FPGA Engineer - Electronic Warfare

The role

This person will own the development of FPGA functions for electronic warfare and signals intelligence capabilities. They will build RTL modules, adapt DSP algorithms, and integrate acquisition and processing chains on operational hardware.

What you will do

• Own the development of FPGA functions for electronic warfare and signals intelligence capabilities.
• Work with systems and algorithm engineers to define processing requirements and assess implementation feasibility.
• Build RTL modules in VHDL or SystemVerilog to process digitized RF signals, extract information, and generate waveforms.
• Adapt and validate DSP algorithms for FPGA implementation.
• Integrate acquisition and processing chains including digital down-conversion, filtering, channelization, FFT, detection, direction-finding, and classification.
• Establish verification methods and testbenches.
• Connect programmable logic to RF converters and embedded processors.
• Resolve implementation constraints, achieve timing closure, and optimize resource utilization and power consumption.
• Bring up FPGA designs on target boards and investigate integration issues.
• Contribute to laboratory and field testing.

Required qualifications

• MSc in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Signal Processing, or a related field.
• Strong experience developing and verifying RTL in VHDL or SystemVerilog, with a focus on digital signal processing.
• Practical experience implementing designs on SoC FPGAs, including synthesis, implementation, timing analysis, and hardware debugging.
• Strong understanding of sampled signals, frequency conversion, digital filtering, spectral analysis, and fixed-point numerical behavior.
• Ability to reason across FPGA, processor, and RF hardware boundaries when making design decisions.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with MATLAB, Simulink, Python, or HLS
• Familiarity with RF measurements and laboratory equipment, including spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and oscilloscopes
• Prior experience in electronic warfare

About the company

Alta Ares is an air defense Neoprime that builds AI-guided interceptors to counter drones and cruise missiles. Founded in 2024, the company has 90 people and provides systems to NATO-aligned militaries and defense institutions.