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# Firmware Design Engineer

- **Company:** Technology Service Corporation
- **Location:** Huntsville, AL, United States
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Configuration Management, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Digital Electronics, Logic Synthesis of Circuits, Embedded Software, Network Interface Controllers, Firmware, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Description Language, Python (Programming Language), MATLAB, Signal Processing, Software Configuration Management, Verilog, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Vivado, Scripting, State Machines, Git, Software Version Control
- **Published:** September 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/18209734?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F18209734%2FFirmware-Design-Engineer-Alabama-Huntsville

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related technical degrees
 * 0-5 years of experience developing and implementing firmware designs
 * Familiarity with at least one hardware description language, such as VHDL or Verilog
 * Basic understanding of digital design concepts, including synchronous logic, finite-state machines, pipelining, clock domains, reset strategies, and timing.
 * Familiarity with FPGAs and FPGA design development
 * Experience with software configuration management tools
 * Ability to use engineering analysis or scripting tools such as MATLAB, Python, or equivalent software.
 * Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance
 * U.S. Citizenship required, * Experience with AMD/Xilinx FPGA & SoC devices and the Vivado Design Suite.
 * Experience with developing support firmware for hands on hardware debug and test
 * Experience developing high-speed digital architectures
 * Experience in writing embedded software
 * Familiarity with the Git version control system
 * Experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal generators

## Description

* Assist with the architecture, design, implementation, and integration of FPGA-based firmware
 * Translate system and signal-processing requirements into digital hardware and FPGA implementations
 * Work with systems, hardware, software, and test engineers to troubleshoot design issues at the simulation, board, and system levels
 * Contribute to design reviews and engineering documentation, including design description documents, user's manuals, and interface control documents, to communicate firmware designs features to a relevant audience
 * Develop test software, scripts, and procedures to verify FPGA functionality and support laboratory testing
 * Follow established processes for source control, configuration management, peer review, and defect tracking


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