Firmware development engineer

Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions
Office

Job Description

Firmware Engineer, Sensors & Imaging team

Department:

The Research and Development organization for Transmission Electron Microscopes (TEMs) is committed to develop innovative technologies, modules and software that enable us to deliver world class TEM microscopes for our demanding markets and customers. With the ongoing developments in physics and industry the performance requirements of these TEM microscopes are continuously growing. In close collaboration with the Advanced Technology Development group and several strategic collaboration partners, we are striving to define the most advanced concepts and turn them into real products, with the purpose to enable our customers to make the world cleaner, healthier and safer!

Team:

The Sensors & Imaging team consists of about 12 enthusiastic engineers, specialized in detection- and imaging technology. Projects support the company product- and technology roadmaps in the domain of imaging. In this role you will be part of an enthusiastic multi-disciplinary team and work on advanced imaging technology for our high-tech electron-microscope modules or sub-systems.

Position:

This opening is specific for the FPGA design team which consists of 6 developers and is responsible for creating and releasing sophisticated FPGA designs used in our high-end TEM systems. You will typically be involved in 1 or 2 projects in parallel. In these projects you can see your work grow from a conceptual idea to an implementation in a finished product. Your challenge will be to find solutions for technological complex problems, meeting the needs of all different parties, combining short term goals with long term needs.

Qualifications:

We encourage candidates with following qualifications to apply.

• Degree in Electronics Engineering or Computer Science
• 5+ years(Bachelors) or 3+ years(Masters) work experience in R&D
• C/C++ expertise is a must, familiarity with device drivers beneficial
• Proven experience with Xilinx/AMD toolchain (including debugging)
• Proficient with Python and familiar with scripting languages (Tcl) and automation
• Familiarity with DevOps tools (CI/CD, versioning , Jenkins, Git)
• Taking initiative, self-steering, self-confident and perseverance
• Eagerness to learn and flexible when circumstances change
• Combination of a strong analytical view with a pragmatic attitude
• Communicative and a great teammate
• Ability to switch between thinking on a high/conceptual and on detail levels
• Value oriented and ability to set and act according to priorities at the same time

Personal

Diversity in our teams is an important element to build an effective and challenging working environment. Integrity, Intensity, Innovation and Involvement are key characteristics that we expect of all that are part of our community.