Internship/Development on FPGA of an error correcting IP (m/f)

Description de l'offre

Internship/Development on FPGA of an error correcting IP (m/f)

Airbus Defence & Space Elancourt (ex Astrium SL)

Airbus Defence and Space is a division of Airbus Group formed by combining the business activities of Cassidian, Astrium and Airbus Military. The new division is Europe's number one defence and space enterprise, the second largest space business worldwide and among the top ten global defence enterprises. It employs some 40,000 employees generating revenues of approximately €14 billion per year.

Airbus Group is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2015, the Group - comprising Airbus, Airbus Defence and Space and Airbus Helicopters - generated revenues of € 64.5 billion and employed a workforce of around 136,600.

Our people work with passion and determination to make the world a more connected, safer and smarter place. Taking pride in our work, we draw on each other's expertise and experience to achieve excellence. Our diversity and teamwork culture propel us to accomplish the extraordinary - on the ground, in the sky and in space.

Description of the job

Airbus Defence and Space (Elancourt) is looking for an intern (m/f) for a 5 to 6-month internship.

Next generation communication satellites will use fast serial links of several Gbits/s. In order to correct transmission errors, the data is protected by error correcting codes: Turbocode, LDPC, Reed-Solomon, etc.

This internship will start on 1st April 2017 (subject to some flexibility).

Profil recherché

Tasks & accountabilities

Your main tasks will include:

·  Reviewing the state of the art of error correcting IP FPGA at a very high throughput by analysing performances, size and intake,
·  Studying architectures of material adapted to this throughput by synthesising them through high level development tool means,
·  Targeting an architecture on a FPGA material target in order to confirm the performances.

Required skills

You are in the final year of engineering school, the 2nd year of a Master's degree or the 5th year of university, specialising in Engineering/Electronics/Microwave Frequency, and more specifically in Digital Electronics.

You ideally have some initial experience.

You have skills in the following areas:

·  VHDL,
·  FPGA,
·  Signal processing.

You are a good team player and have excellent interpersonal skills.

English: intermediate level,
French: fluent.