Join Our Team as Hardware Engineers at Intracom Defense (IDE)
About Us
Join Intracom Defense (IDE), Greece's top tech defense company.
Our mission? To innovate, create, and deliver cutting-edge technology on a global scale.
At IDE, we research, design, develop, and manufacture groundbreaking products, systems, and solutions in sectors such as Tactical Communication and Information systems, Missile Electronics, Surveillance solutions, Hybrid Electric Power systems, Next-gen Unmanned Air and Sea platforms and disruptive technologies (such as Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security).
As a key player in international defense, IDE is a registered NATO supplier and participates in international development and production programs, as well as in industrial cooperation programs for the defense sector.
Last but not least, IDE is a trusted and leading company in EU research and development programs, where research and innovation are the key elements for the upcoming technological breakthroughs.
In IDE we invest in people and technology!
We're not just about defense— we're about shaping the future!
📍 Location: Koropi, [East] Suburbs
💻 Working Model: On-site
🚀 Growth Opportunities: Access to continuous learning, professional development, and career advancement pathways
📈 Reporting to: Hardware Digital, Analogue and Power Systems Design Section Manager of the Products Development Department
1. SENIOR POWER SYSTEMS HARDWARE DESIGN ENGINEER
who is responsible for designing and developing state-of-the-art hybrid power systems that incorporates diesel generator, solar systems and batteries in the range of 5 to 200KVA concerning defense applications. If you're ready to take the lead and drive innovation, IDE is where you belong.
What You ‘ll Be Doing:
- Participate in the complete hardware development cycle from system design to documented release, prototype testing and evaluation.
- Handle integration, testing, verification and documentation.
- Adherence to Firmware-Hardware Specifications in collaboration with the Embedded Software Engineers to meet product requirements.
- Compose Technical Documentation.
Qualifications & Experience
Required:
- Bachelor/University Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related discipline.
- Familiarity with power systems modelling & simulation (MATLAB, SIMULINK, P-SPICE).
- At least five (5) years of proven working experience in Hardware Design & Development.
- Proven experience in power systems design and complex systems integration testing & evaluation.
- Fluent use of English language.
Desired:
- Post-graduate Degree (MSc, PhD) on Hardware design and development will be considered an asset.
- Familiarity with high power battery systems & renewable technologies.
- Familiarity with microgrids, grid interconnection, autonomous systems.
- Knowledge of diesel engines & OBD communication protocols.
- Fulfilled military obligations.
Key Competencies:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Willingness to take initiative and motivation to drive results.
- Very good planning and time-management skills.
- High sense of accountability and great ability to work effectively both independently and within a team.
2. SENIOR ANALOG HARDWARE DESIGN ENGINEER
What You ‘ll Be Doing:
- Hardware design and development of state-of-the-art Analog & Power Electronics circuits. The successful candidate will participate in the complete hardware development cycle from system & board design to documented release, prototype testing and evaluation.
- Integration, testing, verification and documentation.
- Preparation of: Firmware-Hardware Specifications in collaboration with the Embedded Software Engineers to meet product requirements.
Qualifications & Experience
Required:
- Bachelor's/University’s Degree in Electrical Engineering.
- At least five (5) years of proven working experience in Hardware Design & Power Electronics Development.
- Proven experience in analog electronics design, integration testing & evaluation.
- Familiarity with topologies for: DC/DC & AC/DC converters, low power analog electronics.
- Familiarity with power systems modelling & simulation (MATLAB, P-SPICE/LT-SPICE).
- Familiarity with design principles for EMI/EMC compliance, testing & troubleshooting.
- Familiarity with PCB CAD processes.
- Fluent use of English language.
Desired:
- Post-graduate Degree (MSc, PhD) on Hardware design and development will be considered an asset.
- Good knowledge of using Spectrum Analyzers, Audio Analyzers.
- Familiarity with PCB CAD Mentor Graphics PADS/Xpedition.
- Familiarity with digital designs & microcontroller designs.
- Fulfilled military obligations.
Key Competencies:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Willingness to take initiative and motivation to drive results.
- Very good planning and time-management skills.
- High sense of accountability and great ability to work effectively both independently and within a team.
3. SENIOR HARDWARE DIGITAL DESIGN ENGINEER
What You ‘ll Be Doing:
- Design and development of state-of-the-art digital communication systems.
- Integration, testing, verification and documentation.
- Preparation of: Firmware-Hardware Specifications in collaboration with the Embedded Software Engineers to meet product requirements.
Qualifications & Experience
Required:
- Bachelor/University Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline.
- At least five (5) years of proven experience in digital and analog design, development and complex system integration.
- Familiarity with digital and analog electronic measurements (Oscilloscopes, Logic Analyzers).
- Verification & Acceptance testing according to specifications.
- Fluent use of the English language (both oral & written).
Desired:
- Postgraduate studies (MSc. /Ph.D.) in a relevant technical area will be considered a plus.
- Working experience in PCB design using CAD tools for schematic design.
- Digital signal processing, digital communications, telecom applications and protocols.
- Modelling & simulation tools (MATLAB/Simulink).
- Digital design and computer architecture.
Key Competencies:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong technical management skills.
- Willingness to take initiative and drive results.
- Goal orientation and high sense of accountability.
- Great ability to work effectively both independently and within a team.
- Planning and time-management skills.
📈 Reporting to: Hardware RF & FPGA Design Section Manager of the Products Development Department
1. ANTENNA DESIGN ENGINEER
What You ‘ll Be Doing:
- Design and develop microwave antennas from concept through to production within short timescales and fixed budgets.
- Define antenna specifications for complete wireless systems and datalinks.
- Perform radio coverage analysis and simulations using radio propagation coverage tools.
- Develop new antenna concepts for cost reductions and performance enhancements for existing and future products.
- Close cooperation with Mechanical, Systems, Test and Production Engineering Teams.
- Building of prototypes and pre-production units.
- Conduct antenna measurements in our in-house Anechoic Chamber.
- Conduct various environmental tests in our in-house Environmental Lab.
- Meet required deliveries.
- Provide regular progress updates and adequate warnings.
- Provide technical support to other departments and customers.
Qualifications & Experience
Required:
- Bachelor/University Degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering.
- Experience in microwave antenna design.
- Experience in Network Analyzers.
- Experience in test & measurement in Anechoic chamber.
- Experience in CST Studio Suite electromagnetic simulation tool.
- Good communication skills and collaboration spirit.
Desired:
- Master’s degree in electrical & Electronics Engineering.
- Familiarity with RF active circuit design on a PCB level for frequencies of up to 18 GHz.
- Familiarity with using RF circuit level simulation tools, such as, AWR Microwave Office, AWR VSS, Cadence Axiem.
- Familiarity with RF equipment, such as Spectrum Analyzer, Signal Generator, Osciloscope.
- Familiarity with uC’s and embedded programming.
Key Competencies:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Willingness to take initiative and motivation to drive results.
- High sense of accountability and great ability to work effectively both independently and within a team.
2. FPGA DESIGN ENGINEER
What You ‘ll Be Doing:
- System Design involvement starting from the early stages of the project.
- Hierarchy definition and design partitioning in complex, embedded processing systems targeting SoC or high-end FPGAs.
- Full design flow starting from RTL development and up to final integration and testing on H/W.
- Design for Testing and Reusability.
- IP-based design flow particularly in conformance with the latest Vivado/Vitis System Design suites and guidelines from AMD (Xilinx).
- Complex debugging and trouble-shooting cases through H/W and S/W boundaries in SoC based designs.
- Collaboration with Software Embedded, Software DSP and RF/Antenna engineers to design and validate Software Defined Radio systems.
Qualifications & Experience
Required:
- University Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Telecommunications or related discipline.
- Digital design and FPGA development using VHDL (or Verilog).
- Experience/familiarity with AMD (Xilinx) FPGAs and tools (ISE and VIVADO).
- Experience/familiarity with Mentor’s ModelSim/QuestaSim.
- Familiarity and hands-on experience with digital electronic measurements (using Oscilloscopes, Logic Analysers) and troubleshooting in digital logic circuits.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills both in English and Greek.
- Fulfilled military obligations for male candidates.
- 2+ years of proven/working experience in FPGA Design Flow targeting medium to high scale devices (FPGAs and SoCs).
Desired:
- AMD (Xilinx) embedded SW development environment (AMD Xilinx SDK/VITIS for SoCs with ARM Cortex and/or Microblaze cores).
- Software Defined Radio architectures and platforms.
- Model Based Design methodology and tools.
- Wireless communications and digital signal processing (DSP).
- High speed Digital Up-Conversion and Digital Down-Conversion designs.
- High speed serial busses (Rapid I/O, PCIe etc.).
- C/C++ knowledge and experience in ARM, MicroBlaze programming.
- Experience in scripting languages (e.g., Tcl, Python).
- Post-graduate studies in relevant technical areas.
Key Competencies:
- Willingness to take initiative and drive results.
- Strong negotiation skills and ability to influence and challenge options.
- Detail oriented personality with analytical thinking.
- Very good planning and time-management skills.
- High sense of accountability and great ability to work effectively as part of a team.
3. RF DESIGN ENGINEER
What You ‘ll Be Doing:
- Participate in the full design life cycle of radio modems with various levels of complexity, for tactical wireless communication systems and data links for unmanned systems based on Software Defined Radio platforms.
- Implement circuit designs based on RF components, PCB CAD design tools, PCB processes and RF design tools.
- Participate in the design, development and testing of several wireless radio systems and closely co-operate with other engineering groups, such as Power Supply, Digital Hardware, Mechanical and Software.
Qualifications & Experience
Required:
- Bachelor/University Degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering.
- At least 3 years of experience in RF active circuit design on a PCB level for frequencies of up to 18 GHz.
- At least 3 years of experience in radio system analysis, circuit simulation, system and PCB integration.
- Experience in RF circuit level simulation tools, such as, AWR Microwave Office, AWR VSS, Keysight Genesys or ADS.
- Experience in Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, Signal Generators, Power Meters and Oscilloscopes.
- Familiarity with several RF components and datasheets.
- Familiarity with PCB CAD tools.
- Familiarity with electromagnetic simulation tools such as CST Microwave Studio, HFSS, etc.
- Good communication skills and collaboration spirit.
Desired:
- Master’s degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering.
- Experience in 802.11b/g physical protocol.
- Experience in active and passive microwave RF designs using linear and constant envelope modulations such as, OFDM, BPSK, QPSK, QAM, SO-QPSK, PCM/FM, etc.
- Experience in microwave RF Power Amplifier design.
- Familiarity with uC’s and embedded programming.
Key Competencies:
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Willingness to take initiative and motivation to drive results.
- High sense of accountability and great ability to work effectively both independently and within a team.
What’s in it for You:
- Friendly and Dynamic Working Environment.
- Competitive Remuneration package directly dependent on the candidate's qualifications and experience.
- Opportunities for Continuous Learning of state-of-the-art technology and career development.
- Private Health Insurance.
- Corporate transportation from metro stations.
- Onsite dining facilities.
- Work-Life Balance initiatives.
Ready to Join Us?
At IDE, you’re not just taking a job—you’re stepping into a career where you can grow, innovate and make a difference.
If you are ambitious, and ready to take on the challenge, we want to hear from you!
All applications will be treated with strict confidentiality.
