Description

You will drive the development of the next-generation White Rabbit Switch, balancing HDL module design with hardware co-design to advance this open-source synchronization technology.

Requirements

• •Experience with AMD/Xilinx tools and FPGAs
• •Software development for bare-metal and embedded Linux
• •Knowledge of analogue/digital PCB design
• •Experience with oscilloscope and phase noise analyser
• •Desirable experience with Linux device drivers
• •FPGA design and simulation using VHDL, Verilog or System Verilog
• •Electronic circuit design based on FPGA or SoC
• •Low-level C programming skills
• •Git-based development and CI pipelines
• •Desirable Python programming and PyTest skills
• •Spoken and written English and commitment to learn French
• •National of CERN Member or Associate Member State
• •Background in Electronics Engineering or related field
• •Master's degree with 2 to 6 years experience
• •PhD with max 3 years experience
• •No previous CERN fellow or graduate contract

Tasks

• •Develop and maintain VHDL-based HDL modules
• •Create simulation test benches using SystemVerilog
• •Assist with post-manufacturing hardware production tests
• •Support hardware design, reviews, and production
• •Build automated hardware tests for CI pipelines
• •Develop low-level software and firmware
• •Collaborate on hardware and software co-design
• •Review Linux device drivers and host applications

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Benefits