FPGA Engineering Intern (Comms/TVI)

Thales Defense & Security•Clarksburg, WV

13h•Onsite

About The Position

Thales Defense & Security, Inc. (TDSI) Headquartered in Clarksburg, MD, is a U.S. company that has been serving domestic and international defense Air, Land and Sea domains for 60+ years. With over 1,000 employees, TDSI and its four subsidiaries (Advanced Acoustic Concepts, Digital Receiver Technology, Tampa Microwave, and Trusted Cyber Technologies), supports U.S. Joint Services, special operations forces and multi-national partners with a variety of communication, visualization, signal intelligence/electronic warfare, and sensor/sonar capabilities. TDSI’s key technologies include tactical handheld radios, expeditionary satellite terminals, helmet-mounted displays, optics and target recognition capability, advanced radars, undersea sensing and missile systems. Lives depend on what we do! Thales Defense & Security, Inc. has an opening for a DSP/FPGA Engineering intern within the Software Engineering department for 8 weeks during the summer of 2027. This position will be responsible for some entry-level assignments that will provide exposure to the software engineering job family. This position is located in the Clarksburg, MD office and reports to the DSP/FPGA Engineering Manager.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship required.
Applicants selected may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
Must be enrolled in an accredited university or college and have completed at least 2 semesters within the engineering field of study.
Electrical Engineering preferred.
Knowledge of Digital Signal Processing/Digital Communications algorithms and techniques (Turbo/Viterbi coding/decoding, Channel Estimation, Equalization, Filter Design, Resampling Theory etc.).
Experience with high speed digital interfaces.
Experience in either/or Xilinx and Altera design.
Experience coding in Verilog and/or VHDL.
Familiarity with Matlab or Python required.
Must be fluent in English, both verbal and written.
Ability to comply with all Company guidelines, policies, procedures and embrace Company Core Values.

Nice To Haves

C/C++ or other programming languages is desired.
Understanding of wireless communication theory and signal processing theory is a plus.

Responsibilities

Contribute to the design, implementation, and testing of DSP solutions for various mission applications on next generation Software-Defined Radio (SDR) signal processing hardware.
Develop and implement FPGA-based solutions for signal processing tasks.
Participate in the verification and testing of DSP/FPGA designs.
Document design specifications, test procedures, and results.
Utilize industry-standard tools for DSP/FPGA development.
Assist in the setup and maintenance of DSP lab equipment.