Firmware and Embedded Systems Engineer (FPGA – VHDL)

About ADDI-DATA

At ADDI-DATA, we transform the world’s physical signals into instant smart decisions. Our mission is to increase transparency and enable better real-time decision-making across industries — reducing energy use and scrap, preventing unplanned downtime, and protecting frontline operators. Rooted in European industrial tradition, we combine engineering excellence with modern innovation, offering reliable and intelligent systems that shape the factories of tomorrow.

For more than 40 years, ADDI-DATA has been a trusted partner in industrial automation, providing high-performance measurement and control systems used in production, quality control, and test benches around the world. Today, we are driving a new chapter — integrating AI, edge computing, and data fusion into our solutions to unlock higher productivity, smarter processes, and sustainable growth for our customers.

Our Impact

Our systems help industries:

• Empower engineers and operators with faster, clearer insights,
• Extend machine lifetime and ensure safer, more automated processes,
• Strengthen resilience through data-driven decision-making and transparency.
• Reduce energy consumption and material waste,

Our Culture

We are a SME, where every team member contributes directly to our success. Collaboration, trust, and technical curiosity define our culture. We combine the agility of a startup with the stability of a long-standing industrial partner.

At ADDI-DATA, you’ll find:

• A passionate team of engineers and innovators,
• A flat hierarchy and open communication,
• Freedom to take ownership,
• A strong focus on learning, excellence, and impact.

Your Mission

As a Firmware and Embedded Systems Engineer (FPGA – VHDL), you will contribute to the design, development, commissioning, and continuous improvement of FPGA firmware used in real-time industrial systems. Your mission is to ensure reliable, high-performance interaction between acquisition hardware and embedded or host systems.You will:Your role goes beyond delivery: you will contribute to continuous improvement, act as a subject-matter expert, and influence broader engineering practices across teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain FPGA firmware in VHDL for data acquisition and real-time processing
• Integrate FPGA logic with embedded systems, acquisition boards, and host interfaces
• Perform commissioning and bring-up of FPGA-based systems on prototypes and production hardware
• Develop and maintain automated test and validation flows using Quartus simulation and test tools
• Support debugging and validation at FPGA and system level
• Optimize designs with respect to timing, resource usage, latency, and robustness
• Contribute to hardware / firmware co-design in collaboration with hardware engineers
• Document architectures, interfaces, and design choices to ensure maintainability and knowledge sharing
• Collaborate closely with firmware, hardware, and software teams and contribute to continuous improvement of development practices

Qualifications

Training and experience

• Master's degree or engineering school
• Minimum 3 years of professional experience, excluding internships and apprenticeships.

Core Skills

Technical Skills

• Strong knowledge of FPGA design using VHDL
• Experience with Intel/Altera or Xilinx FPGA tools, simulation, and automated test tools
• Solid understanding of digital design, timing constraints, and resource optimization
• Experience with FPGA commissioning, bring-up, and hardware debugging
• Knowledge of embedded systems architectures and FPGA integration with processors and acquisition hardware
• Familiarity with hardware interfaces (SPI, I²C, UART, PCIe, Ethernet, LVDS, etc.)
• Experience with testbench development, simulation, and validation methodologies
• Basic knowledge of C/C++ for low-level tools, testing, or FPGA/software interfacing

Development & Industrial Practices

• Ability to work within industrial development processes and quality constraints
• Experience with version control systems (Git) and structured development workflows
• Capability to produce clear and maintainable technical documentation

Languages

• Fluent English (mandatory)

Additional Information

• Location: Baden Airpark/Baden-Baden
• Employment type: Full-time, permanent position
• Salary: Starting from €48K (depending on experience)
• Working hours: 8-hour shifts, daytime work
• no remote working

Art der Stelle: Vollzeit, Festanstellung

Gehalt: ab 50.000,00€ pro Jahr

Bewerbungsfrage(n):

• What is your expertise in hardware interfaces (SPI, I²C, UART, PCIe, Ethernet, LVDS, etc.)?
• What is your knowledge of embedded system architectures and the integration of FPGAs with processors and data acquisition hardware?
• What is your level of expertise in C/C++ for low-level tools, testing or FPGA/software interfacing?
• How well do you understand hardware/software interactions (real-time constraints, synchronisation, timing)?
• When are you available for an initial interview?

Berufserfahrung:

• FPGA design in VHDL: 2 Jahre (Wünschenswert)
• FPGA hardware commissioning, bring-up and debugging: 2 Jahre (Wünschenswert)

Arbeitsort: Vor Ort