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# Firmware Engineer

- **Company:** Polytec Personnel Ltd
- **Location:** Cambridge, United Kingdom (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £35,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer Programming, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Digital Electronics, Embedded Software, Ethernet, Firmware, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Signal Processing, Systems Integration, Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Vivado, Fpga Hardware
- **Published:** October 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.hiredonline.co.uk/jobs/225611336-firmware-engineer/platform-recruitment

## About the Role

* Strong commercial experience using VHDL.
 * Strong programming skills in C for embedded systems or low-level hardware control.
 * Experience designing and debugging digital electronic systems, including hardware/software integration.
 * Familiarity with FPGA development environments such as AMD/Xilinx Vivado or Intel Quartus.
 * Experience with communication interfaces such as SPI, I²C, UART, USB or Ethernet.
 * Degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering or a closely related discipline.

Apply today to define the direction of scientific research!

## Description

* Design, develop and verify FPGA functionality using VHDL for high-performance data acquisition and signal processing systems.
 * Develop embedded software in C to control hardware, implement low-level functionality and interface with FPGA-based systems.
 * Collaborate with hardware and software engineers to integrate, test and optimise new features across complex electronic products.