Technical Lead - FPGA 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 & Verification

Key Responsibilities and Tasks

As a Senior Engineer FPGA Design and Verification, you will be a major actor in the FPGA development and Verification

• Developing FPGA design requirements, architecture development.

• RTL development using VHDL, test through developer test benches in simulation environment.

• Developing VHDL test Bench to verify design as per requirements

• Requirement analysis and validation

• Optimize designs to meet performance requirements.

• Implementation on target FPGA

• Integration of FPGA in board level, debug, solve integration issues and physical verification.

• Understand and develop required DO-254 process documents and participate in SOI audits.

• Mentor, drive and guide team members to achieve project objectives

• Creation of detailed work break down and estimation for planed execution, identify risk and dependency

Skills Required

Mandatory Skills:

• Electronics/ Electrical Engineering with 8 to 12 years of experience on FPGA designs, verification, design optimizations, design integration on hardware, test and problem solving.

• Hands-on experience in RTL development for FPGA using VHDL.

• Hands-on experience in FPGA verification, developing Test case, Test procedures, Test bench, debug and simulation using Modelsim / Questasim, coverage analysis

• Strong understanding of Hardware system ,design knowledge of digital logic, logic analysis and debug skill

• Requirement analysis and validation

• Proficiency in FPGA Synthesis , Place and Route

• Proficiency in developing timing constraints , solving CDC issues, timing analysis and timing closures for FPGA

• Proficiency in FPGA design tools like Libero.

• DO-254 development process

• DOORS

• Knowledge of Hardware, Board and different components like ADC, DAC, Serial Memory

• TCL scripting

• Different bus protocols like I2C, SPI, QSPI, UART, AXI, DDR3/4, PCIe, JTAG

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

Good to have

• Usage of Lab Equipment like DSO, Logic Analyzer

Educational Qualification

Bachelor or Masters in Electronics & Communication or equivalent

Values and Behaviors

• High level of autonomy and efficiency.

• Good organizational abilities and good interpersonal skills

• Self-motivated, ability to work independently with minimal direction.

• Ability to work in multi-geography and multi-disciplinary team.

We also attach great importance to Soft skills, adaptability, openness and continuous improvement. Your autonomy and your taste for teamwork, your rigor and curiosity are all qualities that we value every day.

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.