Senior FPGA Engineer | Space/Satellite | Guildford | Hybrid | Competitive salary & package
This role is an exciting opportunity for a Senior FPGA Engineer to join the On-Board Data Handling team of a leading Space/Satellite company and have involvement on a mission right from concept through to launch, commissioning and operational life; a true cradle to grave experience, and will give you the chance to see your work in Space in a rapid timescale! This key role will often sit within the core team of a satellite mission interacting with other technical leads across multiple disciplines to generate the technical solutions for innovative projects.
Key Tasks
* Act as OBDH Subsystem Lead and Work Package Manager in Space Projects
* Identification and flow-down of spacecraft system requirements to the spacecraft OBDH system
* Delivery of a OBDH system solution that meets these requirements with defined company processes
* Management and verification of these requirements
* Ownership of the OBDH system and all aspects feeding into and of it
* System / subsystem level interfacing and trade-offs
* Manage the technical solution, supporting design engineers
* Management and delivery of satellite OBDH systems work packages including budget and schedule
* Interface with internal and external customers
* Authoring of technical documents (including interface level FMEA, development/test/verification plans, procedures and technical descriptions)
* Minor updates to circuit designs (changing obsolete parts, incremental performance improvements, ECN generations, etc)
* Design, implementation and verification of FPGA’s in VHDL
* Support product development if required
* Typical OBDH System Equipment in a spacecraft defined as follows: On-board Computer, Data Recorder, and Payload Interface Unit
Qualifications Knowledge & Skills
* FPGA design experience in VHDL
* Knowledge of Lab Test Equipment
* Recent experience with schematic capture and simulation software (ie/ Mentor Graphics, OrCAD PSPICE, etc.)
* Good understanding of digital electronics, ideally from space, aerospace, defence or related sector (Previous On-Board Data Handling OBDH experience is desirable but not essential)
* BTEC / Degree in Electronics or equivalent
Benefits
* Highly competitive Salary dependent on experience
* Flexible working policies
* 32 days annual leave + BH
* Annual Company Bonus Scheme
* Up to 8% employer pension contribution
* Life Assurance (6X salary)
* Private Health Care
* Enhanced Maternity & Paternity leave
* Multiple Discount, Memberships schemes