Engineering · New practice

Engineering Services.

Embedded software, firmware, FPGA and semiconductor-adjacent engineering — for clients building the physical layer that data and AI ultimately run on.

New
For 2026
ARM · RISC-V
Architectures
ISO 26262
Functional safety aware
20+ yrs
Senior engineer avg.
Overview

A specialist practice for silicon-adjacent work.

Databuzz began in data and analytics. As our clients' AI, IoT and automation workloads pushed down the stack — into edge devices, accelerators, and custom silicon — we formalised an Engineering Services practice to meet them there.

This is a distinct practice from our Data & Analytics work: separate senior team, different tooling, specialist partnerships. Engagements are typically co-delivered with client engineering organisations on long-horizon programmes.

Where we operate.

01

Embedded software

Real-time systems, drivers, board bring-up, BSPs. C, C++, Rust. ARM Cortex-M / A, RISC-V.

02

Firmware & bootloaders

Secure boot, OTA update, recovery, signing, lifecycle management.

03

FPGA & RTL

Verilog / SystemVerilog, design & verification, IP integration, timing closure.

04

Semiconductor tooling & data

EDA integration, fabrication-data analytics, yield engineering, test-data management.

05

Safety & compliance engineering

ISO 26262 (automotive), IEC 62304 (medical), DO-178C (avionics) — evidence packages and process support.

06

AI-for-engineering

ML-assisted verification, yield prediction, test-vector generation, code-review copilots — where they genuinely help.

How we work

Senior, embedded, long-horizon.

1
Weeks 1–2

Scope

Technical deep-dive, constraints, safety envelope, acceptance criteria.

2
Months 1–3

Establish

Team stand-up, tooling, early deliverables, safety artefacts.

3
Months 3–18

Deliver

Sprint cadence adapted to hardware release cycles.

4
Ongoing

Sustain

Long-term engineering support, knowledge management, certification evidence.

Deliverables

  • Engineering artefactsCode, tests, evidence — all reviewable, traceable, certifiable.
  • Safety / compliance packWhere the domain requires it — ISO 26262, IEC 62304, DO-178C.
  • Integration with client toolingPLM, ALM, EDA, CI for hardware.
  • Knowledge transferDocumentation, paired reviews, capability uplift.
  • Long-term support planBecause hardware ships for a decade.
Technology

Tools & frameworks we use.

C
C++
Rust
Verilog
SystemVerilog
ARM Cortex-M / A
RISC-V
Zephyr
FreeRTOS
Yocto
Buildroot
UVM
Synopsys
Cadence
Xilinx / AMD
Intel / Altera
In production

A real engagement.

Case study

Semiconductor IDM — yield-analytics platform across 3 fabs.

A data platform unifying inline metrology, probe and final-test data across three fabs, paired with ML-based yield prediction. 2.4pp yield uplift on the target node within 8 months.

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+2.4pp
Yield uplift
3
Fabs unified
12 bn
Records / month
8 mo
To uplift
FAQ

Common questions.

Is this a separate team from your data practice?+
Yes. Engineering Services is a distinct practice with its own senior leadership, specialists and partner network. We collaborate with the Data & Analytics practice where the engagement benefits from both.
Do you build chips?+
We don't tape out silicon. We work on firmware, drivers, FPGA, tooling, test infrastructure and fabrication-data analytics — the work adjacent to the silicon.
Can you support certified environments?+
Yes — we've worked to ISO 26262 (ASIL B/C) and IEC 62304 Class B/C. We provide evidence and process support; certification is signed off by the client's authority.
How do engagements typically run?+
Senior-led, embedded with your engineering team, often multi-year. We prefer fewer, deeper relationships to many shallow ones.
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