FPGA Engineer

Indra Group; Overland Park (KS); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Indra Group in Overland Park, KS is seeking an experienced FPGA Engineer to design, develop, and implement FPGA-based digital logic solutions for navigational and surveillance products. You will work on NAVAIDS, ADS-B/WAM, SDR systems, and related platforms, applying VHDL, simulation, and hardware-software integration.

The role emphasizes full lifecycle involvement—from requirements analysis to maintenance, with hands-on debugging using lab equipment to optimize performance in real-world

Qualifications

• 5-10 years of professional FPGA design experience.
• Proficient in VHDL for FPGA development.
• Experience with simulation, verification, and timing closure.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, and maintain FPGA architectures and digital logic for NAVAIDS, ADS-B/WAM, SDR, and related systems.
• Develop and update VHDL code for FPGA devices, including simulation, synthesis, place-and-route, and timing closure.
• Support full FPGA development lifecycle: requirements analysis, design, coding, integration, verification, validation, and maintenance.
• Implement DSP algorithms and SDR architectures on FPGA platforms.
• Collaborate with hardware and software engineers to integrate FPGA designs into system-level architectures.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize FPGA designs in simulation and on-target hardware using lab equipment.

Skills

FPGA design

VHDL

Digital logic

ModelSim

System integration

Hardware-software collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

ModelSim

Job description

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Overland Park, KS, US

The FPGA Engineer is responsible for the design, development, and implementation of FPGA-based digital logic solutions using VHDL for Indra Navigational and Surveillance products.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, implement, and maintain FPGA architectures and digital logic for Ground-Based Radio Navigational Aids (NAVAIDS), Surveillance Radios (ADS-B/WAM), Software-Defined Radios (SDR), and other systems as assigned.
• Develop and update VHDL code for FPGA devices, including simulation, synthesis, place-and-route, and timing closure.
• Support full FPGA development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, coding, integration (hardware and firmware), verification, validation, and maintenance of both new and legacy designs.
• Implement digital signal processing algorithms and SDR architectures on FPGA platforms.
• Collaborate with hardware and software engineers to integrate FPGA designs into system-level architectures.
• Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize FPGA designs in simulation and on-target hardware using lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, etc.).

Requirements:

• Experience: 5-10 years of professional experience in FPGA design and development
• Languages: VHDL
• Simulation & Verification: ModelSim or similar
• Bachelor's Degree or Higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field