Firmware Engineer

Platform Recruitment; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Platform Recruitment seeks a Firmware Engineer in Cambridge for a hybrid role offering £35-45k DOE in Medical Devices. You will work across FPGA and embedded firmware development, designing high-performance digital hardware, and crafting low-level software to support sophisticated scientific research.

This role offers clear progression to senior engineering positions, with day-one project ownership and involvement across the full product lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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 optimise new features across complex electronic products.

Skills

VHDL

C for embedded

FPGA development

Hardware/software integration

SPI

I²C

UART

USB

Ethernet

Electronic Engineering

Education

Electronic Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

Xilinx Vivado

Intel Quartus

Job description

Firmware Engineer | Cambridge | Hybrid | £35-45k DOE | Medical Devices

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.

There is a clear progression route to senior engineering roles here, so you'll be joining a company that cares about your development, and will give you real project ownership from day one.

This is an opportunity to work on technically challenging products that directly support cutting-edge scientific research in neuroscience, physiology and biomedical.

Job Responsibilities

• 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 optimise 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.