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# Firmware Engineer

- **Company:** Think Staffing
- **Location:** Dursley, UK
- **Salary:** £35,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Databases, Digital Electronics, Microprocessors, Embedded Software, Firmware, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Software Requirements Analysis, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), PIC Microcontroller, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Software Coding
- **Published:** August 2, 2026
- **Apply:** https://itjobpro.co.uk/job/firmware-engineer-2

## About the Role

The ideal candidate will be willing to learn and want long term growth within the business. The successful applicant will have the relevant electronics experience / knowledge. If this sounds like you, we would like to hear from you., You must enjoy working in small teams where knowledge is shared, experience gained, and high-quality solutions delivered to our customers

Essential skills:

 * Formal qualification such as HNC/HND/BEng.

 * Solid experience in FPGA (or ASIC) Design and Verification.

 * Excellent VHDL and C/C++ coding skills.

 * Experience of working with microprocessors, preferable with PIC microprocessors.

 * Ability to derive FPGA architectures & requirements from System requirements.

Desirable Skills

 * Good understanding of analogue and digital circuit designs.

 * Ability to carry out schematic designs.

 * Ability to develop GUI programs for windows-based systems for data acquisition from the developed system.

 * Experience in working with databases.

Renumeration

Salary c£35,000 per annum, dependent on relevant experience.

## Description

Our client is looking for a Firmware Engineer / Digital Electronics Engineer to join their engineering department. The successful candidate will be welcomed on board a small engineering team to design and develop bespoke products in a project-based environment. The core of your work will be developing embedded software for Xilinx FPGA's (VHDL) and PIC microcontrollers (C, C++)., * You will be responsible for developing full turn key systems which involves the integration of PIC microprocessors and Xilinx FPG's.


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