FPGA Design Engineer

OHB System AG – We.Create.Space

OHB System AG is one of the leading space companies in Europe. The company is part of the listed high-tech group OHB SE, which has more than 3,200 employees working on pivotal European space programs. With two strong locations in Bremen and Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich and more than 40 years of experience, OHB System AG specialises in high-tech solutions for space. These include low-orbiting and geostationary satellites for Earth observation, navigation, telecommunications, science and space exploration as well as systems for human space flight and aerial reconnaissance. We owe our success to our employees' passion for innovation, as well as their commitment and initiative.

For permanent employment OHB System AG in Oberpfaffenhofen is looking for a

FPGA Design Engineer - Electronics Systems (m/f/d)

As part of the Electronics Department at OHB, you will design and verify FPGA firmware for high-precision space applications. Our units control precision mechanisms, suppress vibrations, and process high-resolution image and sensor data. If you want to develop FPGA solutions that meet strict performance and reliability requirements in the harsh environment of space, this role fits you.

Your Tasks

• Analyse and define technical requirements
• Design architecture and requirements breakdown to functional blocks
• FPGA design, implementation and definition of constraints
• Design documentation according to internal and external normative standards
• Creation and execution of test benches for RTL and timing simulation
• Formal verification of FPGA designs (timing analysis, code coverage, coding rule check)
• Support of the FPGA integration on the target hardware
• Define verification concepts and plans
• Conduct FPGA verification and test activities on the target hardware
• Programming of test hardware for automated implementation of hardware test cases

Your Qualifications

• University degree in electrical ‎engineering or similar discipline (Technical University/University of Applied Sciences)
• Professional experience in VHDL design for synthesis and behavioral modelling preferably in the space industry
• Knowledge of using state of the art design and simulation tools (e.g. Libero, Modelsim)
• Experience in FPGA design and verification based on ECSS-E-ST-20-40 and ECSS-Q-ST-60-02
• Experience in the mitigation of single event effects caused by radiation
• Experience in the implementation and verification of FPGA based signal processing and control algorithms.
  
  Knowledge of programming languages (C/C++ or Python)Excellent communication skills, ability to work in teams
• Fluency in English; German is an advantage

We offer

Work Life Balance: Flexible working hours, sabbatical, 30 days vacation & special leave days

Mobile Work: Hybrid work & mobile work abroad

Structured on-boarding process (incl. Assignment of a buddy in the first months)

Development: Extensive range of training courses, individual professional development, German language courses & annual employee dialogue

space projects

Additional benefits: 13. monthly salary, accident insurance & company pension plan

Catering: High standard company restaurant & generous meals subsidy

Active health promotion: Health management, E-GYM Wellpass & In-company sports groups

Family: Kindergarten subsidy / Kindergarten places, Childcare in the vacation period & paid child sickness days

Mobility: Subsidized Deutschland ticket, Job bike & parking lots

Company parties & events: Christmas party, Satellite launch events, NextGen Speakers Night

Innovation: Company suggestion system & free research and development

A complete overview of our benefits and more details can be found here on our website.

Become part of our international team and take your professional and personal development to a new level. Don't fulfil all the requirements? No problem - we are happy to receive applications with partial matches We are looking forward to your application in German or English via our online tool.

OHB System AG

Human Resources

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