Senior FPGA Digital Hardware Engineer - Space (Hybrid)

Thales Alenia Space; Tres Cantos; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

Free meals at office

Pension plan

28 vacation days

Job summary

Thales Alenia Space in Madrid-Tres Cantos is seeking a Senior Digital Hardware Engineer to design and implement FPGA-based hardware for telecommunications satellites. You will work on high-speed interfaces, DDR, SpaceWire, and space-qualified electronics in a multinational engineering environment.

The role involves defining architectures, leading hardware decisions, collaborating with European teams, and ensuring signal integrity and power integrity across the product lifecycle.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in digital electronic design.
• FPGA and/or processor-based designs.
• High-speed digital electronics knowledge (Such as 1GB+ Ethernet, PCIe, SpaceFibre, Aurora, WizardLink, etc.).
• Board development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Define digital architectures for next-generation telecommunication satellites.
• Design complex boards based on FPGAs, microprocessors and high-speed digital interfaces.
• Develop solutions involving DDR memories, SpaceWire, high-speed serial links and advanced processing architectures.
• Lead technical decisions throughout the complete product lifecycle, from concept to qualification.
• Collaborate with international multidisciplinary teams across Europe.

Skills

Digital circuit design

FPGA design

High-speed digital electronics

Signal integrity analysis

Tools

LTspice

OrCAD

HyperLynx

Simetrix

SpaceWire

Job description

Thales Alenia Space in Madrid-Tres Cantos is seeking a Senior Digital Hardware Engineer to design and implement FPGA-based hardware for telecommunications satellites. You will work on high-speed interfaces, DDR, SpaceWire, and space-qualified electronics in a multinational engineering environment.

The role involves defining architectures, leading hardware decisions, collaborating with European teams, and ensuring signal integrity and power integrity across the product lifecycle.