Firmware Engineer

LHP Engineering Solutions • Goleta, CA

25d

About The Position

LHP Engineering Solutions is seeking a Senior Firmware / FPGA Engineer focused on Functional Safety and Verification. The engineer will design, develop, verify, and validate safety-critical firmware and FPGA-based solutions for automotive and transportation customers. The role emphasizes low-level development, RTL verification, Functional Safety-compliant work products, and independent verification and validation (IV&V).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science.
• At least 5 years of experience in firmware and/or FPGA development.
• Strong experience with low-level firmware development using Verilog or VHDL.
• Hands-on RTL design and verification experience.
• IV&V RTL experience.
• FPGA formal verification experience.
• Automotive Functional Safety experience.
• Experience writing firmware work products and firmware tests for Functional Safety.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.

Nice To Haves

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in a cross-functional, safety-driven environment.
• Detail-oriented mindset suitable for safety-critical systems.
• Interest in firmware, RTL, toolchains, and verification environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop low-level firmware and FPGA/RTL logic for safety-critical automotive systems.
• Perform RTL verification using simulation-based and formal verification techniques.
• Execute independent verification and validation (IV&V) activities for firmware and programmable logic.
• Develop firmware and FPGA verification plans, test environments, and automated tests.
• Write and maintain firmware tests and safety mechanism validation tests.
• Produce Functional Safety-compliant firmware work products aligned with ISO 26262.
• Participate in requirements, design, safety, and code reviews.
• Collaborate with system, hardware, safety, and test engineers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior