Senior FPGA & Firmware Engineer — Embedded Systems

fortil; Madrid; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Fortil in Madrid seeks a Senior FPGA/Firmware Engineer to design and implement advanced FPGA-based embedded systems within demanding environments. You will drive RTL development, verification, and integration across hardware and software teams.

We value a master's degree in electronics or embedded systems and hands-on experience with VHDL/Verilog, timing analysis, and FPGA toolchains. The role offers challenging projects and a path to technical leadership.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electronics, Telecommunications, Embedded Systems, or related field.
• Strong experience in FPGA design within complex embedded/safety-critical environments.
• Proficient in RTL, synthesis, timing analysis and verification.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and implement FPGA firmware using RTL methodologies.
• Define FPGA architectures and contribute to system-level design activities.
• Develop and integrate FPGA functionalities for high-performance embedded systems.
• Perform FPGA verification and validation using simulation and requirement-driven methodologies.
• Develop and maintain verification environments, testbenches and automated test procedures.
• Support synthesis, place & route, timing analysis and hardware bring-up activities.
• Collaborate closely with Hardware, Software and Systems Engineering teams throughout the project lifecycle.
• Participate in design reviews, technical investigations and Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Prepare and maintain technical documentation, including specifications, design documentation, verification reports and traceability records.
• Support continuous improvement of FPGA development processes and engineering practices.

Skills

FPGA development

Analytical thinking

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Master's degree in Electronics/Telecommunications/Embedded Systems

Tools

VHDL

Verilog

SystemVerilog

RTL design

FPGA toolchains

Xilinx/Intel platforms

Job description

Fortil in Madrid seeks a Senior FPGA/Firmware Engineer to design and implement advanced FPGA-based embedded systems within demanding environments. You will drive RTL development, verification, and integration across hardware and software teams.

We value a master's degree in electronics or embedded systems and hands-on experience with VHDL/Verilog, timing analysis, and FPGA toolchains. The role offers challenging projects and a path to technical leadership.