Jose Manuel Caballero Sanchez

Digital Design & Microelectronics | ASIC/FPGA | Verilog | Unix/Linux | Physicist

San Fernando, Andalusia, Spain

About

Microelectronics Engineer with a background in Physics, currently working at Innova IRV (Fundación Ricardo Valle, Málaga) on digital design flows, FPGA implementation, and transistor-level simulation. My day-to-day involves RTL design in Verilog/SystemVerilog, Open Source EDA tools (LibreLane/OpenROAD), FPGA prototyping on UltraScale+ platforms, and coordination of professional EDA licenses (Synopsys). Before moving into hardware, I worked as a Software Engineer at Indra Sistemas on safety-critical Air Traffic Management systems, developing in Ada under Unix/Linux which gave me a strong foundation in high-reliability systems, rigorous documentation, and structured engineering workflows. I hold a BSc in Physics and am currently completing an MSc in Microelectronics (Universidad de Sevilla), with focus on digital design, ASIC/FPGA flows, and nanometric devices. My target is to grow into ASIC/FPGA design, digital verification, or EDA-adjacent roles in demanding technical environments as aerospace, defense, or deep tech. Open to opportunities in Spain and internationally. ================================================================================== SPANISH VERSION Ingeniero de Microelectrónica con base en Física. Trabajo en Innova IRV en flujos de diseño digital, implementación FPGA y simulación a nivel de transistor, con herramientas como Synopsys, LibreLane/OpenROAD y entornos Linux. Anteriormente en Indra Sistemas como ingeniero de software en sistemas críticos aeroespaciales (Ada, Unix/Linux). Cursando el Máster en Microelectrónica en la Universidad de Sevilla. Orientado a posiciones de diseño hardware, ASIC/FPGA y EDA en entornos de alta exigencia técnica.

Experience

  • Digital IC Design Technician at INNOVA IRV
    Feb 2026 - Present · 5 mos

  • Junior Software Engineer at Indra
    Sep 2024 - Nov 2025 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • Professor at Cerebus Academy
    Oct 2021 - Aug 2024 · 2 yrs 11 mos

  • Data scientist at Drimay Consultores
    Apr 2024 - Jun 2024 · 3 mos