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FPGA and Digital Signal Processing Engineer for Tactical Communications

On-site in Barcelona·Added 23 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 Barcelona

    No relocation package mentioned.

  • Have 5+ years of experience

    Mid-level role.

  • University degree

    “Titulación en Ingeniería de Telecomunicaciones, Ingeniería Electrónica o similar.” — per the ad.

Skills

This job was automatically translated to English.

Requirements

What we're looking for

🎯What are we looking for in you?

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

  • Degree in Telecommunications Engineering, Electronic Engineering, or similar.
  • Minimum of 5 years of experience in digital communications systems development.
  • Proficiency in VHDL and experience in development on FPGA platforms.
  • Extensive knowledge of MATLAB/Simulink for modeling, simulation, and algorithm validation.
  • Experience in digital signal processing (DSP): digital modulations, synchronization, channel coding, and signal processing.
  • Knowledge of digital hardware based on FPGA, DSP, SoC, MPSoC, or RFSoC.

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.
  • 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 European projects team!

We are looking to hire a

FPGA and Digital Signal Processing Engineer for Tactical Communications.

What you'll do

💡What will you do?

  • Design, develop, and validate digital communications solutions on FPGA platforms for Defense sector programs.
  • Participate in the development and implementation of communications waveforms and datalinks, primarily in physical and link layers.
  • Develop digital signal processing algorithms related to modulations, channel coding, synchronization, and data transmission.
  • Implement and optimize hardware designs using VHDL on FPGA, SoC, MPSoC, and RFSoC architectures.
  • Perform modeling, simulation, and functional validation activities using MATLAB and Simulink tools.
  • Collaborate in the integration, verification, and commissioning of advanced communications equipment, working alongside hardware, firmware, and systems teams.

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 time: 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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Location

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