Missions

The recruited engineer (Master's level or equivalent) will be responsible for overseeing and managing the pre-production and production phases of approximately 300 electronic boards, based on an ATCA architecture with programmable FPGA circuits. This activity is part of the upgrade of the data readout electronics for the ATLAS experiment at CERN (LASP project).
He/She will monitor production and participate in performance testing and validation of the produced boards, and will ensure their deployment and commissioning on site. He/She will also contribute to establishing the maintenance procedures to ensure system reliability and long-term operability.

Activités

These activities will be carried out in close collaboration with the project leader and the development team working in an international framework linked to the ATLAS collaboration. Travel to CERN is foreseen for technical missions, but also to present the activities and progress of the project. Supervision of students could be envisaged.

You will need to
• Understand the specifications and electronic architecture of the board
• Participate in the project qualification process
• Develop test strategies and apply performance validation methods
• Design the associated measurement, data acquisition, and processing systems
• Develop VHDL projects and embedded software for microcontrollers
• Contribute to the design and implementation of the production test bench
• Perform testing of the boards during pre-production and production phases
• Commission the boards on-site at CERN
• Promote the work through presentations and international publications

Compétences

You have a degree in engineering or a Master's degree in electronics and have acquired skills in electronics through a significant internship or initial experience.

You are interested in projects with a strong technical component and in the variety of activities offered by this position (electronics, instrumentation, firmware). You like to create and innovate, and are attracted by working in the world of Research, at the CNRS and in international collaborations.

You are interested in FPGA-based electronic design, instrumentation, test and development of VHDL firmware and embedded software.

You are interested in the following areas
• Designing and testing complex electronic systems based on controllers and/or FPGAs
• Instrumentation and interconnection standards (standards and protocols)
• Developing software tools in C / Python for controllers
You may have knowledge or skills in
• High speed transmission techniques over copper and/or optical fibres
• Development and simulation of VHDL projects on FPGA targets
• Knowledge of the version control tool GIT
• Electromagnetic compatibility principles and rules
Autonomy, rigour, methodology, organisation, analytical skills and a taste for teamwork are essential for this position.
A good command of English (B2 level) is required for working in international teams and for reading and writing technical documents.

Contexte de travail

You have a degree in engineering or a Master's degree in electronics and have acquired skills in electronics through a significant internship or initial experience.

You are interested in projects with a strong technical component and in the variety of activities offered by this position (electronics, instrumentation, firmware). You like to create and innovate, and are attracted by working in the world of Research, at the CNRS and in international collaborations.

You are interested in FPGA-based electronic design, instrumentation, test and development of VHDL firmware and embedded software.

You are interested in the following areas
• Designing and testing complex electronic systems based on controllers and/or FPGAs
• Instrumentation and interconnection standards (standards and protocols)
• Developing software tools in C / Python for controllers
You may have knowledge or skills in
• High speed transmission techniques over copper and/or optical fibres
• Development and simulation of VHDL projects on FPGA targets
• Knowledge of the version control tool GIT
• Electromagnetic compatibility principles and rules
Autonomy, rigour, methodology, organisation, analytical skills and a taste for teamwork are essential for this position.