Space Firmware

ARQUIMEA, we are a technology company operating globally and providing innovate solutions and products in highly demanding sectors.

Our areas of activity are Aerospace, Defense Security, Big Science, Biotechnology and Fintech.

In ARQUIMEA SPACE develops spaceflight parts and equipment for satellites and launchers. We specialize in thermal control systems, structural panels, optical payloads, avionics, release and deployment mechanisms, and rad-hard microelectronics. Together with our tech partners we provide high-throughput smallsats and their subsystems. Our brand-new factory in Madrid is suited to integrate satellites and constellations.

Now, we're hiring a Space Firmware / Digital Microelectronics Engineer to be located in our Headquarters in Torrejón de Ardoz (Madrid).

Main tasks and responsabilities:

• Work in a multidisciplinary team developing ASICs, standard ICs and FPGA IPs for the space sector.
• Architecture definition of digital integrated circuits, Systems on Chip and FPGA IPs, feasibility analysis and trade-offs.
• Front end design and verification of digital microelectronics modules at RTL level from requirements to sign off.
• Back end/physical design of digital ASICs and FPGAs (Synthesis, Static Timing Analysis and Place Route)
• Programming of processors embedded in FPGAs
• Support to validation and test of the developed ICs or IP blocks
• Architectural design of complex FW/SW development for SoC embedded in FPGAs
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
• Code version control and maintenance.

Required skills:

• University degree and/or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science or Physics.
• Work experience with Matlab and/or any other high-level modeling language.
• Solid basis in HDL frontend design (VHDL and/or Verilog)
• Experience in back end/physical design of digital ASICs and FPGAs, including Synopsys and/or Cadence digital implementation tools.
• Strong background on verification activities.
• Hands on experience in embedded processors programming.
• Knowledge of computer architectures for SoC integration in particular ARM, RISC V and Microblaze,
• Knowledge of revision control tools
• Knowledge of MIL/ECSS standards for FW/SW development.
• Proficient in English.

Preferred skills:

• Experience with sub-micron technologies / state of the art FPGAs
• Experience in support to component testing.
• Experience in reliability and radiation effects mitigation techniques.

The candidate must be eligible to work in the EU and must be able to travel to the US.

We're looking for curious, creative, tenacious and collaborative people, eager to do things and unafraid to tackle challenges in order to contribute to improving the society in wich we live.

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At ARQUIMEA, we value diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or other protected factors by law. All candidates will be considered equally based on their skills and experience