Location: Madrid Tres Cantos, SpainThales people architect and deliver satellite-based systems that help position, connect and observe our planet, and push the boundaries of our understanding of planet's resources. Our systems are in orbit at 400 km, 20000 km, 36000 km and beyond to the edges of the solar system.Thales in Spain is a leader in technological solutions applied to Defence, Aeronautics, Security, Transportation and Space and, furthermore, is a general centre for excellence in Space, Security of Critical Infrastructures and Transportation. With a turnover of €320 million and a staff of 1,200, it exports approximately 40% of its total production principally to the Middle East, North Africa and Latin America.Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), is a key European player in space telecommunications, navigation, Earth observation, exploration and orbital infrastructures. Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio form the two parent companies' “Space Alliance”, which offers a complete range of services and solutions. Because of its unrivaled expertise in dual (civil/military) missions, constellations, flexible payloads, altimetry, meteorology and high-resolution optical and radar instruments, Thales Alenia Space is the natural partner to countries that want to expand their space program. Thales Alenia Space posted consolidated revenues of approximately 1.850 billion euros in 2020 and has around 7,700 employees in ten countries.Thales Alenia Space's satellites and payloads are recognized worldwide as benchmarks in delivering communications and navigation services, monitoring our environment and the oceans, better understanding climate change and supporting scientific research. Today, Thales Alenia Space is one of the main suppliers of the International Space Station, and a pivotal player in the development of systems aimed to explore our Universe.At Thales Alenia Space in Spain, we are looking for a Senior Digital Communications Design Engineer to join our Radiofrequency Equipment Department !The tasks will include:- Evaluate the customer specification and perform the flow-down of these requirements (up/down conversions, digital filtering, modulation/demodulation, coding/decoding, NCO, interference mitigation) to VHDL specification- Generate the MATLAB/Simulink models of the processing blocks when needed to detail the VHDL requirements.- Review the Design and Development of the FPGA- Participate in the FW-HW integration tests in order to ensure the correct implementation of the FPGA design with respect to the customer specification.- Working close with the VHDL designer’s department and the technical responsible of the HW solution.- Review the Validation Plan of the FPGA according to the FPGA requirements- Participate and lead the unit design reviews with customers in an international environment.About you:- Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Engineering, Telecommunications, Electronics or similar.- Use of test instrumentation: Spectrum Analysers, Network Analysers, Signal Analyzers, Logic Analyzers, Data Patterns Generators, Oscilloscopes, BER meters- Design tools: MATLAB/Simulink, ADS, PSPICE,- Fluency in Spanish and EnglishExperience of at least 5 years in the following areas:- Leading electronic equipment design: Architecture trade-offs, selection of main components, frequency plan, RF line-up, noise & signal budgets, distortion budgets; - Digital communication: modulation schemes, error correction coding, characterization of communication links.- Digital Signal Processing Design for Up/Down conversions, digital filtering, modulation/demodulation, coding/decoding, NCO, interference mitigation, etc.- Specification and evaluation of FW processes and algorithms for FPGAs; in debugging the FW- FPGA solution at laboratory during HW-FW integration.Added value:- Mentor Graphics, Momentum, HFSS, Labview, C/C++, VHDL- Experience in space sector: programs design rules and standards- Experience in Agile methodologyWhat do we offer?- Smart Working (teleworking, flexible working time, equipment & tools endowment, etc.)- Free meals at the office.- 28 vacations days.- Pension plan.- Individual training programs.- Good working environment.We will consider being in possession of a certificate of disability.