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Leonardo

Aerospace, defense tech design and manufacturing

Progettista FW

Embedded EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeCampi Bisenzio, Italy

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's or master's degree in Electronic Engineering or Physics is required.
  • Junior candidates should have 1–3 years of experience; expert candidates should have 3–5 years of experience.
  • Knowledge of firmware development for FPGAs and of major FPGA platforms, including AMD/Xilinx, Intel/Altera, and Microchip, is required.
  • Knowledge of hardware description languages VHDL, Verilog, and HLS is required.
  • Analyze requirements and write FPGA firmware specifications.
  • Validate requirements and develop test benches to verify FPGA firmware.
  • Produce documentation for the firmware development lifecycle.
  • Perform timing closure.
  • Know standard hardware/firmware development processes, such as RTCA/DO-254.
  • Have good English language proficiency at B2 level.
  • Use document-management tools in the MS Office suite and requirements-management software such as ReqTracer and DOORS.
  • Use firmware development tools including Vivado, Vitis, Quartus, ModelSim, QuestaSim, HDL Designer, HLS, and System Generator.
  • Use modeling tools for Model Driven Engineering, including MATLAB and Simulink.
  • Use oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and measurement instruments for hardware validation.
  • Be available to work primarily on site and to undertake short- or medium-duration domestic and/or international travel after suitable on-the-job training.
  • Demonstrate proactivity, ability to work in a team, problem-solving ability, and flexibility to handle topics outside the candidate's area of expertise.

Responsibilities

  • Develop digital hardware for projects involving electro-optical sensor systems, radar sensors, and avionics equipment.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience designing or validating high-speed serial links in FPGAs.
  • Experience implementing digital signal processing functions.
  • Experience processing images in FPGAs.
  • Ability to use and integrate third-party intellectual property.
  • Experience developing complex algorithms in FPGAs.

About the Company

Leonardo

Aerospace, defense tech design and manufacturing

Leonardo operates in aerospace, defense, and security, designing and manufacturing advanced technologies for militaries, intelligence agencies, and defense contractors. Its products combine hardware, software, and services and are delivered through subsidiaries in the US (DRS, Electronics US, Critical Infrastructure, Aircraft and Aerostructures US). It differentiates itself with a broad, diversified portfolio and end-to-end support from development to sustainment, plus training and customer service. Its goal is to provide reliable, state-of-the-art capabilities to defense, intelligence, and civil infrastructure customers while maintaining strong support and training.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Rome, Italy
Founded
2022

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