Research Assistant/Associate
The purpose of this Research Assistant/Associate is to provide key contributions to the firmware used in the hardware trigger of the ATLAS experiment.
We are seeking an experienced FPGA engineer to develop and implement firmware for the upgrades to the Trigger and Data Acquisition System on the ATLAS experiment (http://atlas.cern). The University of Oregon has key roles in aggregating and processing real-time data from the ATLAS detector for the Global Feature Extractor (gFEX) and Global Trigger systems.
The successful candidate will collaborate with physicists and engineers at the University of Oregon and other institutions in the U.S. and abroad. The position may be based at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, or at CERN, an international particle physics laboratory outside of Geneva, Switzerland.
This position is a 12-month renewable Career Non-Tenure-Track Faculty (CNTTF) position in the Research Assistant or Associate classification series. The position's responsibilities are guided by the Physics Department's NTTF Professional Responsibilities Policy, United Academics Collective Bargaining Agreement, and the Physics Department's NTTF Policy for Promotion and Review. The position will be jointly supervised by David Strom and Stephanie Majewski.
Minimum Requirements
Research Assistant:
- Bachelors' degree in engineering, science, or related field
- Five years of equivalent work experience or combination of education and relevant experience.
- Working or proficient knowledge in Verilog and VHDL and FPGA design principles
- Experience/Interest in the Xilinx Vivado toolset and UltraScale+ devices.
- Proficient knowledge of scripting languages (Python and/or TCL)
Research Associate:
- Terminal degree in engineering, science, or related field
- Five years of equivalent work experience or combination of education and relevant experience.
- Working or proficient knowledge in Verilog and VHDL and FPGA design principles
- Experience/Interest in the Xilinx Vivado toolset and UltraScale+ devices.
- Proficient knowledge of scripting languages (Python and/or TCL)
Professional Competencies
- Strong ability to communicate verbally and in writing to report on project progress
- Ability to collaborate with senior engineering and scientific staff to design and develop special-purpose equipment and/or systems.
- Demonstrated ability to comply with health and safety policies and procedures.
- Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate with a diverse work staff.
Preferred Qualifications
- An advanced degree in engineering, science, or related field.