Location
Somerset East, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Posted
July 15, 2026
Job Description
KEY PURPOSE OF JOB
The Firmware Design Engineer is responsible for contributing to the development, implementation, and verification of advanced satellite communication systems within a multidisciplinary engineering team. The role focuses on designing and supporting firmware solutions for aerospace applications, ensuring high performance, reliability, and compliance with industry standards throughout the product development and manufacturing lifecycle
KEY TASKS
The Senior Firmware Design Engineer will be responsible for implementing functionalities such as DSP algorithms and communication protocols, high-speed interface protocols, and networking protocols in Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs):
- Develop all aspects of an embedded system firmware implementation, including architecting firmware implementation and creating, debugging and testing firmware
- Supporting hardware integration.