💼 Full-Time Position

Firmware Engineer

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Actalent
📍 Tucson, AZ, United States
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Location
Tucson, United States
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Posted
June 24, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

Remote!
Job Title: Senior Firmware Engineer II – FPGA / VHDL
Job Description
This role focuses on designing, implementing, and validating advanced FPGA-based firmware for cutting-edge electro-optical and infrared systems used in space domain awareness and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance applications. You will collaborate closely with hardware and software teams to define requirements, architect FPGA solutions, and bring complex systems from concept through lab debug and verification. The work directly supports space-based payloads and on-board image processing, enabling high-performance sensing and data processing in challenging space environments.
Responsibilities

+ Collaborate with the hardware design team to define and refine FPGA and firmware requirements.

+ Complete FPGA logic design, including architecture definition, coding in VHDL, simulation, and functional verification.

+ Perform synthesis, implementation, and timing anal...