Freelance FPGA Engineer – VHDL / Space & Actuation

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Freelance FPGA Engineer (VHDL) voor ruimtevaart- en actuatieprojecten in Leuven, 40 uur/week, hybride (2 dagen on-site), 6 maanden.

Locatie: Leuven, BE
Uren: 40 uur per week
Contractvorm: zzp
Eerste waarneming: 3 september 2026

Eisen

Strong knowledge of digital electronics and FPGA architecture
Experience working with complex embedded or electronic systems
Experience across the full FPGA development lifecycle, from design and analysis through to implementation, deployment and debugging
Strong hands-on experience with VHDL
Strong professional experience as an FPGA Engineer or FPGA Developer
Proven experience debugging FPGA designs directly on hardware
Experience interfacing FPGA designs with physical hardware and electronic subsystems
Professional fluency in English

Wensen

FPGA-based control systems
Gimbal systems
Aerospace systems
Precision electromechanical systems
Motor actuation or motor control
Familiarity with formal development processes, reviews and project milestones
Satellite actuators
Servo or control systems
Formal technical documentation and design reviews
Space electronics
Hardware-in-the-loop testing
High-reliability embedded hardware
FPGA simulation and test benches
Motor control, actuator electronics or control systems
Safety- or mission-critical engineering environments
FPGA verification and validation
Experience working on space or aerospace programmes
Laboratory-based debugging of complex FPGA and electronic systems

Omschrijving

We are currently supporting an engineering client based in Leuven who are searching for an experienced Freelance FPGA Engineer to join their team on an exciting space-focused development project. The role will focus on VHDL development, FPGA design and hardware debugging, supporting the development of advanced actuation and gimbal systems for a high-reliability aerospace application. This is a hands-on position for an engineer who is comfortable working beyond VHDL development alone. You’ll be involved throughout the development process, from FPGA design and analysis through to hardware deployment, debugging and system integration. As part of a multidisciplinary engineering team, you will collaborate with electrical, electronics, control and systems engineers to integrate FPGA functionality into complex hardware systems. Your responsibilities include developing and maintaining FPGA designs using VHDL, supporting FPGA architecture, design and implementation, analysing and optimising existing FPGA designs, deploying FPGA designs onto target hardware, performing hardware bring-up and hands-on debugging, troubleshooting issues across FPGA, electronics and hardware interfaces, working with wider engineering teams to integrate FPGA functionality into the overall system, supporting FPGA development for actuation, motor control and gimbal systems, analysing hardware behaviour and test results to identify and resolve system-level issues, contributing to FPGA verification and validation activities, supporting technical documentation and design reviews, and providing technical input throughout key project development milestones. The ideal candidate combines strong VHDL development skills with a practical, hardware-focused approach. You’ll ideally have strong professional experience as an FPGA Engineer or FPGA Developer, strong hands-on experience with VHDL, experience across the full FPGA development lifecycle from design and analysis through to implementation, deployment and debugging, proven experience debugging FPGA designs directly on hardware, strong knowledge of digital electronics and FPGA architecture, experience interfacing FPGA designs with physical hardware and electronic subsystems, experience working with complex embedded or electronic systems, and professional fluency in English. Experience in one or more of the following areas would be particularly valuable: satellite actuators, motor actuation or motor control, gimbal systems, space electronics, aerospace systems, precision electromechanical systems, servo or control systems, FPGA-based control systems, or high-reliability embedded hardware. Desired experience includes experience working on space or aerospace programmes, familiarity with formal development processes, reviews and project milestones, FPGA verification and validation, FPGA simulation and test benches, hardware-in-the-loop testing, laboratory-based debugging of complex FPGA and electronic systems, motor control, actuator electronics or control systems, safety- or mission-critical engineering environments, and formal technical documentation and design reviews. Contract details: location Leuven, Belgium; contract freelance; duration 6 months initially with potential for extension; start date ASAP; hours 40 hours per week; working arrangement 2 days on-site per week; language English.

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