Senior FPGA Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 1, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 30, 2026.
About ST Engineering
ST Engineering is a global technology, defence, and engineering group with offices across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the U.S., serving customers in more than 100 countries. The Group uses technology and innovation to solve real-world problems and improve lives through its diverse portfolio of businesses across the aerospace, smart city, defence, and public security segments. Headquartered in Singapore, ST Engineering ranks among the largest companies listed on the Singapore Exchange.
Our history spans more than 50 years, and our strategy is underpinned by our core values - Integrity, Value Creation, Courage, Commitment and Compassion. These 5core values guide every aspect of our business and are embedded in our ST Engineering culture - from the people we hire, to working with each other, to our partners and customers.
About our Business - Advanced Networks & Sensors
Our Advanced Networks & Sensors business specializes in platform digitalization, advanced connectivity, and cutting-edge manufacturing. This diversity of capabilities presents a range of roles through which you can contribute to the development of innovative, secure, and patented products. Join our team and play a crucial role in developing tomorrow’s technology and connectivity solutions and services to sectors spanning defence, public security, government, and the commercial realm. Your work will have a global impact as we empower customers through advanced communications, intelligent sensors, and the deployment of AI-enabled Edge applications for mission-critical roles.
Together, We Can Make A Significant Impact
As a Senior / FPGA Firmware Engineer, you will support customers in the Defence sector by contributing to the development and delivery of waveform centric systems that enhance Singapore’s Defence and security capabilities. Working closely with Solution Architects, Project Managers, and Technical Leads, you will be part of an engineering team involved in the development, integration, testing, and deployment of waveform processing solutions as part of end-to-end project execution.
Be Part of Our Success
- Implement and maintain FPGA firmware modules, waveform layers, and device drivers.
- Execute feature development, bug fixes, profiling, and performance optimization activities.
- Develop unit tests, integration tests, and RTL simulations to ensure firmware correctness and stability.
- Perform firmware bring-up, integration, and validation on new or modified hardware variants.
- Debug and resolve HW/FW/SW integration issues across FPGA, DSP, RF, and system interfaces.
- Contribute to firmware and Datapath design in alignment with the overall system and waveform architecture.
- Work closely with DSP, FPGA, RF, and System Engineering teams to support system-level integration.
- Participate in RTL and design reviews, providing implementation feedback and technical input.
- Produce and maintain technical documentation covering interfaces, protocols, data structures, and performance results.
- Provide technical guidance and code review support to junior engineers where applicable.
Qualities We Value
- Knowledge in Electrical Engineering, Communications Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- Strong experience in FPGA firmware development using VHDL/Verilog, with working knowledge of RTL design practices.
- Working experience in embedded firmware development using C/C++.
- Good understanding of DSP fundamentals, waveform processing chains, and FPGA/DSP or HW/SW interfaces.
- Familiar with RTL simulation, validation, and testbench development.
- Experience debugging HW/FW/SW integration issues using tools such as JTAG, logic analyzers, and RF test equipment.
- Able to analyses performance, timing constraints, and Datapath behavior with guidance where required.
- Demonstrates structured problem-solving skills with clear technical documentation.
- Singaporean only
Our Commitment That Goes Beyond the Norm
- An environment where you will be working on cutting-edge technologies and architectures.
- Safe space where diverse perspectives are valued, and everyone’s unique contributions are celebrated.
- Meaningful work and projects that make a difference in people’s lives.
- A fun, passionate and collaborative workplace.
- Competitive remuneration and comprehensive benefits.
Working Location: Jurong East