Digital Hardware Development Engineer

☞ Thales

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Update day: 16-11-2025

Location: Tubize Walloon Brabant

Category: Production / Operation High Technology

Industry: Defense Space Manufacturing Aviation Aerospace Component Manufacturing

Job type: Full-time

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Location: Tubize, Belgium

Thales people architect solutions at the heart of the defence-security continuum. Interoperable and secure information and telecommunications systems for defence, security, and civil operators, are based upon innovative use of radiocommunications, networks, and cybersecurity. We are ground breaking new digital technologies such as 4G/5G mobile communications, cryptography, cloud computing and big data for use in physical protection systems, and critical information systems.

Thales Belgium SA, Belgium competence center of Thales, is a company located on 2 sites, one in Tubize (near Brussels) and the other one in Herstal (near Liège). Thales Belgium, which employs more than 280 collaborators, is specialized in the design, development and supply of critical information systems for customers in the sectors of Defense, Security (including Cyber) and Aerospace.

Mission

Thales Belgium Hardware Engineering Group – Competence center – is responsible for R&D activities related to radios HF band (1.5 to 30 MHz) equipment as well as aeronautical and tactical vehicle calculators that contribute to the Thales Group portfolio. As such, this Department leads the work for Architecture, Research and Development, integration, validation, qualification and industrialization of Thales HF tactical products.

In this context, the Digital Hardware Development Engineer will work on the developments of digital HW components integrating processors and their environment, as well as programmable components FPGA type.

He or she will conduct work related to Architecture, R&D, IVVQ cycle and industrialization of these products.

Main Responsibilities
  • Conduct upstream studies of new technologies in his/her area of expertise;
  • Understand and analyse the customer’s needs and bring state of the art expertise for his/her field of expertise;
  • Define the technical proposals for the developments as well as the specifications and associated quotes and schedules;
  • In charge of the technical documentation (High Level Design, Low Level Design, Configuration Documents, User Manuals, Testing plan);
  • Contribute to the simulation and development of FPGA based radio product
  • Contribute to IVVQ (Integration, Verification, Validation, and Qualification) and industrialization activities of product using FPGA technology.
Profile

Education
  • Civil or industrial engineer in electronics, telecommunication or equivalent
  • At least 3 years of diverse experience in FPGA and custom ASIC design and verification
  • Knowledge of French is mandatory. The candidate should be fluent in English.
Knowledge And Skills
  • Good knowledge of digital electronic techniques
  • Participate in the definition of requirements, and architecture of future systems with a sharper support for the digital part.
  • Proficient in signal processing algorithm design, secure network protocol and embedded DSP development
  • Expert knowledge of VHDL, experienced with ASIC and FPGA design tools like ModelSim, Ncsim, Vivado, Quartus, Libero, …
  • Logic design verification and test bench creation at the module and system levels of FPGA designs.
  • Architect and implement FPGA solutions for wideband signal collection and processing system
  • Basic notion in Universal Verification Methodology (UVM/UVVM/OVVSM) and FPGA with embedded processor (Zynq, Arria SoC,…).
  • Notion is more common software and scripting languages used in FPGA development like C/C++, python, tcl …
  • Abstract mental capacity and a wide interest in technology. Innovative, creative and avid learner
  • Autonomy, sense of initiative and leadership
  • Versatility and flexibility
  • Rigorousness, commitment and accountability, ability to take and meet commitments
  • Team spirit, listening and communication skills
If You Are Looking For
  • The solidity of a large Group
  • The agility of a human-sized structure
  • A company which at the forefront of innovation
  • An environment that fosters personnel development of all collaborators and offers opportunities for evolution within an international group;
If you defend values such as company spirit, sense of responsibility, ethics, creativity and teamwork;

Thales Belgium can be your partner.

At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. Great journeys start here, apply now!

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Diversity Statement

We actively support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions. That means that equal opportunities, inclusion and an informal culture are integral to our success. It also means that your well-being and happiness matter to us! That’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, remote working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times.
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Deadline: 31-12-2025

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