Client: CERN
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Job Category: Other
Job Reference: ae8ceb80646a
Job Views: 3
Posted: 14.03.2025
Expiry Date: 28.04.2025
Job Description:
Your Responsibilities
We are seeking a talented FPGA Firmware Developer to contribute to the Phase-II upgrade of the Level-1 Central Trigger (L1CT) system for the renowned ATLAS experiment at CERN.
The upgraded system will feature advanced technologies, including state-of-the-art hardware based on the AdvancedTCA (ATCA) standard, cutting-edge high-density optical links and high-performance FPGAs (AMD/Xilinx Ultrascale+), and an embedded control system using ARM processor-based System-on-Module technology.
As a key contributor, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and validating complex firmware using HDL simulation tools and in-system testing.
You will work hands-on with FPGA evaluation boards, existing MUCTPI ATCA boards, and future CTP prototypes as they become available.
Your Profile
Skills
* Experience with designing and testing FPGA firmware for AMD/Xilinx FPGA families, such as Ultrascale(+).
* Proficient in the use of the VHDL language and experience with the use of FPGA HDL synthesis and implementation tools, in particular, with the AMD/Xilinx Vivado tool.
* Experience with developing test benches and the use of HDL simulation tools (e.g. Modelsim, Riviera). Knowledge of a verification framework such as OSVVM would be an asset.
* Experience with using and testing high-speed optical links and AMD/Xilinx multigigabit transceivers (MGT).
* Good knowledge of the python scripting language.
Eligibility Criteria:
* You are a national of a country that has a presence at CERN.
* By the application deadline, you have a maximum of two years of professional experience since graduation in Electronics engineering (or a related field) and your highest educational qualification is either a Bachelor's or Master's degree.
* You have never had a CERN fellowship or graduate contract before.
* Applicants without a University degree are not eligible.
* Applicants with a PhD are not eligible.
About Us
CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, conducts pioneering research into the universe's fundamental structure. Physicists and engineers study matter's basic constituents - particles made to collide together at nearly the speed of light. The process gives insights into the fundamental laws of nature.
Diversity has been integral to CERN's mission since its founding and is an established value of the Organization. Employing a diverse workforce is crucial to our success.