Senior Firmware Engineer (FPGA) (Medical Devices)

Location: Erlangen, Germany; residence within commuting distance or willingness to relocate to Germany is required.

Company

hirify.global is a global eye-care company, and WaveLight GmbH develops and produces laser and diagnostic systems for minimally invasive eye surgery.

What you will do

• Develop FPGA firmware architecture, requirements, and technical designs for ophthalmic surgical systems.
• Design and implement FPGA firmware in VHDL and/or SystemVerilog, including deterministic video processing pipelines and control logic.
• Support hardware-firmware integration, system-level debugging, and cross-functional engineering collaboration.
• Define and execute firmware verification and validation activities while maintaining coding standards and quality gates.
• Support CI/CD workflows, laboratory validation, AI-enabled engineering processes, and continuous improvement within medical device lifecycle standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or a related technical field.
• At least 6 years of FPGA or firmware development experience.
• Fluent English and intermediate German are required.
• Strong FPGA development expertise with VHDL/SystemVerilog and FPGA SoCs such as Xilinx.
• Experience with hardware-firmware integration, laboratory validation, C/C++, Python, and Agile/Scrum collaboration.

Nice to have

• Experience in regulated or safety-critical industries such as medical devices, automotive, or aerospace.
• Familiarity with medical device firmware lifecycle processes.
• Experience with video/image processing pipelines and high-speed interfaces such as LVDS or CoaXPress.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Hardware-in-the-Loop testing, and advanced hardware debugging.

Culture & Benefits

• Contribute to technologies supporting surgeons and improving patients’ vision.
• Work on complex technical challenges in a collaborative, multidisciplinary engineering environment.
• Access professional development and technical growth opportunities.
• Influence next-generation medical device innovation.