Embedded Systems Engineer - FPGA Expert

Mercor
San Francisco, CA
Job Description
Role Overview

Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. The Embedded Systems Engineer - FPGA Expert will apply hands-on expertise in software, firmware, and digital hardware to complex engineering tasks involving real physical systems.

What You Will Do

Apply hands-on expertise in software, firmware, and digital hardware to complex engineering tasks involving real physical systems. Review and evaluate embedded firmware, FPGA/RTL designs, flight software, test automation frameworks, and hardware interfaces.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of professional experience in software, firmware, FPGA, or embedded systems engineering, with a strong command of technologies like C/C++, Python, RTOS, embedded Linux, and FPGA toolchains.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional experience in software, firmware, FPGA, or embedded systems engineering
  • At least 3 years of recent hands-on experience with real hardware
  • Experience as the responsible engineer for production hardware-connected software or firmware
  • Deep expertise in embedded firmware, FPGA/RTL design, flight software, or hardware test automation
  • Strong command of technologies like C/C++, Python, RTOS, embedded Linux, and FPGA toolchains
  • Extensive experience debugging software-hardware interactions using tools like JTAG/SWD debuggers and oscilloscopes
  • Proven experience in real-world product or hardware manufacturing environments
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