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Firmware (FPGA) Engineer

On-site in Madrid·Added 22 days ago

Still open when we checked on 4 Oct

Indra

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Overview

Requirements

  • Have the right to work in Spain

    Indra doesn't mention sponsorship in the ad.

  • Work on-site in Madrid

    No relocation package mentioned.

Skills

This job was automatically translated to English.

Requirements

What we're looking for

🎯 What are we looking for?

Don't worry if you don't meet 100% of what we're looking for. Go ahead, get to know our proposal, and tell us what you can bring!

  • Experience in digital signal processing, channel coding techniques, and modeling in MATLAB.
  • Experience in design and implementation with VHDL on Xilinx FPGAs.
  • Knowledge of Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoC architectures.
  • Experience in simulation for the validation and verification of VHDL developments.
  • Proficiency with development tools such as Vivado, Vitis, QuestaSim, or similar.
  • Experience using oscilloscopes and other electronic measurement instrumentation.
  • Ability to interpret electronic schematics.

Pay & benefits

What you'll get

🚀 What do we offer?

  • Innovative and high-impact projects: You will work with cutting-edge technologies, with impact both nationally and internationally.
  • A career plan tailored to you: Designed to boost your growth and professional development.
  • Autonomy and Flexibility: You will have the freedom to organize your work, with a real work-life balance adapted to your pace.
  • Stability and future: Long-term projects in a leading company with more than 60,000 professionals, with financial security.
  • Time off: 22 working days of vacation + personal days.
  • Close and transparent environment: You will enjoy direct and fluid communication with managers and colleagues, in a collaborative and open environment.
  • Continuous training: through Open University and Udemy for Business (over 6,000 courses to specialize!)
  • Employee discounts and benefits: Enjoy advantages in gyms, restaurants, shops, leisure, and much more as an Indra Group employee.
  • Bus service with different routes directed to workplaces outside the city of Madrid.

The role

At Indra Group, we protect what matters most.

From our Defense unit, we develop advanced technological solutions that reinforce national and international security.

💻 Join our team for national and international projects!

We want to recruit a Physical Layer Waveform Development Engineer to participate in the design, modeling, and implementation of advanced communication solutions on FPGA, being part of the entire development lifecycle and contributing to highly innovative projects of great technological complexity.

What you'll do

💡 What will you do?

  • Participate in the complete development of physical layer waveforms: requirements, design, implementation, validation, and verification.
  • Model and simulate digital signal processing algorithms using MATLAB.
  • Design and implement VHDL solutions on Xilinx FPGA platforms.
  • Develop and optimize architectures based on Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoC.
  • Perform simulation, validation, and verification activities for hardware designs.
  • Integrate and debug developments through the use of laboratory instrumentation, such as oscilloscopes and measurement equipment.
  • Prepare technical documentation and collaborate in the management of system requirements.
  • Work in a coordinated manner with multidisciplinary teams to ensure the correct development and integration of solutions.

Hiring process

🕓 What is our selection process like?

  • Review of your profile: We evaluate your experience and skills to determine if you fit what we are looking for.
  • First contact (5-10 min): If you receive a call from an unknown number, it's our team! It will be a quick conversation to get to know you and answer any questions.
  • Interview with the talent acquisition team: We want you to get to know us better as a company: values, career model, skills... so that both you and the team can assess if there is a match.
  • Technical interview: You will meet with the team, who will explain the project and daily tasks. We will also explore your technical knowledge. Additionally, we will conduct brief psychological and English competency assessments (if required).
  • Offer and welcome: If everything goes well, you will join our team and start this new stage together!

Estimated process duration: 2-3 weeks.

About Indra

Indra is a global technology and consulting company headquartered in Madrid, Spain, and a leader in IT and defense systems. It provides advanced solutions in air traffic management, defense electronics, cybersecurity, and digital transformation for clients worldwide. With a workforce of over 50,000 employees, Indra operates in more than 140 countries, making it one of Europe's largest defense and technology firms.

In Spain, Indra has a strong presence with major offices in Madrid, Alcobendas, and other cities, and it is a key player in the national defense and aerospace sectors. The company offers a wide range of roles for international professionals, from engineering and cybersecurity to project management and software development. Indra's work culture emphasizes innovation and technical excellence, and it actively recruits international talent, providing opportunities to work on cutting-edge projects in defense, space, and digital transformation.

Industry
IT and Defense
Founded
1993
Employees
50,000+
Headquarters
Madrid, Spain
In Spain
Madrid, Barcelona, Alcobendas

Good to know if you are moving

  • Indra is a major defense contractor, offering opportunities to work on advanced defense systems like SCAPA and NGWS.
  • The company has a strong focus on innovation, with significant investment in R&D and technology development.
  • Indra provides hybrid and remote work options for many roles, offering flexibility for international hires.
  • With offices in Madrid and Barcelona, Indra offers a chance to live in Spain's two largest cities.
  • Indra is a global leader in air traffic management, with its systems used in over 100 countries.

In their own words

Additional information

As a company, we understand equality as a cross-cutting principle and a driver of social change. Based on this conviction, we reaffirm our commitment to equal treatment and opportunities between women and men, non-discrimination, equal pay, and work-life balance in professional and personal life.

This commitment is realized through the promotion of respectful and inclusive work environments, where all people are treated with dignity, can develop professionally, and have equal opportunities in selection, training, and promotion processes, offering a work environment free from any discrimination based on sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, ethnicity, marital status, or any other personal or social circumstance.

¡INDRA is a Top Employer 2026 company! Join a company certified as one of the best employers in Spain, thanks to the conditions offered to our professionals and our comprehensive HR management.

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