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We are ground breaking new digital technologies such as 4G/5G mobile communications, cryptography, cloud computing and big data for use in physical protection systems, and critical information systems.You will join a team of 250+ colleagues recognized by domestic and international partners for their expertise in Radio Frequency (RF) Products, C4ISR, Crypto Global Solutions, MACS (Aeronautical Intercom), and more.\nWe are seeking an experienced FPGA Team Leader to lead a team of FPGA experienced engineers.\nIn this role, you will be responsible for coordinating FPGA development activities, ensuring delivery of technical milestones, guiding engineering best practices, and collaborating closely with system, software, verification, and hardware teams to deliver robust FPGA-based solutions.\nYour mission:\nLead and manage a team of FPGA engineers, including workload, priorities, and supporting individual performance and growth.\nResolve technical issues and support troubleshooting, including VHDL coding, debugging hardware, timing failures, and integration defects.\nOwn the technical direction for FPGA development, including architecture decisions, coding standards, verification approaches, and integration strategy.\nCoordinate with cross-functional stakeholders (e.g., system engineering, hardware design, software/embedded, verification, manufacturing/operations).\nEnsure quality and reliability through structured verification, review processes, and adherence to coding and design best practices.\nMaintain documentation (requirements traceability, design documentation, decision making, test plans and strategies…).\nIdentify risks and mitigation strategies.\nWhat we are looking for:\nStrong FPGA experience - min 10 years.\nTechnical Leadership and managing team in an engineering environment.\nStrong proficiency in VHDL coding and hands-on lab experience\nWorking experience of communication interfaces and protocols (e.g., AXI/AMBA, PCIe, Ethernet, SPI/I2C, JESD).\nAbility to communicate clearly and manage priorities effectively in a fast-paced environment.\nAbility to perform reliability analysis (MTBF, MTTF)\nAbility to guide FPGA engineers in Digital circuit design\nFamiliarity with Agile/Scrum practices and engineering delivery metrics.\nExperience with performance optimization (throughput, latency, resource utilization) and power considerations.\nNice to have:\nStrong problem-solving, debugging, and failure analysis skills\nClear communication of technical concepts (written and verbal) across different levels\nStrong analytical thinking and curiosity for technology\nInnovative mindset and willingness to learn\nTeam player with an interest in international collaboration\nFlexibility to join projects at different stages\nGood command of English; French and/or Dutch is a plus YOUR CAREER AT THALES Future opportunities will allow you to discover other domains or sites. 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