FPGA Engineer

ABB Asea Brown Boveri Ltd
Minden, Germany
about 2 months ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
3 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English, German
Job source

Tech stack

Fieldbus Embedded Software Ethernet Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) Hardware Design Profibus Software Engineering Static Timing Analysis VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL) Vivado PIC Microcontroller Fpga Hardware
+2 more
ModelSim Hardware Testing

Job description

In this role, you will play a key part in shaping our hardware and embedded systems.

You will support the conception, design, implementation, and testing of modern FPGA-based solutions, as well as the maintenance and further development of existing systems.

Your tasks

  • Development, implementation, and testing of complex FPGA and SoC architectures
  • Design of VHDL-based systems and development of verification environments
  • Execution of simulations, timing analysis, and hardware validation
  • Development of embedded software for microcontrollers
  • Support of the hardware design team (schematic and layout reviews, testing, documentation)
  • Maintenance and continuous improvement of existing systems
  • Collaboration with internal and external stakeholders and close coordination with hardware and software teams

Requirements

Do you have experience in Software development?, * Completed degree in Electrical Engineering or a comparable field of study

  • At least 3+ years of relevant professional experience in hardware development.
  • Good knowledge in FPGA design (AMD/Xilinx, Altera, VHDL)
  • Confident handling of common FPGA development tools (Vivado, ModelSim)
  • Experience in embedded software development (e.g., PIC, ATMEGA, STM32, MicroBlaze)
  • Good knowledge in classical hardware development as well as in handling hardware design tools
  • Basic knowledge in handling bus systems such as Ethernet, PROFIBUS, or similar fieldbus systems
  • Strong communication and teamwork skills combined with an independent, analytical, and structured working style
  • English: business-fluent (written and spoken); German: fluent (written and spoken)

Benefits & conditions

  • Canteen
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Flexible Workpractices
  • Employee Share Acquisition Plan

Please note: in the case of equal suitability, people with severe disabilities and their equals are given preference.

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