Research and Development Engineer 3

at  UC San Diego

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This is a part-time 50% Contract position for 1 year with the possibility of extension or conversion to career status.

DESCRIPTION

Designs and develops a FPGA-based real-time data acquisition and digital signal processing system for networking research. Specifies and develops hardware, and develops Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) and software components, as necessary, to interface with high-speed ADCs and DACs, processes the data and makes decisions in real time. Develops high-level control software to coordinate the complete experimental setup. Develops and implements measurement techniques to characterize the performance of the overall system.
Uses skills as a seasoned, experienced engineering professional in a specialized engineering field on a major training and / or research effort. Assignments typically require concentration in a field of application where subject matter knowledge relevant to research objectives and methodology is of great value in understanding and establishing engineering design criteria. Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training.
• Demonstrated experience in developing Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) -based solutions with devices from multiple vendors.
• Demonstrated experience with high-speed IO, both high speed parallel and serial interfaces for networks.
• Demonstrated experience with SoC FPGA devices. Demonstrated experience with PCI express including transaction-layer operation, high performance DMA, and Linux driver development.
• Demonstrated experience with Ethernet including the PCS and physical layers
• Thorough knowledge and experience with engineering principles and methods to independently perform the full range of engineering professional design work.
• Thorough knowledge necessary to apply principles, practices and procedures in the completion of assignments.
• Demonstrated organizational and decision-making abilities to prioritize competing work assignments in order to meet deadlines and adherence to quality standards.
• Strong analytical and judgment skills to independently conduct analyses and develop appropriate recommendations.
• Effective written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work in a collaborative manner; identify challenges and barriers and recommend resolutions.
• Ability to lead and influence others.

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