Senior Firmware Engineer

LHP Engineering Solutions; Goleta (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

LHP Engineering Solutions in Goleta, CA seeks a Senior Firmware/FPGA Engineer focused on Functional Safety & Verification to design, verify, and validate safety-critical firmware and FPGA-based solutions for automotive and transportation customers.

The role emphasizes low-level development, RTL verification, and IS0 26262–compliant work products with a strong IV&V focus. Collaboration with cross-functional teams and safety engineers is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
• 5+ years of firmware and/or FPGA development experience.
• Strong experience with low-level firmware development using Verilog/VHDL.
• Hands-on RTL design and verification experience.
• IVV RTL experience.
• FPGA Formal Verification experience.
• Automotive Functional Safety experience.
• Experience writing firmware work products and firmware tests for Functional Safety.

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

RTL design & verification

Verilog/VHDL

Automotive functional safety

IVV/IV&V

FPGA formal verification

ISO 26262 awareness

Communication skills

Education

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

Tools

Verilog

VHDL

Job description

Career Opportunities with LHP Engineering Solutions

Careers At LHP Engineering Solutions

Current job opportunities are posted here as they become available.

LHP Engineering Solutions is a Functional Safety global leader committed to creating safe transportation with developing technologies such as Electric Vehicles, Advance Driver Assistance Systems. At LHP we ensure Functional Safety and Cyber Security development of these systems and technologies by leveraging our core expertise with widely accepted standards such as AUTOSAR, ISO26262, ASPICE, ISO/SAE 21434.

We seek a Senior Firmware / FPGA Engineer – Functional Safety & Verification to join our team. As a Firmware / FPGA Engineer, you will be responsible for the design, development, verification, and validation of safety-critical firmware and FPGA-based solutions for automotive and transportation customers. This role emphasizes low-level development, RTL verification, and Functional Safety–compliant work products, with a strong focus on independent verification and validation (IV&V).

Your Responsibilities Will Include:

• 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

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science
• 5+ years of experience in firmware and/or FPGA development
• Strong experience with low-level firmware development using Verilog/VHDL
• Hands-on RTL design and verification experience
• IVV RTL experience
• FPGA Formal Verification experience
• Automotive Functional Safety experience
• Experience writing firmware work products and firmware tests for Functional Safety

Must be a US Citizen

The Ideal Candidate Will Have

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work in a cross-functional, safety-driven environment
• Detail-oriented mindset suitable for safety-critical systems
• Interest in firmware, RTL, toolchains, and verification environments

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