FPGA Engineer

At Dekimo Experts, we support our clients in carrying out innovative projects in the fields of embedded systems, electronics, and cutting-edge technologies. We work on engineering and R&D projects with a strong technological focus, in demanding environments—often real-time—at the heart of Industry 4.0 challenges.

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With over 40 years of experience, we are part of a Belgian group with an international reach, firmly established in Belgium and also present in the Netherlands, France, and Germany. Our consultants contribute to a wide range of projects in cutting-edge sectors such as aerospace, mobility, medtech, energy, and manufacturing.

Our missions

• Answer the challenging requirements with innovative solutions
• Cope with the challenging space environment
• Create critical, high quality gateware

Our work environment

• RTL: VHDL
• Simulation: Questasim, Makefile, Python, TCL
• Tests on target: Makefile, Embedded-C, Embedded-Linux, FreeRTOS, Python
• CI/CD: Gitlab, Docker

Key activities

• Analyze and define the FPGA design architecture based on system requirements
• Design, simulate, integrate and test RTL-code
• Write and test software driver code
• Write technical documentation, testbenches and on-target test procedures
• Interacting with other engineering teams (EE, RF, Operations teams, Embedded Software, etc.)

Must have

• Master, PhD in Computer, Electronics or Mecatronics Engineering or equivalent through experience
• Knowledge of RTL programming languages (in order of preference: VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog)
• Knowledge of C and Python
• Experience with version control
• Understanding of the FPGA design flow (synthesis, place & route, etc)
• Understanding of software and hardware interactions
• Excellent verbal and written skills to interact across teams
• Comfortable in a lab environment: ability to use power supplies, oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzer
• Good English knowledge
• Eagerness to learn & passion for digital design

Nice to have

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• Experience with C or Python
• Experience of continuous integration
• Experience with digital signal or image processing
• Experience with Embedded-Linux (CLI usage & kernel customization)
• Experience with High-speed transceivers, PCIe or network interfaces (1G to 100G)
• Experience with memory interfaces (DDR3, DDR4, DDR5)
• Experience with PCB and hardware design
• Strong understanding of the FPGA design flow (synthesis, place & route, etc)
• Strong understanding of software and hardware interactions

As part of this opportunity, you will work as a Dekimo consultant at one of our clients' sites, while receiving support and guidance from our teams.