About the job
UAE | Full-Time
We are currently looking for an experienced Senior Embedded Systems Lead with strong hands-on expertise in Xilinx / AMD FPGA platforms, bare-metal development, and embedded systems running on RTOS or Embedded Linux.
The role will combine deep technical ownership with system-level leadership across embedded software, FPGA integration, hardware/software interfaces, testing, and validation.
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead embedded software development on Xilinx / AMD FPGA and SoC platforms
- Develop and maintain bare-metal firmware for low-level embedded applications
- Integrate FPGA-based systems with software running on RTOS and/or Embedded Linux
- Develop and debug embedded C/C++ applications, drivers, BSPs, and low-level interfaces
- Support hardware bring-up, board-level debugging, and HW/SW integration
- Work across the full development lifecycle from requirements and architecture through implementation, integration, testing, and validation
- Interface with FPGA, hardware, systems, and software engineering teams
- Support debugging of timing, communication, memory, and interface-related issues
- Contribute to technical architecture, design reviews, and engineering best practices
- Mentor engineers while remaining strongly hands-on technically
Required Experience
- Strong hands-on experience with Xilinx / AMD FPGA platforms
- Proven bare-metal embedded development experience
- Strong embedded C / C++
- Experience integrating FPGA systems with RTOS and/or Embedded Linux
- Good understanding of BSPs, device drivers, bootloaders, and low-level interfaces
- Strong experience in hardware/software integration and debugging
- Experience with platforms such as Zynq, Zynq UltraScale+, MicroBlaze, Versal, or similar
- Strong understanding of embedded system architecture and real-time constraints
- Ability to take technical ownership from design through validation
Preferred
- Defence, aerospace, or other safety-/mission-critical systems experience
- FPGA development or close collaboration with FPGA/VHDL/Verilog teams
- Imaging, camera, or sensor-processing systems experience
- Experience leading or mentoring embedded engineering teams
