Senior Digital Hardware Engineer – FPGA & Embedded Systems

Thales; Tubeke; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Thales Belgium (Tubize site) is seeking a Digital HW Development Engineer to join 250+ colleagues known for RF products and C4ISR expertise. You will contribute to new digital hardware development, from concept to production, with a focus on digital circuits and mixed-signal implementations.

The role covers designing digital hardware, defining PCB schematics, validating prototypes, and ensuring production readiness. Strong English is required; French or Dutch is a plus.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in engineering with a specialty in electronics, telecommunications or equivalent.
• At least 5 years of experience in digital circuit design.
• Ability to analyze customer needs and determine requirements, capacity, and cost for developing products.
• Design and test electrical/electronic products to customer and marketing specifications.
• Willingness to learn new technologies and work with digital hardware for analog/digital/mixed-signal systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop new products including breadboarding, circuit simulation, electronic test procedures, and lab guidance.
• Design and develop digital products from concept to production with attention to signal integrity.
• Work on digital hardware from embedded microcontrollers to FPGA-based systems.
• Define PCB schematics and guide layout engineers; validate prototypes and support production.
• Contribute to product qualification and ensure compliance with industry standards.

Skills

Digital circuit design

FPGA design

PCB design

Signal integrity

Laboratory testing

Technical communication

Education

Master’s degree in electronics/telecommunications engineering

Tools

Oscilloscope

Network analyzers

Spectrum analyzers

Job description

Thales Belgium (Tubize site) is seeking a Digital HW Development Engineer to join 250+ colleagues known for RF products and C4ISR expertise. You will contribute to new digital hardware development, from concept to production, with a focus on digital circuits and mixed-signal implementations.

The role covers designing digital hardware, defining PCB schematics, validating prototypes, and ensuring production readiness. Strong English is required; French or Dutch is a plus.