Senior Embedded & FPGA Systems Engineer

About Us

Zivid is one of Norway’s most ambitious technology companies, building advanced 3D vision systems for the global robotics market. Our 3D cameras serve as the eyes of robots, enabling automation in manufacturing and logistics worldwide.

With nearly 100 employees, offices in six countries, and a rapidly growing international customer base, Zivid is shaping the future of machine vision and robotic automation.

We are now looking for a Senior Embedded & FPGA Systems Engineer to help develop the core firmware and hardware acceleration that powers the next generation of Zivid 3D cameras.

Job Description

As a Senior Embedded & FPGA Systems Engineer at Zivid, you will work at the heart of our camera platform, developing high-performance embedded firmware and contributing to FPGA-based processing systems.

Most of the work in this role focuses on embedded firmware development in C/C++, where you will design and implement the low-level systems responsible for communication, real-time data flow, and system control inside the camera.

At the same time, our camera architecture relies on tight integration between firmware and FPGA logic to achieve high throughput and low latency. The ideal candidate enjoys working close to hardware and is comfortable contributing to FPGA development in collaboration with the rest of the team.

Today, FPGA development is handled by a small number of engineers, and you will help strengthen this capability while collaborating closely with hardware, optics, and software teams across the company.

You will work on challenging problems such as high-throughput sensor pipelines, FPGA-accelerated image processing, and low-latency data transfer between the camera and host systems.

About The Role

• Design and implement high-performance embedded firmware in C/C++
• Develop and optimize low-latency data pipelines between sensors, FPGA logic, and host systems
• Work with high-speed data transfer and networking technologies
• Contribute to FPGA-based processing pipelines
• Help determine how functionality should be distributed between firmware, FPGA, and host software
• Participate in the bring-up and integration of new camera platforms
• Evaluate system architecture choices affecting performance, latency, and resource usage
• Improve reliability, debuggability, and maintainability of embedded systems

This is a high-impact role where you will help shape the core architecture and performance of future Zivid cameras.

WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• 7+ years of experience in embedded software development, preferably with real-time systems
• Strong C++ and/or C programming skills and deep understanding of low-level system design
• Solid experience with hardware/software integration, debugging on embedded targets, and performance optimization
• Experience developing high-performance or real-time embedded systems
• Experience working with or contributing to FPGA-based systems

IT'S A PLUS IF YOU HAVE

• Experience with FPGA-based systems (Verilog, VHDL, or HLS)
• Experience with embedded operating systems or RTOS
• Experience with high-speed networking or data transfer technologies (e.g., RDMA, PCIe)
• Familiarity with camera or image sensor interfaces (e.g., MIPI, CSI, SLVS-EC)
• Experience working with hardware-accelerated processing pipelines

Education

• University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field

Personal Qualities

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Enjoy working close to hardware in cross-disciplinary engineering teams
• Passion for building high-performance, reliable systems

WE OFFER

• Competitive compensation package, including sign-on stock options, competitive pension scheme and premium health insurance plan
• Focus on code quality and learning: Tech talks, pet-project hackathons, code reviews, design reviews, and peer programming
• High-end developer workstations and freedom to choose OS and IDE
• A software team dedicated to quality, testing, clean code, and a modern toolchain
• A large degree of autonomy and big opportunities for career advancement
• An open, creative, collaborative, and innovative environment in a young company with a competent, agile, and international team
• Social events like climbing, running, cage ball, movie night, and company cabin trips
• An opportunity to get involved in the ongoing robotics & automation revolution
• Challenging problems, responsibilities, and a great deal of fun!

Deadline: We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, but no later than April 7th. We review applications continuously.

Location: Oslo, Norway. This is an on-site position.

Start date: As soon as possible (upon agreement)

Qualified applicants from all over the world are encouraged to apply. We support relocation, visa application and language courses for employees moving to Norway.

The official language of the company is English.

If you have specific questions about the position, they will be answered by Principal Engineering Manager; [email protected]