Firmware Designer (FPGA)

Neways Electronics International; Son en Breugel; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

13 days off (RHW)

Travel expenses

Profit-sharing scheme

Bike plan

Investment in personal growth

Job summary

Neways Electronics International is seeking a Firmware Designer (FPGA) to create and modify firmware for FPGAs, ensuring strong HW/SW interfaces. You will handle VHDL design, documentation, and testing, collaborating with software, hardware and mechanical teams in a hybrid environment.

The role requires 5+ years in VHDL FPGA design, familiarity with toolchains like Quartus/ISE, debugging tools, and programming in C/C++/Python. Excellent English communication and proactive teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in electrical engineering.
• 5+ years of industrial experience in VHDL for FPGA design.
• Experience with FPGA design flow and simulations.
• Experience with FPGA debugging tools and lab equipment.
• Familiar with HW development tools like Spice and Matlab.
• Familiar with programming languages (C/C++, Java, Python).
• Affinity to work with HW and SW engineers; strong communication in English.
• Team player with analytical and proactive mindset.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualizing solutions and budgeting for quotes.
• Drafting and reviewing specifications with customers.
• Designing, implementing, testing and documenting independently.
• Keeping up with development tools and practices.
• Adhering to coding standards.
• Agile way of working in project teams.

Skills

VHDL

FPGA design

Altera Quartus

Xilinx ISE

Questa Sim

Mentor Modalism

Ila ChipScope

Spice

MATLAB

C/C++

Python

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Altera Quartus

Xilinx ISE

Mentor Modalism

Questa Sim

ChipScope

Lab equipment

Spice

MATLAB

Job description

Overview

As a Firmware Designer (FPGA), your main responsibility is to create and modify firmware designs for programmable logic, for example FPGAs, including the hardware/software interface of the machine.

Your tasks include specifying and documenting requirements, implementing and simulating VHDL code, as well as testing the firmware in test setups and in the machine module. You will be the first point of contact for VHDL-related questions and you will work closely with designers of all disciplines (software, hardware, and (electro)-mechanical).

Impact

This is how you make impact as a firmware designer

As a firmware designer you will work with your project team as the VHDL expert. Together with your colleagues you will work on electronics solutions that we develop for and in consultation with our customers, and produce within one of our operating companies.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualizing solutions and budgeting for quotes
• Drafting and reviewing specifications with customers
• Designing, implementing, testing and documenting independently
• Keeping up with development tools and practices
• Adhering to coding standards
• Agile way of working in project teams

What we offer

An appealing salary tailored to your skills and experience, complemented by an 8% vacation pay. What really sets this job apart is a challenging position in a dynamic and healthy development project-oriented environment, while working with a team of enthusiastic highly skilled professionals. You will have the opportunity to work on challenging projects, making use of state of the art technology such as systems-on-chip, high speed signaling, and transceiver based interfaces. Our international organization is evolving into a System Innovator in which there is focus not only on hard skills, but definitely on soft skills as well.

Furthermore, you can expect:

• 27 days of annual leave
• Plus 13 days off work pursuant to the Reduction of Working Hours Act
• Working in a flexible and hybrid environment
• Travel expenses
• Profit-sharing scheme
• Bicycle plan
• Investment in your personal growth

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in electrical engineering.
• At least 5 years of industrial experience in VHDL for FPGA design (VHDL RTL, synthesis, compilation and timing closure).
• Experience with FPGA design flow (Altera Quartus/Xilinx ISE) and functional and gate-level simulation using Mentor Modalism and/or Questa Sim.
• Experience with FPGA debugging tools (ILA ChipScope, Signaltap) and lab equipment.
• Familiar with HW development tools (e.g. Spice, Matlab).
• Familiar with programming languages (e.g. C/C++/#, Java, Python).
• Affinity to work and discuss with hardware and software engineers on a technical level.
• Team player, analytical, pragmatic, creative and proactive.
• Good communication skills and proficient in English.
• Good in time management and setting priorities.