Senior FPGA Engineer (m/f/d)

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we’ll give you what you need to make it happen. It won’t always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you’ll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

This Position reports to:

R&D Team Lead

The work model for the role is: hybrid / #LI-Hybrid

Key responsibilities

In this role, you will play a key part in shaping our hardware and embedded systems.
You will take central responsibility for the conception, design, implementation, and testing of modern FPGA-based solutions, as well as the maintenance and further development of existing systems.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Development, implementation, and testing of complex FPGA and SoC architectures
• Design of VHDL-based systems and development of verification environments
• Execution of simulations, timing analysis, and hardware validation
• Development of embedded software for microcontrollers
• Support of the hardware design team (schematic and layout reviews, testing, documentation)
• Maintenance and continuous improvement of existing systems
• Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders and close coordination with hardware and software teams
• Ensuring high quality standards and structured development processes

Qualifications for the role

• Completed degree in Electrical Engineering or a comparable field of study
• 6–10 years of professional experience in FPGA and SoC development
• Strong expertise in FPGA/SoC architectures and design (AMD/Xilinx, Altera, VHDL)
• Proficient in common FPGA development tools (Vivado/Vitis, Quartus, ModelSim) as well as Python and TCL
• Experience in embedded software development (PIC, ATMEGA, STM32, MicroBlaze)
• Solid knowledge of classical hardware development and experience with hardware design tools (e.g., Mentor Expedition)
• Strong communication and teamwork skills combined with an independent, analytical, and structured working style
• English: business-fluent (written and spoken); German: fluent (written and spoken)

Benefits

• Canteen
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flexible Workpractices
• Employee Share Acquisition Plan

Please note: in the case of equal suitability, people with severe disabilities and their equals are given preference.