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# Senior Hands-On Hardware Engineer - Louvain-la-Neuve

- **Company:** Actief Interim
- **Location:** Louvain-la-Neuve (Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve), Belgium (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software Debugging, Digital Electronics, Linux on Embedded Systems, Ethernet, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Real-Time Operating Systems, Software Engineering, Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, Verilog, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), CPLD, PIC Microcontroller, Bare Metal
- **Published:** July 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.actief.be/nl/vacatures/engineering/senior-hands-on-hardware-engineer--louvain-la-neuve/908481

## About the Role

Formation & expérience :

 * 10+ ans d'expérience pratique en conception électronique
 * Bachelor ou Master en génie électronique (ou équivalent par expérience)

Expertise technique :

 * FPGA / CPLD : VHDL ou Verilog (synthèse, simulation, timing)
 * Électronique numérique et analogique
 * Conception et débogage PCB
 * Microcontrôleurs et interfaces (SPI, I²C, UART, Ethernet…)
 * Debug hardware avancé
 * Gestion d'obsolescence et maintenance long terme

Soft skills :

 * Passionné par l'électronique, profil hands-on
 * Pragmatique, orienté solutions
 * Autonome mais collaboratif
 * Bonne communication FR et/ou EN

Atouts :

 * Développement logiciel embarqué (bare-metal, RTOS)
 * Embedded Linux (bring-up, drivers, intégration)
 * Expérience en petite équipe agile
 * Intérêt pour le mentorat
 * Projets personnels en électronique

## Description

* Concevoir et développer des systèmes électroniques complets, des spécifications à la production
 * Définir l'architecture et développer des conceptions FPGA/CPLD (VHDL/Verilog)
 * Réaliser et réviser des schémas électroniques
 * Sélectionner les composants et assurer la mise en service des PCB
 * Effectuer la validation et le débogage hardware (oscilloscope, analyseur logique, etc.)
 * Gérer l'obsolescence, les redesigns et le support long terme
 * Collaborer étroitement avec les équipes software et test
 * Participer et/ou piloter des revues de conception
 * Garantir des produits robustes, maintenables et adaptés au terrain


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