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Present in India since 1953, Thales is headquartered in Noida and has other operational offices and sites spread across Delhi, Gurugram, Bengaluru and Mumbai, among others. Over 2200 employees are working with Thales and its joint ventures in India. Since the beginning, Thales has been playing an essential role in India’s growth story by sharing its technologies and expertise in Defence, Aerospace and Cyber & Digital sectors. Thales has two engineering competence centres in India - one in Noida focused on Cyber & Digital business, while the one in Bengaluru focuses on hardware, software and systems engineering capabilities for both the civil and defence sectors, serving global needs. The Group has also established an MRO (Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul) facility in Gurugram to provide comprehensive avionics maintenance and repair services to Indian airlines and support the growth of the local aviation industry.

Senior Engineer – FPGA Verification (VHLD & DO-254)

Job Summary

The Thales India Engineering Competency Center (ECC) is seeking a Hands-on FPGA Firmware Engineer to perform complex verification activities using VHDL to meet the DO-254 excellence.

Qualifications

Experience: 5 to 8 years in FPGA Verification.

Industry: Aerospace or Defense background would be an added advantage.

Education: B.Tech/B.E or M.Tech/Masters in Electronics & Communication

Required Skills:

Key Responsibilities:

1. Operational Execution

• Environment Development: Directly architect and code critical VHDL environment including BFMs/Models and complex test scenarios.

• Complex Interfaces Validation: Experience in verification of communication interfaces and bus standards (Example: AXI4, SPI, PCIe, UART, ARINC 818/664 …)

• Problem Solving: Take the lead on the most challenging technical bottlenecks, from simulation mismatches to physical hardware-software integration issues.

• Skill Uplift: Adoption of latest tools, use of AI.

2. Certification & Delivery (DO-254)

• End-to-End Ownership: Be accountable for the full verification of assigned function/block, ensuring 100% traceability between requirements and test results.

• Artifact Production: Hands-on drafting and self/peer review of critical certification documents (Hardware Requirement Specification, Hardware Verification Test procedure & Results document, etc.)

Critical Competencies:

Expert VHDL (Active Practitioner): Current, hands-on experience in defining verification architectures and building verification environments. Advanced Protocols: Deep technical knowledge of AXI4, PCIe, Ethernet, UART, and ARINC standards. Process Assurance: DO-254 (DAL A/B) or comparable safety standards. Tool Mastery: Advanced user of Siemens-Questasim/Synopsys-VCS/Cadence-Xcelium/Rivera-PRO. Automation: Capable of developing Python/TCL scripts to optimize the verification flow. Project Stewardship: Ability to execute projects within planned timelines.

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