Digital Hardware Development Engineer

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Thales Belgium is part of an international leading technology group in the defence and security, aerospace, and digital identity and security markets. In a world characterised by uncertainties, we ensure that our customers, partners and employees can pursue new paths with confidence. For a future we can all trust.

Today the Group employsmore than 1,000 people across nine sites in Belgium. Discover all Thales activities inhere.

Say HI* – to your career as a

Digital HW Development Engineer

In ourTubize site, you will join 250+ colleagues recognized by domestic and international partners for their expertise onRadio Frequency (RF) Products,C4ISR,Crypto GlobalSolution,MACS (Aeronautical Intercom) and many others.

Your mission:

• You will be responsible for new-product development tasks, including breadboarding, circuit simulation, electronic test procedure documentation, and lab guidance of product testing
• You will be responsible for the design and development of digital products from concept to production. This includes analysis of customer specifications, sub-system and detailed design. As such you will create digital circuits, ensuring signal integrity and optimal performance
• You will center your activity on digital electronic systems design, ranging from simple embedded microcontrollers to high-end FPGA-based systems
• You will define the PCB schematics and guide layout engineers, validate prototypes, perform design integration and qualification, and follow up the design into production
• You will contribute to product qualification according to high-level international standards. You will also ensure the electronic designs meet industry standards and regulatory compliance.

What we are looking for:

• You hold a Master’s Degree in engineering with a specialty in electronics, telecommunications or equivalent
• You have at least 5 years of experience in digital circuit design
• You are comfortable with analyzing customer needs and determining the requirements, capacity, and cost for developing products
• You are interested in designing, developing, analyzing, and testing new and existing electrical and electronic products to specifications provided by the customer and marketing
• You are passionate about technology and willing to learn new technologies
• You design digital hardware that can be used with either analogue, digital, or mixed-signal technology.

As a strong bonus, you have:

• Knowledge of boundary scan testing
• Knowledge of reliability and design robustness analysis (MTBF and MTTF calculations, worst-case, part stress, Failure Mode analysis)
• Knowledge of signal integrity
• Problem-solving, debugging and failure analysis skills with a solid understanding of core engineering principles
• Hands-on laboratory work including using oscilloscope, network analyzers, spectrum analyzers and other test equipment
• Communication skills, including the ability to clearly express technical concepts in oral and written forms across different management levels
• The ability to work in team and a taste for international contacts
• The flexibility to integrate a project at different stages
• Good command of English and fluency in French and/or Dutch.

Thales Group is a global technology leader with more than 81,000 employees on five continents. The is investing in digital anddeep tech innovations – big data, artificial intelligence, connectivity, cybersecurity and quantum technology – to build a future we can all trust.

For more than 20 years, Thales has pursued a robust corporate social responsibility (CSR) policy based on the highest international standards. The principles behind this policy are now captured in the company’s purpose ofbuilding a future we can all trust, which was adopted in 2020.

Say HI* – Your journey to us

At times of change our international teams are ready to meet the complexity of today with the industry-leading technologies of tomorrow. Will you be part of it? We are looking forward to your online application. Great journeys start here, apply now!

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