Embedded Software Engineer (m/w/d) - For Linux and PFGA Development

Primetals Technologies Limited, a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries company headquartered in London (United Kingdom), employs 7,000 people worldwide and approximately 450 employees in Germany at Primetals Technologies Germany GmbH, with locations in Erlangen (headquarters), Willstätt, Krefeld, Saarbrücken, and Oberhausen. As a leading partner for engineering, plant construction, and lifecycle services in the metals industry, we focus on innovative and practical solutions to provide our customers with optimal support and enhance their competitiveness. The technical and business expertise of our employees is the key factor in our company's success when it comes to ensuring sustainability and a forward-looking approach throughout the entire value chain of iron and steel production, as well as providing state-of-the-art rolling mill solutions for non-ferrous metals.

We are looking for enthusiastic and dedicated individuals who enjoy working independently. Join our global team today and support us at our Erlangen location as a

Embedded Software Engineer (m,w,d)
- For Linux and PFGA Development

To support the development of our next generation of medium-voltage converters, we are looking for people who want to contribute their expertise in embedded software and FPGA development.

• Develop and maintain embedded software for ARM-based SoC and FPGA control platforms.
• Configure and integrate embedded Linux/PetaLinux, including board-support packages, bootloaders, device trees and peripheral drivers.
• Develop and integrate real-time software using RTOS or bare-metal environments, including task scheduling, interrupt handling and communication between processor cores.
• Implement and integrate VHDL modules and interfaces between the processing system and FPGA logic.
• Bring up new development boards and target hardware, investigate hardware/software integration issues and support systematic debugging.
• Develop and execute functional, integration, timing and load tests; document results and maintain reproducible build and release procedures.
• Work closely with a development team, and external hardware development partners.

• University degree in Embedded Systems, Computer Engineering, Computer Architecture, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or a comparable discipline.
• Practical experience in embedded software development using C/C++ and working with ARM-based SoCs, preferably AMD/Xilinx Zynq or Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC.
• Practical experience with VHDL for FPGA development, simulation and hardware/software integration.
• Experience with embedded Linux and PetaLinux, including board configuration, device trees, boot processes and driver integration.
• Familiarity with development and debugging tools such as Vivado, Vitis, Quartus and Similar.
• Experience with Git, structured testing and technical documentation. Python, test automation and CI/CD experience are an advantage.
• A structured, analytical approach and the ability to take ownership of defined development packages within a shared system architecture.
• Team spirit, initiative and enthusiasm for solving technical challenges together.
• Willingness to undertake occasional business travel for technical meetings, collaboration with development partners, system integration, testing and commissioning.
• Good written and spoken English; German language skills are an advantage.

• A key role within the development team.
• Close collaboration with experts from development, manufacturing, quality and service.
• A modern working environment, flexible working arrangements and attractive development opportunities.
• Above-average contract terms thanks to our collective bargaining agreement, flexible work schedules with the option of compensatory time off and working from home to promote a healthy work-life balance, as well as a pleasant and collegial work environment.
• BENEFITS AT HEART: Company bike leasing, a subsidy for the “Deutschlandticket”, a tax-free childcare allowance, and much more

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