CareerPlan

Firmware & FPGA Development Engineer (SY-BI-BP-2026-154-GRAP)

Geneva, GENEVA, chFull-time76k–84k2026-10-29 → 2026-11-11
On-site

Core

Develop next-generation beam-position monitoring systems and high-speed data-acquisition platforms for CERN's accelerator complex, combining fast digitizers with SoC technologies.

Role type

Firmware & FPGA Development Engineer

Builds

Beam-position monitoring systems and data-acquisition platforms for particle beam observation

Domain

Accelerator physics and high-speed electronics

Required skills

FPGA development, SoC firmware development, digital signal processing, Verilog, SystemVerilog, Python, C++, digital electronics

Preferred skills

Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC, RFSoC

Technologies

Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC, RFSoC, Python, C++, Verilog, SystemVerilog

Responsibilities

Develop, integrate and test FPGA gateware and embedded SoC firmware; Implement data acquisition and real-time DSP algorithms; Validate system performance in accelerator environments; Perform data analysis in Python; Assist measurement campaigns

Seniority

Mid-level (2-6 years post-grad experience) or Early-career (PhD with <3 years post-grad experience)