FPGA/ASIC Design Engineer

Mission:Our mission is to provide innovative solutions to customers in Department of Defense, Intelligence, Space Science, and Commercial Aerospace to help them visualize and understand critical events happening ' on earth, in the air, or in space ' in time to take effective actions.For more then 50 years, ITT Space Systems Division has provided innovative remote sensing solutions to customers in the Department of Defense, Intelligence, Space Science and Commercial Aerospace to help them visualize and understand critical events happening anywhere-on earth, in the air, or in space-in time to take effective action.Space Systems is part of ITT, a $6 billion global multi-industry company supplying advanced technology products worldwide with over a quarter of the business supporting aerospace and defense customers.A division of ITT Defense group, Space Systems employs over 2600 people worldwide and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.Be a part of a diverse team supporting a wide range of innovative remote sensing solutions. Our capabilities range from best-in-class image and information collection, processing, exploitation, analysis and integration to dissemination solutions for a variety of applications, including intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, GPS navigation, meteorological, commercial remote sensing, and space science. ITT Space Systems Division in Ft Wayne (IN) is seeking a FPGA/ASIC Design Engineer.Position Description/Responsibilities:Will perform digital FPGA and ASIC design, primarily using VHDL, and provide technical direction and leadership to an FPGA/ASIC design team. Will review technical content of designs while ensuring team members adhere to the established FPGA and ASIC design processes and standards. Will help ensure that SSD stays at the forefront of VHDL-based design automation and technology.Critical Skills and Expertise: Highly capable in the following areas:' VHDL design.' Digital machine architecture and logic design.' Complex computational algorithm design and implementation in VHDL.' VHDL design verification. General Summary and Basic Function:Provides advanced engineering as a technical expert in solving highly complex problems in area of specialization or product or design development to a wide range of products, projects or programs to the Space Systems Division's Engineering business unit. Scope and Principal Duties: Provides advanced technical engineering expertise on complex technical problems in a broad field of engineering, research and development for highly complex and technical space-based aerospace products. Uses the application of engineering standards, principles, theories, concepts and techniques which are highly innovative and ingenious. Designs, develops, tests and verifies complex engineering in electrical, mechanical, optical, software, systems, and/or hardware components. Work will encompass a wide range of sophisticated (cross-discipline) engineering problem resolutions. The role involves design and development engineering assignments related to products and systems including the engineering of new products or updates to existing products. Job Specifications and Work Performed:' Creates, develops and designs complex and difficult mechanisms, systems and equipment which require a broad knowledge of several fields and an extensive knowledge of own specialty.' Leads and Directs design teams to determine the qualification and manufacturability of new technologies. May function as organization spokesperson on advanced projects or programs as the engineering expert or authority. ' Determines and pursues courses of action necessary to obtain desired results. May lead R&D project or program team. ' Develops and maintains plans, schedules and budgets for assigned projects. Prepares for periodic management reviews as required to give management visibility on the status and progress of assigned projects. ' Prepares theoretical studies of involved technical subjects that find wide application to design problems or that are required where previous methods and techniques have not produced satisfactory results.' Studies the basic design ideas and methods of approach proposed by other engineering personnel: consults available technical data, analyzes previous design, utilizes specialized knowledge, and proposes improvements or modifications to the basic design ideas and layouts which would be more effective and involve less risk.' Confers with Sr. Management, engineering personnel and customer representatives to assure proper consideration of customer requirements. Collaborates with other engineers in order to assure proper compromise on the best theoretical design in the interest of basic and practical considerations.' Develops methods and techniques to be used for standardization of approach to specific design problems. Prepares technical descriptions of basic designs, and engineering estimates for inclusion in bids and proposals or presentations to customers.' Represents the organization as a prime technical contact on contracts, projects or products. ' Analyzes engineering plans and projects to establish operating data and conducts experimental tests; analyzes proposals and related technical data to develop design alternatives.' Plans design layouts in order to study the operation, select major components, assure conformance to functional and operating requirements, and determine the optimum location and arrangement from an engineering, manufacturing and maintainability standpoint.' Investigates problem areas and initiates corrective measures relating to the interpretation of technical data and the functioning of equipment during prototype construction or manufacturing phases and field installation.' Prepares progress reports relating to assignments as required. Confers with vendors to discuss physical and performance characteristics of proposed parts, components, and equipment for application to assigned equipment. Prepares specifications and design parameters for equipment to be designed and/or built by subcontractors.' Maintains technical competence and state-of-the-art expertise in areas of technical specialization. This is accomplished by reviewing technical publications and books, attending technical seminars and Company training, and taking academic courses. ' Maintains engineering notebooks in department approved repository for work products in accordance with established policy and procedures. Keeps abreast of the state-of-the-art by reading technical journals and publications. Responsibility and Authority:An independent contributor or project manager or engineering lead. May function as organization spokesperson on advanced projects or programs. Exercises considerable latitude in determining methods and approach to engineering and job responsibilities. Works under consultative direction toward long range goals and objectives. Competencies Needed: ' Must have an accomplished expertise, highly proficient knowledge and considered a technical leader in the area of engineering expertise, engineering standards, principles and theories to complete engineering tasks assigned. Must be able to communicate effectively the technology, its application and benefits to a wide audience to include customers and senior management. ' Must demonstrate a full understanding of business competencies, business unit operations, financial objectives, and support the business initiatives and objectives.Expected Value Based Leadership Competencies:' Create the Future: Prepare the organization for the future by maintaining a strategic perspective. Scan the environment to identify information critical to long-range planning and develop sustainable strategies.' Deliver Results: Effectively manage multiple tasks to complete complex project and deliver results with timely outcomes.' Build Through Teamwork: Recognize and support organizational and team goals, collaborate with others and encourage team members to support each other.' Lead with Character: Create an environment where people communicate honestly. Actively seek and share information to ensure common understanding.' Inspire Commitment: Motivate others towards goals using a range of influencing skills and strategies. Additionally, work to develop talent to support current and future goals. Distinguish between levels of ability and provide appropriate training.Supervisory Responsibility:An individual contributor but may lead project teams and employees in Engineering and Technician classifications. Financial Responsibilities: Spending authority or authorization is limited to the job's scope and or project responsibilities. May be responsible for capital budgets and purchasing for their area.Contact Responsibility (internal or external)Interacts with external customers at all levels and interacts with Sr. Management, and internal personnel. Is a representative of the organization as a prime technical contact to multiple departments and site locations across the company. Requires B.S. degree, preferably in Engineering or in a technical area of science and research with 10-15 years work experience or a MS degree with 8+ years work experience, Experience Required:8+ years experience in the specification and design of digital gate arrays, FPGAs, and programmable logic devices. 6+ years VHDL design experience required. Extensive experience in the following:' Designing and verifying complex designs using VHDL.' Using ModelSim and Synplify tools.' Creating/updating/maintaining fully-self-checking test benches using behavioral VHDL.' Performing static timing analysis on complex designs.' Demonstrated success in achieving 100% timing closure.Experience in the following is desired:' Using ACTEL RT54SX-SU and RTAX FPGA technologies.' Using ACTEL Designer tool suite.Additional Desired Qualifications:Must be a self-starter and have demonstrated success in leading complex chip designs from concept through production. Experience with Space applications, static timing analysis, behavioral VHDL modeling, digital signal processing, built-in-test, and leveraging systems algorithm modeling results to compose VHDL test benches is highly desirable. Ability to prepare and present design review material and participate in design reviews as a reviewer. Working Condition: General office environment, laboratory, manufacturing area, or research areas requiring the ability to stand or site for long periods of time. Personal protective equipment maybe required to be used. Position requires the ability to work with computers and lift up to 25 pounds.Security Clearance:This position may require the passing of both a background investigation and polygraph to achieve a variety of compartmented national security clearances. The individual holding this position must be a U. S. Citizen. Disclaimer: The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.Position Reports To: Engineering SupervisorITT is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. M/F/D/V RESPOND HERE! Respond immediately by accessing the following dedicated online response form which will allow you to cut and paste your resume. 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