Senior FPGA Engineer

5+ years of experience

Sofia, Bulgaria

Full-time, Hybrid

Our client is a deep-tech aerospace company developing intelligent airborne remote sensing systems for autonomous and remotely piloted aircraft.

The company's mission is to empower next-generation airborne platforms with advanced sensing capabilities that enhance situational awareness, operational effectiveness, and decision-making in demanding and dynamic environments.

They develop high-performance sensing systems that combine RF/antenna engineering, advanced electronics, and signal processing, including AI-assisted methods, to enable reliable detection, tracking, and classification of objects in complex operational scenarios. Their technologies are designed to support mission-critical operations and provide a technological advantage to airborne platforms operating in both civil and defense domains.

As a growing engineering company, our client is building a focused, high-caliber team to develop next-generation airborne sensing technologies. They are currently looking for a Senior FPGA Engineer to support the development of one of their first products.

As a Senior FPGA Engineer, you will play a central role in the development of digital hardware for next-generation airborne radar systems. You will design and implement high-performance, real-time signal processing pipelines that convert raw sensor data into usable information for detection, tracking, and situational awareness. This is a technically demanding role at the intersection of FPGA design, digital signal processing, and aerospace systems engineering, offering the opportunity to contribute directly to advanced airborne sensing capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

Translate system-level requirements into FPGA/RTL specifications
Lead the FPGA architecture and RTL development for our products
Translate complex radar algorithms, including pulse compression, Range-Doppler processing, CFAR detection, into efficient fixed-point FPGA logic
Develop and maintain interfaces between FPGA fabric and embedded ARM processors using AXI interconnects and high-speed DMA
Establish robust verification frameworks utilizing SystemVerilog and HIL testbeds
Support systems integration and participate in flight test campaigns
Contribute to DFM and production readiness reviews
Document designs in line with Quality and System engineering processes

Required Qualifications

MSc in Electrical Engineering, or related field
5+ years hands-on FPGA design experience
Extensive expertise in VHDL or Verilog for high-performance, real-time RTL design
Proficient with AMD Vivado or Intel Quartus toolchains
Practical experience with fundamental DSP algorithms (FFTs, FIR filters, DDC/DUC)
At least Upper-Intermediate English level