WHO WE ARE:

At Collins Aerospace, we work side-by-side with our customers to tackle the toughest challenges in aerospace and defense. We’re combining boundless imagination with a broad portfolio and an unmatched dedication to customers – all to make the skies and spaces we touch smarter, safer and more amazing than ever.

Our site in Heidelberg has the following core competencies:

• Avionics Systems
• On-board electronics for land vehicles
• Products for the aerospace industry
• Reaction Wheels for spacecrafts

We have established ourselves as a leading supplier of customized electronics solutions for the aerospace and defense industries. Collins Aerospace in Heidelberg supplies integrated navigation and communications systems for a wide range of military applications and is a global leader in satellite reaction wheel technology. We are redefining aerospace

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical -, Communications - , Aerospace - and Astronautics Engineering or comparable studies
• Advanced to expert knowledge in the FPGA area
• Minimum 4 year of project experience in complex digital HW design (industry or academic)
• Hardware Description Language: VHDL, Verilog
• Scripting Language (e.g. TCL)
• Windows/Linux (user, scripting)
• Mentor ModelSim/QuestaSim
• Xilinx ISE/Vivado and / or MicroSemi Libero
• DOORS and / or JAMA
• SVN/Clearcase
• Avionics HW Development Standards (DO-254), alternatively automotive, space or medical
• Experience in one of the following domains:
• Digital Video/Image Processing and Video Standards (e.g. NTSC/PAL component video, VGA, SMPTE SDI, Display Port, ARINC 818)
• Legacy I/O standards (e.g. Serial, SPI/I2C, ARINC 429, MilBus)
• Modern interconnects (PCI-Express, Ethernet)
• Memory Interface Standards (DDR3/4)
• Peripheral Interconnects
• Basic project management skills (Cost Account Management)
• Ownership and accountability
• Good communication and teamwork skills
• Fluent English skills
• European citizenship beneficial due to projects requirements

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Management of moderately sized projects or processes
• Act as subject matter expert and/or technical leader in the FPGA area
• Project execution according to the engineering V-model, i.e.
• Requirements capturing
• Design definition & implementation
• Trouble shooting & problem solving
• Verification
• Requirements based Digital Hardware Design & Verification (FPGA)
• Formal Requirements Capture
• Conceptual Design/Hierarchical Decomposition
• Detailed Design (VHDL)
• Module Level Verification
• Implementation
• HW Integration
• Formal Design Documentation
• Design Verification via HDL simulation/code assertions/HW verification on-target
• Development of Verification Cases, of Test Environment & of Verification Procedures
• Performing Verification
• Formal Documentation of Results