Senior FPGA Engineer

• 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

Previous Experience 5 years plus OBDH System Engineering experience in a systems / OBDH electronics role, ideally in the Space or Aerospace industries but not essential

Qualifications Knowledge & Skills • BTEC / Degree in Electronics or equivalent

• Good understanding of digital electronics

• Knowledge of FPGA design in VHDL

• Knowledge of Lab Test Equipment

• Recent experience with schematic capture and simulation software (ie/ Mentor Graphics, OrCAD PSPICE, etc.)

• Self-motivated and able to manage a package of work

• Excellent inter-personal skills - both written and oral communications; ability to interface with customers and technical representatives

• Good organisation skills and able to prioritise own workload

• Creative problem solving

• Flexible & adaptable to changing priorities

• Ability to work simultaneously on a variety of projects

• Ability to work under pressure

• Good attention to detail

• Good MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint particularly)

• Able to demonstrate company mindsets and behaviours; Be accountable, Drive & delivery, Communicate effectively, Self-manage effectively, Work as one team