Sr. FPGA Design engineer; Space Vision Systems

Position: Sr. FPGA Design engineer (Space Vision Systems)
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Building the space between proven and possible, MDA Space is a trusted mission partner to the global space industry. A robotics, satellite systems and geointelligence pioneer with a 55‑year+ story of world firsts and more than 450 missions, MDA Space is a global leader in communications satellites, Earth and space observation, and space exploration and infrastructure. The global MDA Space team of more than 3,800 space experts has the knowledge and know‑how to turn an audacious customer vision into an achievable mission – bringing to bear a one‑of‑a‑kind mix of experience, engineering excellence and wide‑eyed wonder that’s been in our DNA since day one.

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With 40 years of operational experience and proven performance on the iconic Canadarm programs including Space Shuttle and International Space Station robotics and operations support, our Robotics & Space Operations team has 100% mission success in making space dreams come true.

Role

Manage, implement, and maintain all aspects of a wide range of FPGA’s that will be used in outer space

Design and implement verification/simulation test environment

Assist with bring‑up and debug of hardware in the lab

Work with Software engineers to assist with system level integration

Support board design activities

Design

Partition high level design requirements into modular sections, aiming for good hierarchy of sub‑functions

Summarize features and estimate resources required to design one or more modules

Map functions to device features and resources in an efficient manner, guiding tools to achieve reliability

Provide feedback to system design on I/O placement, critical nets, and limits of performance

Implementation

Draw upon knowledge of common protocols for external component connections

Review, identify, and target I/O parameters and timing for interface specifications

Recognize and use different coding methods when inferring components, arithmetic circuits, and state machine elements

Use synchronous and asynchronous techniques for data transfer and flow control on a data link

Understand and specify types of timing constraints, I/O delays, and false paths

Interpret utilization and timing reports to eliminate design errors

Verification

Review module listed features for design completeness and describe the level of test required

Participate and comment in design and code reviews, quickly interpret pre‑existing code

Review functional operation using simulation and lab observations

Review test cases, identify and code additional tests or debug test benches as required

Extend/update legacy code using modern HDL language features

Qualifications

BSc in Electrical Engineering or equivalent

5 through 15+ years experience

Digital design and verification using one or more of Verilog, System Verilog, VHDL

Experience performing board level testing using oscilloscopes and logic analyzers

Independent learning and team discussion skills, concurrently support multiple tasks

Strong oral and written communication

Able to obtain a Federal Government Security Clearance (Reliability)

Assets

Aerospace/military, image processing, and radiation tolerant design experience

Ability to read or script in some or all of python, tcl, make, Linux and shell, on windows and Linux

Experience with C/C++ or other high level programming language

Experience designing for Microsemi PA3 or Xilinx Series 7 FPGAs

Comfortable in Unix and Windows environments, able to use common utilities

Comments/Special Considerations

Successful candidates must obtain and hold security clearance at the reliability status level, and pass security assessment for the Controlled Goods Program (CGP) and ITAR.

Benefits Statement
MDA Space provides competitive compensation and benefits packages for its employees at all locations. As a team member of MDA Space, you and your qualified dependents are eligible to participate in a benefit plan that ensures a comprehensive level of protection through…