Technical Lead- FPGA Design Engineer

Location: Bangalore, India

Thales is a global technology leader trusted by governments, institutions, and enterprises to tackle their most demanding challenges. From quantum applications and artificial intelligence to cybersecurity and 6G innovation, our solutions empower critical decisions rooted in human intelligence. Operating at the forefront of aerospace and space, cybersecurity and digital identity, we’re driven by a mission to build a future we can all trust.

Present in India since 1953, Thales is headquartered in Noida and has other operational offices and sites spread across Delhi, Gurugram, Bengaluru and Mumbai, among others. Over 2200 employees are working with Thales and its joint ventures in India. Since the beginning, Thales has been playing an essential role in India’s growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital sectors. Thales has two engineering competence centres in India - one in Noida focused on Cyber & Digital business, while the one in Bengaluru focuses on hardware, software and systems engineering capabilities for both the civil and defence sectors, serving global needs. The Group has also established an MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) facility in Gurugram to provide comprehensive avionics maintenance and repair services to Indian airlines and support the growth of the local aviation industry.

Technical Lead- FPGA Design Engineer

Thales India Engineering Competency Center in Bangalore is seeking Technical Lead/Sr Technical Lead Engineer role to be part of Hardware-FPGA engineering team. In this role you will be responsible for developing FPGA firmware, RTL design, testing in the virtual environment and in the target hardware for Avionics/defense applications. You also perform trade analysis of different algorithms, IP core development, design approaches, engineering simulations & modeling before finalizing the design.

Qualifications:

B.Tech/Master in Electronics & Communication or Electrical engineering or equivalent with 10 to 15 years of relevant experience.

Higher qualifications of Post-graduation and PhD are desirable. Working experience in Aerospace/Defense products development is desirable

Job Responsibilities:

• Should have proven experience as an FPGA architect, having been involved in all phases of development from specification to coding, implementation, integration, and verification of FPGAs for Aerospace/defense applications

• Should have strong experience in Requirements Capture, PHAC, IVV Plan and Configuration traceability matrix.

• Should have strong and hands on experience in VHDL language.

• Strong experience in implementing FPGA code on the target hardware & testing with other system components and software.

• Strong experience in Synthesis, P&R, code constrain creation and timing closure of various design IP’s into FPGAs. Designer test bench, Timing simulation.

• Strong experience in functional and timing verification of FPGA design using simulation

• Strong experience in In-system verification of FPGA design on the system

• Strong experience in Writing verification test benches and automation of test cases

• Should have a good understanding of various development practices (data management, traceability, configuration management, requirements management) and familiarity with ARP4761/DO-254 development process

• Should have experience to work in a collaborative spirit, enjoy challenges and teamwork, and have strong listening, analysis, and synthesis skills in a multidisciplinary environment

• Should have expertise in interacting and working with cross-functional teams Ex: board development (interfaces, timing issues, etc.)

• Must be aware with Ethernet, PCIe, ARINC 429, RS-485/422, RS-232, MILSTD 1553, LVDS/Video interfaces etc.

• Must be experience using Revision Control Systems: Subversion (SVN), CVS, Git

• Good to be experience using scripting languages: Make, Perl, Python, shell scripts, etc.

• Should be able to provide progress/technical updates to the program and project managers.

• Should be able to support project schedule/plan, risk/opportunity management and configuration management.

• Should be able to mentor other team members inside the team.

• Should assures(insures) the good level of reporting of his activity profession to assure(insure) a piloting adapted by the activities

Minimum Skills/Experience:

• Preferable Master Degree qualified in electrical/electronic engineering with minimum 10 years of experience in FPGA Design & Verification.

• Preferred candidate has experience in FPGA development for Avionics/Defence Applications.

• Experience in FPGA Implementation Tools ( XILINX Vivado/ALTERA Libero SoC /Altera Quartus).

• Good Experience in Mentor Graphics tools (HDL Designer, Questasim, Quest CDC, and Formal Pro).

• Experience in handling Lab equipments (Logic Analyzer, Oscilloscope, Function Generators, JTAG, and In-circuit de-buggers).

• Various development practices - data management, traceability, configuration management, requirements management.

• Experience in DO-254 Process assurance.

At Thales, we’re committed to fostering a workplace where respect, trust, collaboration, and passion drive everything we do. Here, you’ll feel empowered to bring your best self, thrive in a supportive culture, and love the work you do. Join us, and be part of a team reimagining technology to create solutions that truly make a difference – for a safer, greener, and more inclusive world.