RISC-V Experts in Germany
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Jens R.
Last position:
Platform Architect & Senior Developer at Direct client, industrial measurement technology, medium-sized company
- Technical leadership across hardware, firmware, and software teams; scope: hardware/firmware team (4 people) and leadership group (5 people)
- Consolidated and documented a product family that had grown over more than 15 years and aligned it with CRA compliance — from the bare-metal I/O module to the cloud interface.
- Provided the most important customer product with the essential requirements and architecture documentation within two months — for a firmware landscape that had grown over more than 15 years. It now supports the customer’s modernization strategy.
- Established a monthly reporting line to the supervisory board and executive board within three months: nine meetings since 12/2025. The report itself is versioned and built from the CI pipeline; it is based on automatically collected activity and release data instead of assessments.
- Built a container-based CI/CD infrastructure from scratch: cross-compilation, host tests, and documentation builds in one continuous pipeline.
- Introduced declarative QA gates for DevOps and development artifacts — from the start using lefthook instead of pre-commit, executed in a dedicated container image.
Technologies used: arc42, req42, tpo42, docToolchain, PlantUML, ArchiMate, C4 model, ADR, C, C++ (GTest), CMake, Bare Metal (ARM Cortex-M3/M7), OCI containers, Jenkins, lefthook, Prometheus, Grafana, SBOM, CRA, OPC, SCADA, PLC integration, IPv6 migration, Zero Trust, Sociocracy 3.0, Cynefin
Basavaraj C.
Last position:
ASIC Verification Engineer at Ogheri Consulting GmbH
- Built and configured a highly parameterized UVM environment to validate AMBA APB subsystem.
- Developed virtual sequencers to drive synchronized, parallel master-slave sequences ensuring accurate peripheral address decoding and protocol handshake.
- Methodologies: UVM, Constrained Random Verification
- Tools: Cadence Xcelium, SimVision
Chetan S.
Last position:
Student Research Assistant at Hochschule Ravensburg-Weingarten (RWU)
- Built and verified Zynq-7000 (Zybo Z7-10) FPGA prototypes in Xilinx Vivado – AXI IP integration, bitstream generation, hardware bring-up, timing-closure checks and waveform-based debug to confirm expected RTL behaviour.
- Set up Cadence Virtuoso schematic/simulation flows and documented settings, results and methodology for reproducible experiments – supporting structured verification and research documentation.
- Wrote Python automation for log parsing, structured data reporting and result analysis; worked daily in version-controlled Linux/Git workflows.
Massimiliano G.
Last position:
Founder and Managing Director, SoC Integration Engineer at PlanV
- CVA6 MMU: formal verification using SVA
- CVA6 subsystem: IP integration, verification (UVM)
- Tightly coupled cache coherence for CVA6: RTL design and verification (SystemVerilog), FPGA prototyping (IP integration - CPU, LLC, DDR, Eth), Linux
- Verification of a laser controller on FPGA (medical, VHDL, VUnit, Python, C++ for Microblaze)
- Fault injection emulation on FPGA (SystemVerilog)
Archana P.
Last position:
Microelectronics Engineer at Fraunhofer IIS
- Developed embedded firmware in C/C++ under RTOS for RISC-V–based SoCs, improving performance and reliability.
- Verified FPGA modules using SystemVerilog, Cadence tools, and UVM-like frameworks for hardware–software integration.
Michael K.
Last position:
Bytec Medizintechnik
- Developed a solution for filtering heavily noisy analog sensor data by combining high-speed sampling and digital firmware filtering
- Increased the battery life of a battery-powered medical device from approx. 10 days to approx. 18 months
- Supported the overall project through the first clinical tests and TÜV approval
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Statistics of experts using RISC-V
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
10 years
Position duration
1.3 years
Positions per freelancer
9
Top business areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Quality Assurance
Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Education
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Product Development, Human Resources
Bachelor's degree or higher
80%
Master's degree or higher
80%
Certifications per freelancer
2
Most common languages
German, English, Italian
Speak two or more languages
100%
Based on our profile pool as of 29 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
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Average rates of experts in Germany using RISC-V
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 29 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
RISC-V experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Information Technology (100%)
- Manufacturing (100%)
- Education (67%)
- Healthcare (33%)
- Telecommunication (33%)
- Utilities (33%)
- Aerospace and Defense (17%)
- Agriculture (17%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
Open ISA
RISC-V is an open standard instruction set architecture for building custom processor implementations. Unlike a proprietary CPU architecture, it lets companies select a modular base and add extensions for application-specific needs. The ecosystem spans microcontrollers, embedded systems, application processors, accelerators and research platforms.
Core Applications
RISC-V appears wherever control, efficiency and hardware ownership matter. Typical deliverables include:
- Embedded controllers for industrial equipment, automotive systems and connected devices
- Custom silicon for edge computing, storage, networking and machine learning
- FPGA-based prototypes and evaluation boards for new processor designs
- Secure execution environments and domain-specific accelerators
Ecosystem
Strong RISC-V specialists work across RTL, simulation, synthesis and firmware. They may use SystemVerilog, Verilog, Chisel or SpinalHDL, together with simulators, FPGA toolchains and commercial or open-source cores such as Ibex, CVA6 and Rocket. Familiarity with GCC, LLVM, Linux, Zephyr and the RISC-V privileged specifications connects the hardware and software sides.
Project Support
Companies bring in freelance expertise when a processor program needs focused capacity or knowledge that is not available internally. Common assignments include evaluating a core, defining custom instructions, porting an operating system, closing verification gaps or preparing an FPGA proof of concept. In Germany, specialists often support semiconductor, industrial automation, automotive and research projects across remote and on-site teams.
Delivery Signals
A capable professional explains trade-offs instead of treating the instruction set as a complete product. Look for experience with bus protocols, memory hierarchies, interrupts, privilege modes, debugging and toolchain integration. Useful evidence includes reproducible tests, clear documentation and an understanding of power, performance, area and security constraints.
Choosing Expertise
The right profile depends on the deliverable: an RTL-heavy chip project needs different depth from a Linux port or a verification campaign. During evaluation, ask how the specialist would test extensions, manage upstream changes and document interfaces. For distributed work in Germany, clear technical English is often essential, while German can help when collaboration involves local production, compliance or on-site teams.
Frequently asked questions
What clients ask us most about RISC-V — answered in short.
RISC-V is used to create processor-based products ranging from small embedded controllers to application processors and custom accelerators. Companies choose it for its open instruction set, modular extensions and flexibility over the hardware and software stack.
RISC-V provides an open instruction set that companies can implement and extend, while Arm and x86 are generally tied to proprietary licensing models and established commercial ecosystems. The best choice depends on software compatibility, available tooling, performance targets, silicon plans and the level of control a product requires.
A strong RISC-V specialist may also bring RTL design, SystemVerilog, FPGA development, SoC integration, verification and digital signal processing skills. Software-facing work often requires GCC or LLVM, Linux, Zephyr, boot flows and low-level debugging.
The required depth depends on the scope. A firmware port may need solid knowledge of the ISA, privilege modes and board support, while a custom core or silicon program demands expertise in microarchitecture, verification, physical constraints and production handoff.
RISC-V work is often suitable for remote collaboration because specifications, RTL, tests and toolchains can be shared digitally. On-site work may still help with lab access, board bring-up or semiconductor workflows, and German language skills can be useful when local teams or suppliers are involved.
A RISC-V integration should include a clear interface definition, configuration records, build instructions and repeatable verification results. Depending on the project, the deliverables may also cover boot firmware, debug access, bus integration, operating-system support and documentation for custom extensions.
Ask the specialist to explain architectural trade-offs and show how tests cover privilege behavior, interrupts, memory ordering and custom instructions. Strong evidence includes traceable verification, useful documentation, reproducible tool flows and experience resolving issues across hardware and software.
The relevant RISC-V components depend on the product, but teams commonly assess open or commercial cores, GCC or LLVM toolchains, Linux or Zephyr support, simulators, FPGA flows and debug tools. They should also review the chosen extensions, licensing terms, maintenance model and compatibility with required peripherals.
The average hourly rate of freelancers in Germany who have used RISC-V in their recent projects is 83 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 663 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers in Germany who have used RISC-V in their recent projects, 80% hold at least a Bachelor's degree and 80% hold at least a Master's degree.
On average, freelancers in Germany who have used RISC-V in their recent projects have 10 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 1.3 years.
The most common languages among freelancers in Germany who have used RISC-V in their recent projects are German (100%), English (100%), and Italian (33%).
The most common industries among freelancers in Germany who have used RISC-V in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Manufacturing (100%), and Education (67%).
The most common business areas among freelancers in Germany who have used RISC-V in their recent projects are Information Technology (100%), Product Development (100%), and Quality Assurance (100%).
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