Senior Firmware & FPGA Engineer - Automotive Safety

lhpes; Goleta (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

LHP Engineering Solutions is seeking a Senior Firmware / FPGA Engineer – Functional Safety & Verification to join our team. You will design and verify safety-critical firmware and FPGA-RTL for automotive systems, with IVV focus and ISO 26262-compliant work products.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in firmware/FPGA, strong Verilog/VHDL, and automotive functional safety experience, plus collaboration with cross-functional safety teams in a dynamic, safety-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
• 5+ years in firmware and/or FPGA development.
• Strong Verilog/VHDL and RTL verification experience.
• IVV RTL experience and FPGA formal verification.
• Automotive Functional Safety experience preferred.

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 (IVV) 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

Verilog/VHDL

RTL design

Firmware development

IVV RTL verification

FPGA verification

Automotive safety

Communication skills

Education

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

Job description

LHP Engineering Solutions is seeking a Senior Firmware / FPGA Engineer – Functional Safety & Verification to join our team. You will design and verify safety-critical firmware and FPGA-RTL for automotive systems, with IVV focus and ISO 26262-compliant work products.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in firmware/FPGA, strong Verilog/VHDL, and automotive functional safety experience, plus collaboration with cross-functional safety teams in a dynamic, safety-driven environment.