Embedded Firmware & FPGA Engineer — Aerospace

CFD Research Corporation; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

ESOP

Medical, vision, dental

Paid leave & disability

Bonuses

Job summary

CFD Research Corporation is seeking a Firmware Engineer with strong embedded firmware and FPGA experience. The role partners with Embedded Hardware Design Engineers to deliver robust, secure embedded systems for aerospace and military applications.

The ideal candidate will design and test firmware in C/C++, develop FPGA logic, and contribute to system architecture and hardware/firmware integration. Onsite in a fast-paced R&D setting.

Qualifications

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Firmware Engineering, or related discipline.
• Strong proficiency in embedded firmware development in C/C++ for microcontrollers and embedded processors.
• Experience with RTOS based development, bare metal systems, interrupt handling, timing critical code, and power managed firmware.
• Understanding of digital interfaces, communication protocols, and embedded system architectures.
• Experience with lab equipment including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, multimeters, and power supplies.
• Familiarity with software configuration management, version control (Git), and structured engineering workflows.
• Ability to read schematics and understand hardware-software interactions at the board level.
• Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen and possess the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and test embedded firmware in C/C++, including drivers, HAL layers, communication stacks, control loops, and board bring up.
• Develop FPGA logic (VHDL/Verilog) for DSP, interfaces, or high speed control functions.
• Define system architecture with Embedded Hardware Design Engineers and validate interfaces.
• Implement protocols such as SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, USB, Ethernet, Modbus.
• Participate in schematic reviews and provide firmware input to PCB layout.
• Support system-level testing using oscillosopes, logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers.
• Develop test firmware, scripts, and automated tests for prototype evaluation and production verification.
• Create technical documentation and AS9100-aligned procedures.
• Support compliance to AS9100, MIL-STD-461/810, and related specs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Embedded firmware development

C/C++ programming

RTOS development

Schematic reading

Hardware/firmware integration

Analytical/problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Protocol analyzers

Multimeters

Power supplies

JTAG / In-Circuit Debuggers

Job description

CFD Research Corporation is seeking a Firmware Engineer with strong embedded firmware and FPGA experience. The role partners with Embedded Hardware Design Engineers to deliver robust, secure embedded systems for aerospace and military applications.

The ideal candidate will design and test firmware in C/C++, develop FPGA logic, and contribute to system architecture and hardware/firmware integration. Onsite in a fast-paced R&D setting.