including power and clock sequencing and incremental peripheral enablement
• Hands-on experience debugging targets over JTAG and writing boot images to eMMC, SD, or flash
• Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes and logic analyzers for probing PCB signals and debugging hardware/software interactions
• Strong desire to dive deep into system-level issues and drive problems to closure in a team environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for working with internal teams and external design partners

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with the AMD/Xilinx Vitis toolchain, from hardware handoff (XSA) through BSP configuration to boot image
• Working proficiency with Vivado sufficient to navigate a block design, interpret an address map, and re-export a hardware handoff
• Experience bringing up a PCIe endpoint, including address translation and enumeration debugging
• Experience with QDMA or XDMA on Xilinx devices, including the host driver side
• Working knowledge of cache and coherency handling for DMA-accessible memory
• Ability to read Verilog or SystemVerilog and make small, contained modifications
• Effective use of AI-assisted development tools for navigating unfamiliar code and accelerating debugging

For this position we can only consider applicants with a Swiss work permit or a Swiss/EU passport.