Automotive Firmware & FPGA Engineer – Functional Safety

LHP Engineering Solutions; Goleta (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

LHP Engineering Solutions is seeking a Firmware/FPGA Engineer focused on Functional Safety & Verification to design, develop, verify, and validate safety-critical firmware and FPGA-based solutions for automotive and transportation customers.

The role emphasizes low-level development, RTL verification, and IV&V with a strong emphasis on safety-compliant work products and cross-functional collaboration with system, hardware, and safety engineers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
• 2+ years of experience in firmware and/or FPGA development.
• Strong experience with low-level firmware development using Verilog/VHDL.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop low-level firmware and FPGA/RTL logic for safety-critical automotive systems.
• Perform RTL verification including simulation-based and formal verification techniques.
• Execute Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V) activities for firmware and programmable logic.
• Develop firmware and FPGA verification plans, test environment, and automated tests.
• Write and maintain firmware tests and safety mechanism validation tests.
• Produce Functional Safety-compliant firmware work products aligned with ISO 26262.
• Participate in requirements, design, safety, and code reviews.
• Collaborate with system, hardware, safety, and test engineers.

Skills

Firmware development

FPGA development

Verilog/VHDL

RTL verification

IVV RTL

Automotive Functional Safety

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science

Tools

Verilog

VHDL

FPGA tooling

Job description

LHP Engineering Solutions is seeking a Firmware/FPGA Engineer focused on Functional Safety & Verification to design, develop, verify, and validate safety-critical firmware and FPGA-based solutions for automotive and transportation customers.

The role emphasizes low-level development, RTL verification, and IV&V with a strong emphasis on safety-compliant work products and cross-functional collaboration with system, hardware, and safety engineers.