Senior Satellite Firmware Engineer (FPGA/DSP)

NewSpace Systems; Somerset West; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Job summary

NewSpace Systems seeks a Senior Firmware Design Engineer to contribute to the development, implementation, and verification of advanced satellite communication systems. You will design and support firmware for aerospace applications, ensuring high performance, reliability, and compliance across the lifecycle.

The role involves DSP algorithms, FPGA-based implementations, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to define engineering requirements and documentation.

Qualifications

• B.Sc/B.Eng in Electronic Engineering from a recognized institution.
• Firmware development using VHDL or Verilog (8+ years).
• Designing and building high-reliability electronic products (5–7+ years).
• Experience with high-speed digital design, schematics, and PCB layout (Altium).
• 8+ years designing and simulating analog and digital circuits.
• 8+ years testing and debugging electronic circuits.
• Software development in C, C++, and Python.
• DSP algorithms and communication waveforms modelling with MATLAB or Python.

Responsibilities

• Develop embedded firmware for satellite communication systems including architecture, creation, debugging and testing.
• Support hardware integration.
• Research and testing of theoretical designs.
• Derive engineering requirements from system-level needs with a multidisciplinary team.
• Create and maintain specifications, test procedures, and design reports.
• Collaborate with Industrialization, Production and Quality to bring up production and resolve issues.
• Attend requirement and proposal discussions with clients as needed.

Skills

C/C++/Python

DSP algorithms

MATLAB modelling

HDL (VHDL/Verilog)

High-speed digital design

Altium Designer

Leadership

Communication

Education

B.Sc/B.Eng in Electronic Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Job description

NewSpace Systems seeks a Senior Firmware Design Engineer to contribute to the development, implementation, and verification of advanced satellite communication systems. You will design and support firmware for aerospace applications, ensuring high performance, reliability, and compliance across the lifecycle.

The role involves DSP algorithms, FPGA-based implementations, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to define engineering requirements and documentation.