Description
VHDL Design Engineer required for a leading Aerospace company based in Cheltenham to support the design and development of an of actuator controller for flight control surfaces, a DO254 DAL A project and be responsible for the detailed electronic design and development of an ASIC taking initial design concept right through to productionisation.
Activities include:
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Authoring of ASIC requirements to internal development processes for the certification of Airborne Hardware.
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Authoring of ASIC conceptual design documentation
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Development of VHDL code against a set of requirements to an agreed coding standard.
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Create trace Matrix linking design requirements to low level VHDL code
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Running of RTL and gate level simulations on ASIC designs and documenting results in a formal test report document.
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Analysis of ASIC design test results and identifying areas of non-compliance to design specification.
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Liaise closely with other ASIC design engineers to develop design changes to correct any identified issues.
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Perform Elemental Analysis of VHDL code and create test solutions or justifications to give 100% test code coverage.
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Perform VHDL code scrutiny against internal coding standard.
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Assist in the generation of design Hardware Accomplish Summary for presentation to applicable certification authority.
Experience & Knowledge:
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Extensive experience of design and verification of complex FPGA/ASIC designs using VHDL
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Experience of generating requirements based test cases and creating traceability reports
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Familiarity with self-checking test benches
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Extensive knowledge of ModelSim test benching environment
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Ability to understand and work to internal development processes.
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Good appreciation of configuration control methods and working knowledge of formal configuration control tools.
Desirable:
Knowledge of/experience with:
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Full ASIC/FPGA life cycle from planning through to production transition
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PID control functions
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Memory interfacing.
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RS485, SPI serial interfaces.
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ARINC 429 serial aircraft bus
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Authoring verification documentation to be used to support FAA/CAA/EASA product certification.
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Knowledge of DO-254 design guidelines.
Skills & Competencies:
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Strong organisation & communication skills
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Excellent team working skills
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Excellent analytical abilities & attention to detail
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Flexible work style, ability to work under pressure & must be able to work on own initiative
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Passionate, pro-active, professional, especially under pressure.
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Ability to work to schedule and budget is essential.