Senior FPGA Engineer — Space Onboard Processing & AI

S[&]T; Delft; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary

Flexible working

Annual company trip

Modern working environment

Job summary

S&T is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer to join the Defence & Security team in Delft. You will own the FPGA firmware lifecycle from concept through validation, partnering with Systems Architects and Electronics Engineers on onboard processing platforms.

You will translate system requirements into FPGA architectures, develop radiation-tolerant firmware for space, and integrate high-speed interfaces for AI workloads. The role spans multiple disciplines in a high-tech environment.

Qualifications

• BSc or MSc in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years dedicated FPGA engineering experience with VHDL/FPGA design.
• Strong SystemVerilog testbench experience; hands-on Siemens Questa for sim/verification.

Responsibilities

• Lead FPGA engineering and mentoring; drive design reviews for quality and compliance.
• Translate system requirements into robust FPGA architectures and firmware.
• Develop, verify, and qualify radiation-tolerant FPGA firmware for space.
• Implement and integrate high-speed interfaces (Ethernet, SpaceFibre, PCIe).
• Design high-throughput data routing architectures with fault tolerance.
• Review PCB schematics and advise FPGA-related input to Electronics team.
• Develop FPGA interfaces/drivers for ML workloads and accelerators.

Skills

FPGA design

VHDL

SystemVerilog

C/C++

Python

CI/CD

Radiation-tolerant design

ML accelerators

PCB schematics

Education

BSc/MSc in EE

Tools

Siemens Questa

SpaceWire

SpaceFibre

Git

CMake

GCC

PCIe

Job description

S&T is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer to join the Defence & Security team in Delft. You will own the FPGA firmware lifecycle from concept through validation, partnering with Systems Architects and Electronics Engineers on onboard processing platforms.

You will translate system requirements into FPGA architectures, develop radiation-tolerant firmware for space, and integrate high-speed interfaces for AI workloads. The role spans multiple disciplines in a high-tech environment.