Real-Time FPGA Engineer for Electronic Warfare

Harmattan AI; Paris; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Harmattan AI seeks an FPGA Engineer in its Electronic Warfare team to design real-time DSP hardware. You will own RTL development for signal processing chains, from receiver channelization to jamming waveform generation, collaborating with RF, embedded software and algorithm teams to bring designs from concept to silicon and field deployment.

The role emphasizes rigorous timing, high-throughput constraints, and close coordination across hardware and software disciplines.

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.

Responsibilities

• RTL Design & Implementation: Design and implement signal-processing datapaths in VHDL or SystemVerilog.
• Real-Time DSP in Fabric: Implement detection, direction-finding, classification and waveform generation with fixed-point hardware.
• RF & Data Converter Interfacing: Own digital interface to the RF front-end, JESD204B/C and multi-channel clocking.
• Hardware/Software Partitioning: Define split between programmable logic and on-chip processors.
• Timing Closure & Resource Budgets: Drive constraints, timing closure and budgets on production hardware.
• Bring-up, Integration & Validation: Lead FPGA bring-up on new boards and lab validation.
• Technical Coordination: Collaborate across RF hardware, embedded, GNC and ML teams on interfaces.
• System Reviews & Documentation: Contribute to design reviews and maintain traceability.

Skills

RTL design in VHDL/SystemVerilog

DSP fundamentals

JESD204B/C interfaces

Fixed-point arithmetic

Algorithm-to-RTL workflows

RF instrumentation lab experience

Education

MSc in Electrical / Electronics Engineering, Signal Processing or related field

Tools

MATLAB/Simulink

Python modelling

HLS

JESD204B/C toolchains

SoC FPGA toolchains

Job description

Harmattan AI seeks an FPGA Engineer in its Electronic Warfare team to design real-time DSP hardware. You will own RTL development for signal processing chains, from receiver channelization to jamming waveform generation, collaborating with RF, embedded software and algorithm teams to bring designs from concept to silicon and field deployment.

The role emphasizes rigorous timing, high-throughput constraints, and close coordination across hardware and software disciplines.