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Head of FPGA Department

Overview
Skills
  • ARM
  • MicroBlaze
  • NIOS
  • Questa
  • Altera
  • Modelsim
  • VHDL
  • Xilinx

We're looking for a Head of FPGA Department for our Missile and Space Systems Division.


The Position includes:

  • This role involves leading the FPGA department specializing in embedded systems and advanced hardware infrastructures for weapon system defense—covering the entire process from initial specifications to full system integration.
  • Managing a team of 7 employees, including FPGA development engineers, verification specialists, and defense system professionals.
  • High-level architectural design for verification and logic development
  • Mentoring, guiding, and advancing the professional development of department staff
  • Developing test methodologies using simulators and complex control systems
  • Creating and implementing advanced development protocols, including IP development and generic content methodologies
  • R&D in FPGA and hardware-based cybersecurity with new technologies and implementation
  • Cross-functional collaboration with hardware, system engineering, infrastructure software, and application departments
  • Managing interfaces with business units and operational and corporate bodies
  • Defining and overseeing work plans, budgets, and pricing
  • Supervising and managing subcontractors in logic design
  • Recruiting, developing, and retaining talent


What We're Looking For:


  • B.Sc. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering – mandatory
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in logic design for embedded systems – mandatory
  • Team leadership experience – mandatory
  • Proficiency in VHDL hardware description languages – mandatory
  • Experience with Modelsim simulation tools – mandatory
  • Familiarity with Xilinx/Altera components – mandatory
  • Proven experience in integration and testing of complex systems involving firmware, hardware, and software – mandatory
  • Experience with ARM-based processors (MPSOC, HPS) - Advantage
  • Advantage: Experience with soft-core CPUs like NIOS/MicroBlaze - Advantage
  • Familiarity with Questa verification tools - Advantage
  • ·Experience developing electronic boards in embedded environments - Advantage
  • Background in communication systems, especially Ethernet - Advantage



Good to know:

The FPGA department specializes in logic design for complex avionics systems. These systems demand rigorous design considerations for performance and computational load in a multi-processor, multi-interface, and multi-technology environment

Israel Aerospace Industries