Principal FPGA Engineer - contractor

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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.​

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

Company Overview

Teledyne e2v is a global leader in specialised components and subsystems for innovative solutions in medical, science, aerospace, defense, and industrial applications. The imaging sensors developed and tested at the Chelmsford site have been used on humanities most important space imaging missions. These include the Hubble Telescope, Keplar, GAIA, Mars Rovers, New Horizons, and Rosetta to name but a few.

Space Imaging is expanding its portfolio of projects to develop Front End Electronics (FEE) systems for Space applications. The systems will include a CMOS detector, FEE, an FPGA (design code in VHDL), and a Microprocessor (MCU) as a complete system. The new systems require high quality FPGA Designs to operate in Space with high reliability for 5-year long missions or longer.

Position Summary and Responsibilities:

Teledyne e2v are looking for a contract Principal FPGA Engineer to join their Team. We are seeking a key individual working in a multi-disciplinary team. Doing so will require acquiring an intimate knowledge of how our current and new devices operate along with the practical ability to write FPGA code and drive new FPGA development for the next generation of FEE products for space. Existing FPGA designs are typically produced using VHDL and Verilog using Microchip Libero and Xilinx Vivado.

Essential Experience:

• 3+ years industrial design of FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Arrays) in VHDL and Verilog language.

• Use of Microchip Libero and/or Xilinx Vivado design environments.

• Functional verification using self-checking test benches and simulation.

• Timing verification using timing constraints and analysis.

• To generate accurate estimates and define tasks for FPGA product delivery.

• Authoring required documentation, including requirements specifications, detailed design documents, technical reports, test specifications, user manuals, work instructions, etc.

• Use of electronic test equipment (e.g. oscilloscopes, logic analyser)

• You will be responsible for end-to-end FPGA development, maintenance, and lifecycle to achieve project goals to the required level of quality. You will work closely with Embedded Software, Electronics and Systems Engineers to architect solutions to meet customer requirements.

• High speed (Gigabit) transceiver interfaces.

Advantageous Skills &  Experience:

• Previous experience in design for Spaceflight/Aerospace/Defense.

• Working knowledgeable of ECSS standards and development processes.

• FPGA design techniques for high reliability and radiation environments.

• Requirement verification using UVVM test bench methodology.

• Working knowledge of SpaceWire and RMAP protocols.

• Image handling and processing.

• SVN Configuration Control.

• AXI interfaces.

• Automation / scripting CI/CD pipelines

The above role profile is not meant to be an exhaustive list and duties within areas of responsibilities will be expected to change to meet the changing needs of our business.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

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