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We are looking for a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) Digital Design Engineer to support our Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics (HAA) Research Centre. The FPGA Digital Design Engineer would be someone who shares our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Respect and Creativity.  Help bring research to life and drive your career forward with the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), Canada’s largest research and technology organization.

The Astronomy Technology Directorate (ATD) at NRC’s HAA Research Centre is engaged in the development of leading-edge instrumentation for some of the world’s largest observatories. The ATD currently requires an FPGA Digital Design Engineer to develop leading-edge designs which implement Digital Signal Processing (DSP) algorithms to meet high-performance signal processing requirements.  Additionally, the FPGA Digital Design Engineer will participate in configuration and performance testing of programmable 400G network switches, in the context of FPGA-to-FPGA and host processor-to-processor high- throughput communications.

A significant effort is currently underway by the ATD to deliver a correlator for a major upgrade of the Atacama Large Millimeter Array (ALMA) radio telescope in Chile. The overall upgrade project is referred to as the ALMA Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade (WSU). The correlator design uses current-generation FPGA technologies for signal processing along with 400Gbps Ethernet switches to facilitate data distribution through the correlator system. The work of the FPGA digital design engineer is to develop, test, and support integration of the FPGA designs required to implement the correlator. The work will also require configuration of 400Gbps Ethernet switches in order to test the interconnection of multiple FPGAs.

The successful candidate will primarily undertake FPGA engineering tasks including design documentation, RTL development, testbench development, static timing analysis, SEU analysis, power analysis, and integration testing. FPGA development will be done primarily using Very High-Speed Integrated Circuit Hardware Description Language (VHDL), simulated using Questa/Modelsim, and synthesized using Intel Quartus Prime Pro. Other tools/environments may include C/C++ high-level synthesis (HLS), SystemVerilog, MATLAB/Simulink, or Xilinx Vivado/HLS. Appropriate documentation must be developed by the successful candidate and therefore professional writing skills are essential. The candidate will be working within the context of an international team, and so the ability to engage other international team members in an appropriate manner for mutual success is important.

Education:
– Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Engineering Physics.
– A demonstrated focus/specialization/background in FPGA design, Digital Signal Processing implementation in FPGAs, and digital system engineering would be considered an asset.

Experience:
– Significant experience in FPGA or ASIC design, implementation, and testing.
– Significant experience in RTL development using VHDL or Verilog.
– Significant experience with Ethernet networks and network equipment.
– Significant experience developing in a Linux or Unix environment.

Significant is defined as 2 to 6 years of experience
Extensive is defined as 7 years or more of experience

Technical competencies:
– Expert knowledge of FPGA design and implementation to meet high performance requirements, including methods for parallelization of algorithms, trade-offs between performance and logic usage.
– Working knowledge of DSP algorithms and fundamental concepts: coherent systems, analog to digital conversion, Nyquist sampling theorem, quantization effects, FFTs, FIR filters, complex correlation, and pipelining effects.
– Demonstrated ability to use logic simulation tools to develop and test FPGA designs, with development of self-checking test benches.  Must have knowledge and ability to run Questa/Modelsim (or equivalent) and interpret results to ensure correctness of design.
– Demonstrable expert technical writing ability.

Considered an asset:

Understands system-level issues, including system-level architecture, racks/boards, fiber connectivity, power and cooling, reliability, and fault detection/tracing.

Language requirements:
– English

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We are looking for a Radio Astronomy Systems Engineer to support our Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Centre. The Radio Astronomy Systems Engineer would be someone who shares our core values of Integrity, Excellence, Respect and Creativity.

Located in Penticton, British Columbia, the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory (DRAO) is the site of several established telescopes and the location of the active design and construction of components for current and future facilities.

The Radio Astronomy Systems Engineer will be a member of the DRAO Radio Systems Engineering Team, reporting to the Radio Systems team lead. They will be responsible for leading and developing ongoing systems engineering effort for the Advanced Technology ALMA Correlator (ATAC) project under development for the Atacama Large Millimeter-submillimeter Array (ALMA) Wideband Sensitivity Upgrade, and assist with project technical coordination as required. This position will collaborate with an international team of scientists and engineers to achieve the desired goals of the ATAC project.

Education:
– Bachelor’s degree in electrical/electronics engineering, mechatronics, engineering physics, robotics engineering or a related discipline.

Experience:
– Significant experience in the application of systems engineering practices within a project-based environment.
– Significant experience working on development project(s) with phase-gate reviews.
– Significant experience in multi-disciplinary engineering, being involved in a wide variety of aspects that contribute to the development of a technical system.
– Significant experience working on projects with electronics and/or IT/high-performance computing systems components.
– Significant experience working in a team environment with engineering staff to develop requirements, interface documentation and test plans.
– Experience writing formal requirements in radio astronomy or a related field such as radar or satcom using requirements capture and management software would be considered an asset.

Significant is defined as 2 to 6 years of experience
Extensive is defined as 7 years or more of experience

Technical Competencies:
– Proficient in the use of systems engineering practices and tools.
– Clear understanding of the fundamentals of various engineering disciplines such as electronic, basic mechanical and software engineering.
– Demonstrated ability to write project documentation such as Interface Control Documentation, Test Plans and Formal Requirements for complex systems.
– Demonstrated ability to lead systems engineering initiatives in group settings.
– Knowledge of and experience with requirements capture and management software tools would be considered an asset.
– Knowledge of radio astronomy, radar or satcom technologies including analog, digital systems, software and basic mechanical systems would be considered an asset.

Language Requirements: English

Special Instructions: Requisition number: #22344

How to APPLY: https://recruitment-recrutement.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/job/Penticton-Radio-Astronomy-Systems-Engineer-BC/583076617/