Description

Job Description:

  • Under direct supervision, performs engineering work and applied research, development, and design of new products.
  • Work includes design, fabrication, modification, and evaluation of electronic apparatus, components, or circuitry for use in electronic equipment and devices.
  • Analyzes equipment to establish operating data and conduct experimental tests.
  • Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in Engineering and no prior experience.
  • The Experienced Engineer performs or directs others in sophisticated analysis, design and testing of complex systems. 
  • Responsible for developing and supporting FPGA/CPLD designs through all phases of design and system integration for high-reliability embedded aerospace and ground based vehicle systems applications.

 

Responsibilities:

  • Perform activities such as requirements generation, design, RTL-synthesis, test bench development and design simulation, static timing and power analysis, and requirements based design verification.
  • Prototype evaluation, design-to-cost tradeoffs, design reviews, qualification test support, system integration support, production and obsolescence support tasks.
  • Maintain the desire to stay current in the continuously developing field and to expand knowledge base and skills in FPGA design and digital hardware engineering.
  • Considered an expert in specific engineering discipline
  • Provides leadership to promote system engineering education and training across the engineering department
  • Decisions have major impact on cost, schedule and technical performance
  • Acts as a mentor to engineering leadership
  • Leads, writes, reviews, and delivers proposals and presentations

 

Required Skills and Education:

  • 5+ years circuit design experience, with the demonstrated ability to design HDL-based FPGAs and CPLDs for aerospace applications.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of digital electronic devices and circuit design principles and experience using design/analysis tools, such as Timing Designer and Hyperlynx.
  • Synopsys - Design Complier (DC), IC Compiler II (ICC2), PrimeTime (PT), PrimePower (PT-PX)
  • Hands-on hardware build, test, and integration experience.
    • Familiarity with RTCA/DO-254 hardware development objectives
  • Experience with Matlab and Simulink for auto-generation of FPGA code
  • Motivated self-starter with the ability to effectively work in a team environment.
  • Excellent problem solving skills, judgment, and analytical capability, along with follow-up and monitoring skills.
  • Strong written and oral presentation skills.
  • Familiarity with FPGA integration into digital circuit card designs to ensure electrical integrity of FPGA design in embedded applications.
  • 10 years’ work experience
  • Minimum Training/Education: BSEE

 

Preferred Skills and Education:

  • Experience with any of the following is a plus:
  • Design experience with Microprocessor/Microcontroller interfaces such as I2C, SPI, CAN bus ARINC-825, memory interfaces such as SDRAM controllers, Flash, SRAM; serial interfaces (MIL-STD-1553, ARINC-429, RS422, RS485, AFDX ARINC-664) and FPGA design using Microsemi, Xilinx, Lattice, Altera, etc.
  • Familiarity with RTCA/DO-254 hardware development objectives
  • Experience with Matlab and Simulink for auto-generation of FPGA code
  • Design tools such as Synplify, ModelSim, Questasim
  • Experience with high-speed Digital circuit card design, including part placement and routing, constraint generation, and signal integrity analysis.
  • Emphasis on design-to-cost methodology
  • Experience with VHDL, System Verilog designs and OVM/UVM test benches
  • Experience with state machines, code coverage
  • C++ or other Object Oriented Programming languages
  • Perl, Python, Tcl or other industry standard scripting languages
  • Synposys VCS
  • Synopsys Verdi waveform viewer and debug system
  • Cadence JasperGold Formal Verification Platform
  • Mentor Graphics Calibre
  • Cadence Conformal LEC
  • Apache RedHawk
  • Synopsys PrimeTime-SI (PT-SI)
  • Experience with Requirements Management tools (i.e. DOORS), Configuration Management, and Problem Reporting tools.
  • Knowledgeable of commercial certification objectives and activities.
  • Experience with development of formal validation and verification procedures.
  • Demonstrated leadership ability to lead small working groups.
  • Experience with flight critical fly-by-wire Flight Controls, Actuators, Air Data Systems, Pilot Inceptors, Inertial Sensors and/or Autopilot systems.

 

Job Families for Job Profiles:

  • Electronic/Digital Engineering.

Education

Any Graduate