Senior FPGA & Analog Hardware Design Engineer (VHDL)

Saab; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Saab invites an experienced Hardware Design Engineer specialized in Digital, Analog and VHDL. The role focuses on developing reusable HDL building blocks in VHDL, high-speed digital designs with FPGA SOCs, and MIL‑SPEC power supplies, while ensuring robust test environments using ModelSim and related tools.

Responsibilities include documenting designs according to hardware processes, baseline configuration control, and cross‑functional collaboration with project management to track progress and

Qualifications

• 5 years' experience in hardware design (HDL, analog or mixed-signal).
• Hardware bring-up including testing and debugging.
• Create and maintain development documentation per hardware process (requirements, design desc., test docs).

Responsibilities

• Develop HDL library building blocks in VHDL based on industry standards.
• Design high-speed digital hardware (FPGAs, SOCs).
• Create test environments using ModelSim and related tools.
• Design Mil-Spec power supplies and analog interfaces.
• Produce and manage design documentation and baselines.

Skills

VHDL coding

FPGA design

Analog design

Test and debugging

Documentation

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Education

B.Eng. Degree (Electronics)

Honours

Master’s degree

Tools

Vivado

LiberoSoC

Quartus Prime

ModelSim

HyperLynx

LTSpice

DOORS

Job description

Saab invites an experienced Hardware Design Engineer specialized in Digital, Analog and VHDL. The role focuses on developing reusable HDL building blocks in VHDL, high-speed digital designs with FPGA SOCs, and MIL‑SPEC power supplies, while ensuring robust test environments using ModelSim and related tools.

Responsibilities include documenting designs according to hardware processes, baseline configuration control, and cross‑functional collaboration with project management to track progress and