Senior FPGA Engineer

About the Position

Our client is a deep-tech aerospace company developing intelligent airborne remote sensing systems for autonomous and remotely piloted aircraft. The company's mission is to empower next-generation airborne platforms with advanced sensing capabilities that enhance situational awareness, operational effectiveness, and decision-making in demanding and dynamic environments.

They develop high-performance sensing systems that combine RF/antenna engineering, advanced electronics, and signal processing, including AI-assisted methods, to enable reliable detection, tracking, and classification of objects in complex operational scenarios. Their technologies are designed to support mission-critical operations and provide a technological advantage to airborne platforms operating in both civil and defense domains.

As a growing engineering company, our client is building a focused, high-caliber team to develop next-generation airborne sensing technologies. They are currently looking for a Senior FPGA Engineer to support the development of one of their first products.

As a Senior FPGA Engineer, you will play a central role in the development of digital hardware for next-generation airborne radar systems. You will design and implement high-performance, real-time signal processing pipelines that convert raw sensor data into usable information for detection, tracking, and situational awareness. This is a technically demanding role at the intersection of FPGA design, digital signal processing, and aerospace systems engineering, offering the opportunity to contribute directly to advanced airborne sensing capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Translate system-level requirements into FPGA/RTL specifications
• Lead the FPGA architecture and RTL development for our products
• Translate complex radar algorithms, including pulse compression, Range-Doppler processing, CFAR detection, into efficient fixed-point FPGA logic
• Develop and maintain interfaces between FPGA fabric and embedded ARM processors using AXI interconnects and high-speed DMA
• Establish robust verification frameworks utilizing SystemVerilog and HIL testbeds
• Support systems integration and participate in flight test campaigns
• Contribute to DFM and production readiness reviews
• Document designs in line with Quality and System engineering processes

Requirements

• MSc in Electrical Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years hands-on FPGA design experience
• Extensive expertise in VHDL or Verilog for high-performance, real-time RTL design
• Proficient with AMD Vivado or Intel Quartus toolchains
• Practical experience with fundamental DSP algorithms (FFTs, FIR filters, DDC/DUC)
• At least Upper-Intermediate English level

Nice to Have

• Experience with radar algorithms for detection and tracking
• Experience with image formation algorithms
• Knowledge of AI/ML deployment on FPGAs
• Familiarity with defense or aerospace design constraints

We Offer

• Build mission-critical airborne systems
• Work on cutting-edge deep-tech aerospace R&D
• Participate in in-flight testing and platform integration
• Competitive compensation with equity potential

About the Company

Our client is a deep-tech aerospace company dedicated to developing intelligent airborne remote sensing systems for autonomous and remotely piloted aircraft. Their mission is to empower next-generation airborne platforms with advanced sensing capabilities that enhance situational awareness, operational effectiveness, and decision-making in demanding and dynamic environments.