FPGA Designer Engineer

Join Orbotix as a FPGA Designer Engineer in Romania

Join our innovative team at Orbotix, a dynamic startup at the forefront of the drone industry. We are looking for a talented FPGA Designer Engineer (FPGA, VHDL, Verilog) who will design, implement and secure based communication subsystems for autonomous drone platforms, combining hardware-level development, resilient datalink engineering and cybersecurity expertise.

Orbotix Industries is a boutique firm, specializing in autonomous defense drones, robotics, and advanced AI, by leveraging our state-of-the-art engineering & software development expertise as well as our in-depth defense domain knowledge. We strive to design and produce advanced autonomous drones for all your Industry, Government and Defense needs.

Company : Orbotix

Location : Brasov, Romania (Hybrid - 3 days in office, 2 days remote)

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, implement and maintain FPGA-based modules using VHDL or Verilog for secure drone communication systems.

• Contribute to the design of safe and resilient ground and in-flight communication frameworks for autonomous drone platforms.

• Contribute to the secure communication framework for distributed drones and including AES-based encryption, secure key generation, distribution, and rotation.

• Support hardware-level cryptographic acceleration using FPGA modules and related embedded security technologies.

• Participate in preliminary scouting of current state-of-the-art communication, FPGA, cryptographic and based on high-level requirements.

• Participate in joint de-risking activities, lab testing, validation, and robustness assessments of the designed communication subsystem.

• Contribute to cybersecurity activities regarding drone secure design and architecture.

Requirements:

• Strong hands-on experience with FPGA development using VHDL or Verilog.

• Solid understanding of digital logic design, FPGA implementation flows, simulation, synthesis, timing analysis and debugging.

• Understanding of AES-based encryption and its implementation or acceleration in hardware.

• Ability to analyze system requirements and translate them into FPGA, communication, and cybersecurity design tasks.

• Experience with debugging, board bring up, lab testing, validation and hardware/software subsystems.

• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary engineering environment involving hardware, software, RF, avionics, and cybersecurity teams.

• Good command of English, both written and spoken.

Nice to have:

• Experience in the drone, UAV, robotics, aerospace, or defense industry.

• Experience with Xilinx/AMD, Intel/Altera, Microchip/Microsemi, Lattice or similar FPGA platforms and toolchains.

• Previous experience supporting company-wide cybersecurity activities, hardware audits and hardening embedded systems.

By joining us, you will have :

·      Flexible working hours

·      Hybrid job structure: 3 days in office, 2 days remote

·      Private medical insurance

·      Regular vacation

·      Day off on your birthday

·      Referral bonus for successful hires through your contacts (mid or senior).

·      A pet-friendly office that prioritizes well-being

·      Fully stocked fridge with a variety of snacks

·      Leisure area with a gaming room

·      An international and multicultural work environment

Application Process:

To apply, please send your CV, design portfolio, and samples of your written articles to [email protected]