Space-Grade FPGA Firmware Engineer (Embedded)

Simera Sense; Somerset West; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Friendly working environment

Job summary

Simera Sense is seeking a Firmware Engineer to design, develop, and validate high-performance FPGA firmware for embedded space missions. You will collaborate across hardware, software, and systems teams in an agile environment to deliver robust firmware solutions.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s Honours in Engineering, 2–5 years in FPGA-based firmware, C and VHDL proficiency, and experience with Xilinx or Microchip FPGA platforms. Remote work is not offered; location is South Africa.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of FPGA-based firmware design, development, and testing.
• Experience with FPGA platforms and high-reliability design practices.
• Proficiency in C and VHDL programming languages.
• Experience with Python scripting and real-time testing environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement FPGA firmware for space-related systems, from concept to qualification.
• Develop software for embedded microcontrollers.
• Test and debug firmware in real-time environments and simulations; perform hardware-in-the-loop testing.
• Create detailed documentation for firmware designs, testing procedures and results, and maintain version records.

Skills

FPGA firmware design

VHDL

C programming

Python scripting

Real-time testing

Education

Bachelor’s Honours Degree in Engineering

Tools

Xilinx

Microchip

HDL simulators

Job description

Simera Sense is seeking a Firmware Engineer to design, develop, and validate high-performance FPGA firmware for embedded space missions. You will collaborate across hardware, software, and systems teams in an agile environment to deliver robust firmware solutions.

Requirements include a Bachelor’s Honours in Engineering, 2–5 years in FPGA-based firmware, C and VHDL proficiency, and experience with Xilinx or Microchip FPGA platforms. Remote work is not offered; location is South Africa.