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MicroElectronics Engineer
2020-05-19 15:14:23| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
MicroElectronics Engineer Deadline for applications 29062020 Client and Location The European Space Agency is ATGs biggest client. They are an international organisation with 22 member states with sites in the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, UK and Belgium. ESA is Europes gateway to Space! Job Description For our client, the European Space Agency ESA, we are looking for a MicroElectronics Engineer for their location in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, to join their Microelectronics Section. The scope of the position is to provide technical support to ESA projects in the domain of Field Programmable Gate Array FPGA used in payloads and platforms of ESA missions of any ESA programme Navigation, Science, Earth Observation, Telecommunications, Human Space Exploration or Technology. Tasks and Responsibilities Supervision of the endtoend development of new FPGAs throughout all the development phases specification, architectural design, detailed design, place and route, programming and device tests. Critical review of the technical documentation, design files, hardware test platforms and software used during the different phases of the FPGA developments. Providing technical feedback and advice to ESA and industry mission teams to help achieve successful and ontimeonbudget new FPGA developments and to solve problems related to already developed FPGAs. Leading andor providing support to research internal in ESTEC Microelectronics Laboratory andor external with companies contracted by ESA activities in the domain of FPGAs devices and their tool ecosystems for use in space environment. Provision of VLSI ASIC FPGA technical expertise to Projects involving requirements analysis, performance and budgets analysis, writing and assessment of VLSI specifications review, evaluation and checking of industrial contractors VLSI designs. Identification of design deficiencies and problem areas and proposals for their solutions. Design, analysis, verification of VLSI systems for control and data processing applications, andor signal processing using industrial standard tools, hardware description and programming languages. The post holder will support ASIC andor FPGA technology developments for RD and or projects, supervising that good design practices and manufacturing and test methodologies are applied. In addition, independent verification through code inspection, simulation and timing analysis and validation through HW tests will have to be carried out for some ASIC and FPGAS developments. For this specific RT, experience working with ASIC technology will be a valued extra asset. The work to be done, however, will be for FPGA and not ASICs. When asked to support development contracts regarding the above areas, act as the activity technical responsible, maintain interfaces with the prime contractors, participate in progress meetings and reviews, as requested, and provide appropriate feedback on the achieved progress and discussions. When supporting projects, interface with ESAs project teams, the prime and lower level contractors, participate in progress meetings and reviews, as requested by project work, and provide appropriate feedback on the achieved progress and discussions. Requirements Master degree in Electronics Engineering or Physics, specialized in Microelectronics Minimum 4 years of experience in Design and test of digital FPGAs specifications, block design, top level integration, design for test, pre and post layout simulation and timing analysis, gates synthesis, support during layout, prototype test and in system validation, with proficiency in HDL VHDL, Verilog and SystemC. VLSI IC Design CAD tools such as Synopsys, CADENCE, Mentor, Mathlab andor Simulink. FPGA HW and SW of several vendors such as Xilinx, Microchip former Microsemi, former ACTEL, NanoXplore, Altera andor Atmel. Preparation of FPGA testbenches, for functional validation and electrical characterization, using signal generators, oscilloscopes and signal analyzers. Basic system administration in UNIX and Windows for IC Design CAD tools. Important additional assets would be Experience with Microprocessors e.g. LEON, ARM, RISCV and HWSW codesign. Experience with mitigation of radiation effects andor radiation tests of FPGAs andor ASICs. Experience with digital ASIC design. Knowledge of the Space environment, its effects on microelectronics devices and related technology, as well as ECSS quality standards applied to space VLSI ICs The candidate should possess sound judgment have integrity and good communications skills A very good working knowledge of spoken and written English is essential. What do we offer? ATG offers excellent working conditions and provide you with all the other necessary means to further your career. We believe that training and education, combined with regular assessments and a personal development plan, will create the best environment for growth. If needed, we also assist you with settling in your new home or finding the right school for your children. ATG will help in any way it can, including a relocation budget that is applicable for ATG staff as well as employees working at one of our clients. About ATG Europe Today, ATG is recognized as a leading provider of specialized engineering, scientific and technical services to the European Space industry. Our headquarters is located in Noordwijk, the Netherlands and we have subsidiaries in Germany and the UK. Besides these countries, ATG also operates in Belgium, Sweden and Norway. ATG People is the key player in delivering highly educated personnel for RD environments throughout Europe. We are continually recruiting experienced Engineers for exciting, fulltime positions based at our customers sites. As an ATG Engineer, you will be working on very diverse missions and assignments. This opens up unique opportunities to be engaged in innovative projects and challenging you to perform to high standards and utilizing the full extent of your professional knowledge. Interested? Submit your CV and personal details through our website at www.jointhebrightestminds.com. For further questions, you can also contact our recruitment consultant Silvia Zaccagnini directly on phone number 31 0 71 579 55 29.
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