Semiconductor jobs for chip design, verification and FPGA engineers in France

63 open roles for chip design, verification and FPGA engineers at 26 companies in France. 58 of them are open to candidates of any nationality; the rest ask for citizenship or a government security check. 2 mention relocation support.

Rebuilt 27 Oct 2026
open roles
63
companies
26
open to any nationality
92%
estimated median pay
$69k

Companies hiring

CompanyOpen rolesAny nationalityRelocation
Thales Group978%
Capgemini683%
STMicroelectronics5100%
Arm Holdings4100%
Atos4100%
Arago3100%2
Harmattan AI3100%
Scalian3100%
Groupe SII3100%
Sopra Steria2100%
CGI2100%
CS Group2100%
Alta Ares2100%
NXP Semiconductors2100%
Centum Electronics250%

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Thales Group

thalesgroup.com
thalesgroup.com • HQ: Paris, France • Electronic Warfare • Satellite Manufacturing • Identity Management • Avionics & Flight Control • C4ISR • 5000+ employees • Est. 1893 • Trust B • Hiring 2187, 286 new
HQ: Paris, France • Electronic Warfare • Satellite Manufacturing • Identity Management • Avionics & Flight Control • C4ISR • 5000+ employees • Est. 1893 • Trust B • Hiring 2187, 286 new
Thales is a French technology group whose lineage runs back to 1893, and it is one of Europe's largest defence and aerospace electronics companies. It builds radar, electronic warfare, sonar and command systems for armed forces, avionics and in-flight entertainment for aircraft, signalling for railways, and satellites through the Thales Alenia Space joint venture with Leonardo. A large cybersecurity and digital identity division, assembled through the Gemalto and Imperva acquisitions, supplies hardware security modules, encryption and the SIM and biometric documents used by banks and governments worldwide.
Pascal Bouchiat · Chief Financial Officer · decision-maker
Patrice Caine · Chairman & Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
Careers mailbox is known
4 days ago Likely open · 63%

STAGE - Ingénieur Conception FPGA & SoC - H/F

Intern • In office (Bordeaux, France) • Internship • Intern • French: C1
VHDL
SystemC
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11 days ago Likely open · 62%

Ingénieur développement FPGA/SoC F/H

≈ $39k – $74k per year (Estimated) • In office (Élancourt, France) • Full-Time • French: C1
VHDL
Chips/EDA
Siemens ModelSim
Xilinx Vivado
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CS Group

cs-soprasteria.com
cs-soprasteria.com • HQ: Le Plessis-Robinson, France • Engineering Services • Custom Software Development • 1001-5000 employees • Hiring 116, 13 new
HQ: Le Plessis-Robinson, France • Engineering Services • Custom Software Development • 1001-5000 employees • Hiring 116, 13 new
CS Group is a French engineering and software company headquartered in Le Plessis-Robinson that designs, integrates and operates critical and secure systems. It serves defence and public security, space, aeronautics, transport, energy and industry clients with surveillance and command systems, tactical communications, cybersecurity, embedded software, simulation and data intelligence, and it is now part of the Sopra Steria group. It hires software, data and systems engineers, project managers, business developers and research interns, mainly at its sites in Le Plessis-Robinson, Toulouse and Aix-en-Provence.
No named decision-maker yet.
No careers mailbox known
Verified live · 4 hours ago 5 days ago Hiring now · 90%

Ingénieur(e) FPGA/ASIC - Spatial - Toulouse

≈ $51k – $93k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Toulouse, France) • Full-Time • Senior • French: C1
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Verified live · 4 hours ago 1 month ago Long shot · 24%

Ingénieur FPGA / ASIC Numérique - Industrie - Toulouse

≈ $41k – $79k per year (Estimated) • In office (Toulouse, France) • Full-Time • French: C1
Verilog
SystemVerilog
VHDL
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Sopra Steria

soprasteria.com
soprasteria.com • HQ: Annecy, France • Custom Software Development • IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams • Systems Integrators • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • 5000+ employees • Est. 1968 • Trust B • Hiring 1334, 87 new
HQ: Annecy, France • Custom Software Development • IT Outsourcing & Dedicated Teams • Systems Integrators • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • 5000+ employees • Est. 1968 • Trust B • Hiring 1334, 87 new
Sopra Steria is one of Europe's largest information technology services groups, born from the 2014 merger of Sopra and Steria. It delivers consulting, systems integration, application management and its own software for banking, insurance, aerospace and the public sector. The group employs more than fifty thousand people and keeps its registered office in Annecy.
Cyril Malargé · Chief Executive Officer, Sopra Steria Group · decision-maker
Pierre Pasquier · Founder of Sopra · founder
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 7 days ago Likely open · 63%

Ingénieur(e) FPGA/ASIC - Spatial - Toulouse

≈ $45k – $82k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Toulouse, France) • Full-Time • Senior • French: C1
Verilog
VHDL
Python
DevOps
Linux
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 1 month ago Long shot · 21%

Ingénieur FPGA / ASIC Numérique - Industrie - Toulouse

≈ $35k – $66k per year (Estimated) • In office (Toulouse, France) • Full-Time • Senior • French: C1
Verilog
SystemVerilog
VHDL
SystemC
Bash
Python
DevOps
Git
Linux
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Groupe CELAD

celad.com
celad.com • HQ: Balma, France • IT Staffing & Staff Augmentation • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • Est. 1990 • Hiring 157, 25 new
HQ: Balma, France • IT Staffing & Staff Augmentation • IT Consulting & Digital Transformation • Est. 1990 • Hiring 157, 25 new
Groupe CELAD is a French IT consulting and engineering services company providing software development, embedded systems engineering, IT infrastructure management, cybersecurity and industrial IT consulting. It works through regional agencies across France, including Toulouse, Paris, Rennes and Montpellier, supplying engineers on technical assistance, managed project and dedicated R&D models to clients in aerospace, defence, telecommunications, banking and industry. Founded in 1990, the company is headquartered in Balma, near Toulouse, France.
No named decision-maker yet.
No careers mailbox known
8 days ago Hiring now · 90%

Ingénieur FPGA - Secteur Aérospatial (H/F)

$45k – $50k per year • Hybrid (Toulouse, France) • Full-Time
VHDL
DevOps
Git
Chips/EDA
Siemens QuestaSim
Siemens ModelSim
Xilinx Vivado
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Centum Electronics

centumelectronics.com
centumelectronics.com • HQ: Bengaluru, India • Engineering Services • Defense Manufacturing • Embedded & Electronics Design • Electronics Manufacturing • Hiring 19
HQ: Bengaluru, India • Engineering Services • Defense Manufacturing • Embedded & Electronics Design • Electronics Manufacturing • Hiring 19
Centum Electronics is an Indian electronics design and manufacturing company serving defense, aerospace, space, industrial and medical customers. Through its French subsidiary Centum T&S it provides embedded electronics design services and hires FPGA, electronic design and CAD engineers in Palaiseau, Lyon and Grenoble. The company is headquartered in Bengaluru, India.
No named decision-maker yet.
No careers mailbox known
Verified live · 1 hour ago 11 days ago Hiring now · 81%

Ingénieur développement FPGA CDI H/F

≈ $44k – $101k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 4+ years exp • In office (Palaiseau, France) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Citizenship or vetting required • Middle • French: C1
Verilog
SystemVerilog
VHDL
Chips/EDA
Siemens ModelSim
MedTech
Verification & Validation
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Verified live · 1 hour ago 11 days ago Hiring now · 82%

Ingénieur FPGA expérimenté CDI H/F

≈ $53k – $96k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Valence, France) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Senior • French: C1
Verilog
SystemVerilog
VHDL
SpaceTech
DO-254
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Scalian

scalian.com
scalian.com • HQ: Toulouse, France • Embedded & Electronics Design • Engineering Services • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1989 • Trust B • Hiring 402, 27 new
HQ: Toulouse, France • Embedded & Electronics Design • Engineering Services • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1989 • Trust B • Hiring 402, 27 new
Scalian is a French engineering and digital services company founded in 1989. It works on embedded systems, industrial performance and data projects. The company serves aerospace, defence and energy clients.
No named decision-maker yet.
No careers mailbox known
Verified live · 17 min ago 13 days ago Likely open · 56%

Ingénieur FPGA (H/F)

$44k – $62k per year • Middle • 3+ years exp • Hybrid (Grenoble, France) • Full-Time • Senior • French: C1
VHDL
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Verified live · 17 min ago 1 month ago Long shot · 21%

Ingénieur FPGA H/F

$45k – $62k per year • Hybrid (Châteauneuf-sur-Isère, France) • Full-Time • Senior • French: C1
VHDL
Chips/EDA
Libero SoC
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Skills these roles ask for

VHDL 39Verilog 32SystemVerilog 24Python 21UVM 11C++ 10SystemC 8Linux 7Perl 6DO-254 5Xilinx Vivado 5Git 4Siemens QuestaSim 4Siemens ModelSim 4Unix 3HPC 3

Where the roles are

Paris 16Sophia Antipolis 9Toulouse 9Grenoble 8Bordeaux 3Tel Aviv 2Valence 2Les Clayes-sous-Bois 2Blagnac 2Gennevilliers 1

Questions

Can a foreigner apply for these roles?

58 of the 63 roles here state no citizenship or security-check demand. A role that does says so in its advert, and the card marks it.

Which companies hire most chip and hardware engineers?

Thales Group (9), Capgemini (6), STMicroelectronics (5), Arm Holdings (4), Atos (4).

Which roles count here?

Every hardware, chip design, embedded, electrical and semiconductor process role at any employer, and the engineering, science, technician and IT roles of the semiconductor companies - chip designers, fabs and foundries, equipment makers, photonics. Their sales, finance and office roles are left out.

How fresh is this?

Every role is re-checked on the employer's own careers board at least every 48 hours, and the page is rebuilt every night.

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