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FPGA Engineer - Electronic Warfare

Harmattan AI· R&D
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ParisFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

FPGA Engineer within the Electronic Warfare team responsible for RTL design and real-time DSP to transform raw RF data into actionable effects, from concept to silicon, lab validation, and field deployment.

Responsibilities

  • RTL Design & Implementation: Design and implement signal-processing datapaths in VHDL or SystemVerilog — digital down-conversion, channelizers, filtering, FFT and detection chains — from specification through to validation.
  • Real-Time DSP in Fabric: Implement detection, direction-finding, classification and waveform generation under hard latency and throughput budgets, translating algorithm intent into fixed-point hardware.
  • RF & Data Converter Interfacing: Own the digital interface to the RF front-end — high-speed converters (JESD204B/C), multi-channel clocking, synchronization and calibration paths.
  • Hardware/Software Partitioning: Define the split between programmable logic and on-chip processors, and the register and streaming interfaces the embedded software team builds against.
  • Timing Closure & Resource Budgets: Drive constraints, timing closure, and resource, power and thermal budgets on production hardware.
  • Bring-up, Integration & Validation: Lead FPGA bring-up on new boards, bench validation against performance targets with RF instrumentation, and over-the-air testing alongside the systems team.
  • Technical Coordination: Collaborate across RF hardware, embedded, GNC and ML teams on system integration and technical interfaces.
  • System Reviews & Documentation: Contribute to design and architecture reviews, maintaining consistency between requirements, design and testing.

Qualifications

  • Strong RTL design background in VHDL or SystemVerilog for signal-processing datapaths is mandatory.
  • Solid digital signal processing fundamentals: sampling, mixing, decimation, filter design, FFT, and fixed-point arithmetic and quantization trade-offs.
  • Hands-on experience with SoC FPGAs and their toolchains.
  • No prior Electronic Warfare experience required.
  • Experience with high-speed data converter interfaces (JESD204B/C) and multi-channel synchronization is a definite plus.
  • Experience with algorithm-to-RTL workflows (MATLAB/Simulink, Python modelling, or HLS) is a plus.
  • Lab experience with RF instrumentation — spectrum analyzer, vector signal generator, oscilloscope — is a plus.
  • MSc in Electrical / Electronics Engineering, Signal Processing or a related field.
  • Broad engineering culture with understanding of RF hardware, embedded software and system-level trade-offs.
  • Rigorous, structured and mission-driven mindset with strong analytical skills.
  • Excellent communication and documentation abilities.

Skills

Required:RTL design (VHDL/SystemVerilog)Digital signal processing fundamentalsSoC FPGA toolchains
Nice to have:JESD204B/C interfacesAlgorithm-to-RTL workflowsRF instrumentation lab work
Last updated Sep 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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