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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # FPGA Engineer - Radar - **Company:** Alta Ares - **Location:** Paris, France - **Experience:** Experienced - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Software Debugging, Desktop Publishing, Embedded Software, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, Signal Processing, SystemVerilog, Verilog, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Fpga Hardware - **Published:** September 28, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=11f83254254589b4 ## About the Role * At least three years of FPGA development experience, with practical exposure to radar or sonar processing. * Ability to take a signal-processing function from an algorithmic description to verified RTL in VHDL or Verilog/SystemVerilog. * Strong DSP foundations, including FFT, digital filtering, windowing, and the effects of quantization and fixed-point precision. * Understanding of how radar systems estimate target range and velocity, distinguish returns from clutter, and set detection thresholds. * Working knowledge of matched filtering, pulse compression, range-Doppler maps, and CFAR techniques. * Familiarity with FMCW and pulsed radar, including the relationship between waveform choices, acquisition timing, and digital processing. * Experience assessing radar performance through simulation, including signal-to-noise ratio and clutter effects. * Experience developing testbenches, debugging FPGA hardware, and validating processing chains with hardware-in-the-loop methods. * Master's degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Signal Processing, Applied Physics, or a related field. Skills & Qualities * Hands-on engineer motivated by making radar processing work reliably on physical hardware. * Able to connect system-level performance issues with their causes in algorithms, RTL, interfaces, or timing. * Methodical approach to debugging, verification, and documenting technical decisions. * Comfortable owning development tasks and coordinating integration work across disciplines. * Clear communicator who makes trade-offs explicit and flags risks early. * Entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to operate autonomously in a fast-growing company. * High integrity and professionalism in handling sensitive defense technologies. ## Description * Turn radar sensing requirements into FPGA designs that support reliable drone detection in operational conditions. * Define how radar data is acquired, processed, and delivered to the rest of the system, working across RF, electronics, and software teams. * Establish processing budgets and select implementation approaches based on detection performance, latency, numerical accuracy, and available FPGA resources. * Develop reference models to study radar behavior in noise and clutter and guide hardware design decisions. * Build reusable RTL functions for waveform generation and receive processing in FMCW and pulsed radar systems. * Implement the processing stages needed to extract targets from radar returns, including matched filtering, pulse compression, range-Doppler processing, clutter rejection, and CFAR detection. * Integrate ADC/DAC interfaces, coordinate transmit and receive timing, and ensure synchronization with the radar front end. * Specify how detections and associated measurements are passed to tracking functions and embedded software. * Verify designs against reference models through automated testbenches and hardware-in-the-loop testing. * Investigate performance gaps on target hardware and use laboratory measurements and field results to improve the processing chain. * Document design decisions, interfaces, and validation results to support integration and future product development. ## Related Videos - [Valven Atlas: Engineering Intelligence That Delivers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1660-valven-atlas-engineering-intelligence-that-delivers) - [More efficient software for more efficient microchips](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1164-more-efficient-software-for-more-efficient-microchips) - [Code to Road in < 12 hours](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1082-code-to-road-in-12-hours) ## Related Articles - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [Résumé-Driven Development: How IT trends affect the job market for software developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/59-resume-driven-development-how-it-trends-affect-the-job-market-for-software-developers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Software Developer Salary in Austria [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/213-software-developer-salary-in-austria-2023) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers)