Job Description:

Leonardo is an international industrial group that creates multi-domain technological capabilities for global security. A protagonist in the main strategic programs of Aerospace, Defense, and Security, it has over 62,000 employees worldwide. The company has a significant industrial presence in Italy, the United Kingdom, Poland, and the United States and operates in 150 countries also through subsidiaries, joint ventures, and shareholdings.

Leonardo is a technological and industrial partner of Governments, Defense Administrations, Institutions, and companies.

Within the HW & FW AIRBORNE SENSOR & EO organizational unit of the Electronics Division, we are looking for a FW Designer for our Campi Bisenzio office.

The person will mainly deal with the following activities:

• Development of digital hardware in the context of system projects for electro-optical sensors, radar sensors, and avionics equipment.

Education:

• Three-year/Master's degree in Electronic Engineering or Physics.

Seniority:

• Junior: 1-3 years of experience; Expert: 3-5 years of experience.

Knowledge and technical skills:

• Skills in firmware development for FPGAs;

• Knowledge of major FPGAs: AMD/Xilinx, Intel/Altera, Microchip.

• Knowledge of hardware description languages VHDL, Verilog, and HLS.

• It is considered a plus if designers have some of the following skills:

• Skills in the design/validation in FPGAs of Hi-Speed serial links;

• Skills in implementing Digital Signal Processing functions;

• Skills and image processing in FPGAs;

• Ability to use and integrate third-party IPs;

• Development of complex algorithms in FPGAs.

The following skills are also required:

• Requirements analysis and drafting of firmware specifications for FPGAs;

• Requirements validation:

• Development of test benches for FPGA firmware verification;

• Creation of all documentation associated with the firmware development cycle;

• Timing Closure.

• Knowledge of standard HW/FW development processes (e.g., RTCA/DO 254).

Behavioral competencies:

• Proactivity;

• Ability to work in a team;

• Problem-solving attitude;

• Flexibility in dealing with topics outside one's domain of expertise.

Language skills:

• Good knowledge of English (B2)

IT skills:

• Document management tools through the MS Office suite;

• Software for requirements management, such as ReqTracer and Doors;

• FW development tools: Vivado, Vitis, Quartus, ModelSim, QuestaSim, HDL Designer, HLS, and System Generator;

• Modeling tools (Model Driven Engineering): Mathlab and Simulink;

• Oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and measurement tools for hardware validation.

Other:

The ideal candidate is available to carry out work mainly at the office and to undertake short/medium-term business trips, after adequate on-the-job training, in Italy and/or abroad.

Involvement, enhancement of skills, attention to the well-being and safety of people are the cornerstones of our corporate culture.

We strive every day to foster an inclusive and stimulating work environment, actively promoting the principles of inclusion, equity, and diversity enhancement.

What we offer?

• Our reference collective labor agreement is the CCNL for Private Metalworking Industry and Plant Installation;

• Work mode: Hybrid;

• Contractual category: Employee;

• Contract type: Permanent;

• Gross annual salary (RAL)/ salary range: 32,731.92 - 48,000;

• Thirteenth-month salary;

• FOR EMPLOYEES: performance bonus linked to Business results*;

• Welfare vouchers worth 250 euros annually;

• COMPANY CANTEEN;

• Opportunities for continuous training and updating of professional skills and soft skills;

• Well-being: we prioritize the economic, physical, social, and psychological well-being of our people, offering multiple solutions close to their needs.

The company reserves the right to make evaluations regarding the classification level and economic proposal, based on objective criteria emerged during the selection process and in coherence with the seniority of the selected candidate and the position, in compliance with the principles of equity, transparency, and equal opportunities provided by current legislation.

We await your application: send us your CV within three weeks of the job advertisement opening.

How does the selection process work?

Following the collection of applications, CVs most in line with the required requirements are evaluated and identified.

Selected candidates undergo an introductory interview with the Human Resources team, motivational and aptitude, followed by a technical in-depth interview with the Business. At the end of the process, the person receives feedback, both in case of a positive and negative outcome.

Seniority:

Primary Location: IT - Firenze - Campi Bisenzio

Additional Locations:

Contract Type: Permanent

Hybrid Working: