FPGA design engineer

We produce and maintain turbomachinery systems for aircrafts. 
Product development is focused on light weight and high speed electric compressors. Such compressors comprise three major items, i.e. electric compressors, power electronics and firmware. While specifically developed for aerospace, high-speed electric compressors can also be used for industrial and domestic applications. When used as a refrigerant compressor, they provide an excellent basis for the next generation of heat pumps that will be able to modulate the output temperature instantaneously. Such heat pumps are ideally suited to meet the European challenge of becoming CO2 neutral in 2050.

• Design, develop, implement and test firmware.
• Develop supporting software tools for testing activities.
• Execute research projects that expand our knowledge of new technologies.
• Writing of documentation required for the certification of the products and for the capturing of acquired knowledge.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects which contribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions by electrifying aerospace and industry.
• Work in an innovative environment in a collaborative team of highly skilled professionals.
• Very competitive compensation package, including salary, multiple yearly bonusses, generous pension plan, 40 vacation days and health insurance contribution.

The colleague that we are looking for  must have :

• An appropriate university degree (BSc, MSc) in electrical engineering or equivalent.
• Practical experience in FPGA firmware design, debugging and verification (use of different VHDL simulation tools and scripting).
• A working knowledge of and the completion of multiple FPGA based designs with a preference for Xilinx architecture.

The application will be strengthened if you have:

• Experience in software development for supporting activities such as embedded programming, user interfaces, testing scripts in e.g. MATLAB, Python or TCL .
• Experience in model-based design, such as Simulink HDL coder , would be a nice to have.
• Knowledge of design life-cycle and accompanying documents.

You are the type of person who:

• Is interested in the above topic and is prepared to further develop this interest.
• Is creative and enjoys challenges in this field.
• Is motivated to develop firmware and associated electronic hardware.
• Is a strong communicator in the English language, both written and oral.