LLRF FPGA Design Engineer

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory•Batavia, IL

13d•Onsite

About The Position

About the role: Fermilab seeks a highly motivated LLRF System Design Engineer in the Accelerator Division RF Department’s Low-Level RF Group to support operating systems in the Booster Synchrotron and new development of systems for the Recycler and Main Injector Synchrotrons. The candidate will work in a design team environment under the supervision of a more senior engineer or scientist. Activities for this candidate will include: What your day-to-day as a Low-Level Radio Frequency FPGA Engineer at Fermilab will look like:

Requirements

A minimum of a Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Computer Engineering from an accredited institution or equivalent scientific education (Master’s degree preferred)
10+ years of experience with RF System design work at accelerator linac or synchrotron
Firmware development with VHDL/Verilog using Intel/Xilinx FPGA’s/Tools
Experience in logic simulation/verification of complex FPGA designs.

Nice To Haves

A strong understanding of digital signal processing, control system design, embedded systems software and firmware development is highly desirable.
Circuit design experience specifying, implementing, and optimizing circuitry that includes low noise amplifiers, power amplifiers, filters, phase locked loops, RF switches, and base band circuits is preferred.

Responsibilities

LLRF System Design for high power synchrotrons
Develop design specifications based on project requirements.
Design of complex control algorithms for the RF field regulation of RF cavities.
Real-time high-speed signal processing and control systems design using FPGA’s
Develop model-based design simulation/design using Simulink or MATLAB.
Support in development of FPGA based real-time embedded systems.
Perform system verification and validation for efficiency, reliability, and compatibility.
Abide by all environment, safety, and health regulations.