Firmware Designer

Firmware Designer (FPGA) – Eindhoven R&D

Location: Eindhoven region, Netherlands (hybrid – minimum 3 days/week onsite)
Contract: Initial 1 year (extendable based on project needs)
Hours: 32-40 hours/week
Start: ASAP

Role Summary

Join a global multidisciplinary R&D team developing next-generation MRI systems for hospital/outpatient radiology. Design FPGA firmware for control and acquisition systems, collaborating with RF/analog/digital hardware, mechanical, system, manufacturing, and service engineers. Take products from concept through production.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather/define/write FPGA firmware requirements & test specifications from stakeholder input

• Develop complete FPGA designs (requirements ? integration ? testing ? release)

• Define FPGA I/O planning, clock/reset structures, external interfacing

• Document requirements, specifications, design plans, reviews, test procedures/reports

Must-Have Requirements

• BSc/MSc Electrical Engineering, Electronics or equivalent

• 5+ years VHDL/Verilog coding (regulated industry preferred: medical, aviation, automotive)

• Full FPGA design cycle experience with high-speed digital/FPGA/CPLD

• SystemVerilog/UVM verification in QuestaSim with code coverage analysis (HIL preferred)

• DSP implementation: DDS, NCO, DDC, SDR functions

• SoC FPGA architectures using hard/soft processors

• Digital networking: high-speed serial links, Ethernet, RS232, USB

• AMD/Xilinx FPGAs, Vivado tools, IP blocks

• Static code analysis (Mentor linting), HW-SW interfaces, version control, CI/CD, regression testing

Nice-to-Have

• Experience in medical devices/healthcare technology

• Outstanding English communication skills

• Highly motivated team player

What We Offer

Work on cutting-edge healthcare technology. Competitive rates, hybrid flexibility, initial 1-year contract with extension potential.