VIE - Development Engineer (m/f)

Job description

VIE - Development Engineer (m/f)

Airbus Defence and Space Friedrichshafen (ex Astrium SL)

Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2017, it generated revenues of € 67 billion and employed a workforce of around 130,000. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners from 100 to more than 600 seats. Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, as well as Europe's number one space enterprise and the world's second largest space business. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide.

Our people work with passion and determination to make the world a more connected, safer and smarter place. Taking pride in our work, we draw on each other's expertise and experience to achieve excellence. Our diversity and teamwork culture propel us to accomplish the extraordinary - on the ground, in the sky and in space.

Description of the job

The Volunteer for International Experience (VIE) program is an international program sponsored by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Employment, open to Airbus to offer young professionals the opportunity to have valuable paid work experience abroad in a technical or business function.

We are looking for highly motivated graduates aged 18 to 28 years, who are citizens of the European Union (all E.U. nationals, plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein). Candidates meeting these criteria and interested in a VIE, please register before your 28th birthday on the website www.civiweb.com. For graduates who would be interested in a career with Airbus, this could be the start of a rewarding future in a dynamic and forward-thinking sector.

The VIE is a specific contract, under Business France's eligibility criteria. For further information, more details can be found on www.civiweb.com and from www.airbusgroup.com/int/en/people-careers/students-graduates.

Desired profile

Tasks & accountabilities

For Airbus Defence and Space GmbH in Friedrichshafen within the department VHDL Engineering -Space Equipment Digital Engineering" we are looking for a VIE - Development Engineer (m/f).

Start: July / August
Duration: 12 months

You will be engaged in the Engineering, Design & Development department which is specialized in the development of On-board FPGA/ASIC logic and processor solutions for satellite subsystems and on-board scientific instruments. Main focus are
developments for products such as Mass Memories, Current and Voltage Regulators and Instrument Control and Data Processing Units.“

In this context, your main activities will include:

·  Analysis of requirement specification and generation of architectural concept of FPGA functions
·  VHDL Detailed Design for Xilinx and Microsemi FPGAs and analysis of the designed components in regard to the appropriate VHDL guidelines and with use of the respective tools and checklists
·  Generate parts of the design using auto coding tools, such as Matlab
·  Simulation of the designed VHDL components using Mentor Questa Tool environment
·  Synthesis, Place and route to generate the FPGA programming file
·  Generation of the technical documentation
·  Support of hardware commissioning tests of the FPGA

Required skills

You offer:

·  You are educated to a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Science, or equivalent
·  You are experienced VHDL Design and Verification for FPGAs
·  You have gained experience with FPGA Tool Environment
·  You are familiar with the use of MATLAB
·  You are experienced in partitioning of functions into FPGA architecture
·  English: fluent

You are a good team player, have excellent communication skills, and are able to work independently.