Sr. FPGA Engineer

Job Title

Sr. FPGA Engineer

Role Summary

The Senior FPGA Engineer designs, implements, and validates FPGA-based digital logic for Indra's navigation, surveillance, and radio products. The role covers VHDL development across the full FPGA lifecycle and integration with hardware and software teams.

Experience Level

Senior-level. Years of experience not specified.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include:

• Design, develop, and maintain FPGA architectures and digital logic for ground-based navigational aids (NAVAIDS), surveillance radios (ADS-B/WAM), software-defined radios (SDR), and related systems.
• Develop and update VHDL code; perform simulation, synthesis, place-and-route, and timing closure.
• Support the full FPGA development lifecycle: requirements analysis, design, coding, hardware/firmware integration, verification, validation, and maintenance of 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.).
• Participate in design reviews to ensure compliance with customer requirements and internal quality standards.

Requirements

Must-have skills and technologies:

• Proficiency in VHDL for FPGA design.
• Experience with FPGA toolchains such as Xilinx Vivado or equivalent for synthesis and implementation.
• Experience with simulation and verification tools such as ModelSim or equivalent.
• Proven experience with synthesis/place-and-route and timing-closure workflows.
• Experience implementing DSP algorithms and SDR architectures on FPGA platforms.
• Hands-on experience with hardware integration and lab debug tools (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers).
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and produce technical documentation.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree or higher required. Field of study not specified.

About the Company

Company: Indra Air Traffic

Headquarters: Overland Park, KS, USA

U.S. subsidiary of Indra Sistemas that develops air traffic management, navigation and surveillance systems — including NAVAIDs, radar, ADS‑B/WAM and software-defined radio solutions — for civil and defense aviation customers.