FPGA Engineer Intern

We're looking for a R&D Engineer to join our Technology Exploration Unit team in Granada, Spain.

Our Technology:

We’re the world leader in Resilient Positioning, Navigation and Timing (R-PNT) solutions that improve the reliability, performance and safety of critical applications, and high-risk operations, even in GPS/GNSS denied environments. We provide virtually fail-safe GNSS and PNT solutions for military and commercial applications worldwide.

We provide ultra-precise synchronization devices (sub-ns) and frequency distribution for applications that require a high degree of reliability and precision by enabling different technological solutions based on the White-Rabbit PTP or other timing protocols.

In addition, SED Spain has extensive expertise in Time Sensitive Networking through several works carried out in the framework of aerospace with ESA to provide deterministic communications with no packet loss. We provide highly innovative elements and dependable solutions with time at the essence.

The Position: 

As an R&D engineer, you will be a key member of our Technology Exploration Unit team in Granada Spain (part of the R&T Research and Technology Unit that is distributed between Granada Spain and Rochester US). 

You are expected to perform tasks related to early technical developments as technology exploration tasks, which is key for the company to be able to evaluate and master technologies considered key for future products and services. The position will also be related to research projects and grants in which the Engineer will address also the technical project management tasks.

What you’ll be doing:

• You will have responsibility for understanding requirements, developing a project scheduling in innovation projects.
• In collaboration with our Grants and Quality teams, you will ensure that your developments are produced according to the specifications.
• We are all about improvement, so you will be able to identify improvement opportunities for new technologies, product performance, efficiency and coverage.
• You will use your critical thinking and problem-solving skills to ensure the highest quality for the results according with scheduling, effort and budget.
• You will work with the latest and greatest in Resilient PNT and deterministic technologies!
• You will have effective communication with other project partners, project managers and will be constantly communicating with them from project kick-offs to stakeholder meetings.
• You will participate in internal meetings to build a comprehensive work plan and manage the budget and personnel effort for projects.
• You will write deliverables, dissemination material, and assist in communication activities related to the project as well as to attend to international workshops and other events of interest.

What you Bring to Safran:

• Graduate’s Degree in Telecommunications, Software Engineering, Computer Science or related field. Master’s Degree is highly recommendable.
• Excellent written and dissemination skills in English (advanced Cambridge certificate or similar, at least similar speaking skills).
• Technical skills in general software development, embedded Linux, software engineering, FPGA design, firmware modules, and Linux kernel driver development and debugging.
• Recommended experience in R&D projects.
• Required experience in:
  • Knowledge of Xilinx FPGA development tools and platforms would be valuable (Vivado, Vitis, HLS, …). FPGA logic design and simulation (VHDL/Verilog)
  • Experience in embedded software development, testing, and debugging.
  • Knowledge of embedded Linux generation tools and build systems (e.g., Buildroot, Petalinux, …).
• Desirable experience in:
  • Development and design of telecommunication networks.
  • Knowledge of Ethernet networking: link layer protocols, MAC design and operation, Ethernet switching, VLAN and 802.1Q standards.
  • Timing, synchronization and frequency dissemination (PTP, NTP, SyncE, or other timing transfer protocols).
  • Previous knowledge of the Xilinx device architecture and platforms, e.g., Zynq-7000, UltraScale, Zynq-MPSoC, is also desirable.

The keys of our offer: 

• Be part of a leading and expanding company.
• Being able to explore the more advanced technologies in this field.
• Health insurance.
• Flexible work schedule.
• International and dynamic environment in Granada, Spain.
• High possibilities to grow inside the company.
• Professional Career Plan.