ASIC-FPGA Verification Engineer

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We’re on the hunt for a FPGAs-ASICs Verifier on our Satellite systems team at our Montreal office.

As the leading global independent commercial supplier of antennas, payloads, and electronics for communication and radar satellites, our team has successfully contributed to hundreds of missions in the past 60 years. With an extensive heritage in a wide range of solutions delivered to customers globally, our Satellite Systems team continues to grow and evolve on the ground and in the stars.

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We have entered a new era of exploration and development, and MDA welcomes all who yearn to suit up and be part of it. An equal opportunity employer prizing diversity, integrity and collaboration, we are committed to growing MDA’s and Canada’s leadership in this next golden age.

MDA's digital service, a Canadian leader in the development of satellites and satellite components, is looking for engineers with academic knowledge, practical experience and above all a passion for digital circuit validation. MDA develops FPGAs and ASICs and is looking to expand its team of digital verifiers.

 Tasks:

Under the supervision of a Senior Verification Engineer, the intermediate verifier will be called upon to:

• develop SystemVerilog (or VHDL) test benches for the verification of ASICs or FPGAs;
• apply the various techniques and approaches of the Universal Verification Methodology (UVM);
• contribute to the development of the test infrastructure;
• document and report problems found to designers and assist them in identifying the source of the problems;
• support laboratory testing.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience in writing test benches in SystemVerilog.
• Knowledge of VHDL sufficient to navigate through an existing design.
• Knowledge of UVM validation environments.
• Knowledge of Mentor Graphics' QuestaSim digital simulator.
• Knowledge of the Linux environment, scripting languages (Shell, Tcl, Python, "makefile").
• Familiarity with testbed automation techniques (Jenkins)
• Knowledge of source code management techniques (SVN, GIT).
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering or equivalent.
• 0 to 2 years experience in digital verification.
• Good interpersonal communication and teamwork skills.
• Good oral and written communication skills in French and English.
• Familiarity with Agile and Jira development methods.
• Multitasking ability.

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Special Considerations:

Successful candidates must obtain and hold security clearance at the reliability status level, and pass security assessment for the Controlled Goods Program (CGP) and ITAR.

Benefits statement:

MDA provides competitive compensation and benefits packages for its employees at all locations. As a team member of MDA, you and your qualified dependents are eligible to participate in a benefit plan that ensures a comprehensive level of protection through competitive health care including; extended healthcare and flexible drug plans, dental and vision benefits, disability income protection, life insurance, group retirement savings plans; and an employee and family assistance program.

Equal opportunity statement:

MDA is an equal opportunity employer prizing diversity and inclusion. We are committed to treating all employees and applicants for employment with respect and dignity. If you require assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please feel free to notify us.