Fortil is an engineering company founded in 2009. We support our partners in the success of their technical projects in various fields such as Industry, IT or Healthcare.
Today we are more than 2,000 employees spread over 11 countries. Working with us means working in an ambitious team, within a multicultural and international context!

Our ambition is to contribute to building a more responsible, communal and inclusive world for our employees and clients.

We are currently looking a R&D Senior Hardware Engineer  to support one of our clients in Modena.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
• Architect, develop and design mixed signal and high-speed digital electronic subsystems according to the technical specifications available, following specific guidelines and processes, from concept through board development and system integration
• Design digital board architecture, evaluating new platforms (or consolidating existing platforms) including mid to high performance processing units like ARM Cortex Microcontrollers or Microprocessors, Multi-core microprocessors, FPGA/System On Chip, GPU, VPU, memories, interfacing resources like SPI, PCIe, etc. or those for Industrial Connectivity like Ethernet ICs.
•Keep an end to end ownership of hardware development for rapid prototyping, Hands-on layout and/or supervision of PCB designer for circuit designs
•FPGA coding using VHDL/Verilog HDL and/or proprietary System Design tools from LATTICE / INTEL / XILINX. Coding low level digital board FW for the uC and other device involved, then Debug the code. Interfacing camera modules, 2D Image Sensors and/or 3D TOF sensors
•Test, debug and verify the behavior of the designed subsystem in real conditions, against temperature, humidity, environmental stresses, etc.; verify EMC, following the specification and according to the Validation test plan previously stated.
•Consolidate collected data, verify the compliance with the specification and report the achieved results during the technical review.
•Execute schematic entry using Company approved tools and launch standard design control tools; check the resulting Bill of Material. Manage the release of the FW according to the Company procedures.
•In the different stages of the development of a New Product (engineering sample, Alpha, Beta, Pilot), execute all the tests listed in the Validation test suite, following the internal procedures and reporting the results
•Find innovative solutions and submit patent proposals; maintain suitable links with cutting edge technology providers and supplier on the market.
•Profile system performance in the Lab, using available test equipment, tools and instruments. Benchmark finished products against reference competitors
•Study and execute finished product documentation
•Provide critical review and guidance to teammate’s analysis and design

REQUIREMENTS
Master’s degree in Electronic Engineering 
LANGUAGES: Italian.
OTHER LANGUAGES: English.
EXPERIENCES: 8+ years of experience in Digital Hardware Board Design using microcontrollers, microprocessor, SOC, GPUs, memories, A/D and D/A converters, CPLDs, interface circuits, communication device, Ethernet controller etc.
Knowledge in using schematic capture CAD tools for HW design (Siemens Mentor Expedition preferred).
•Experience in the use of lab instruments such as oscilloscopes, logical state analyzers, etc.
•In depth understanding of EMI and EMC compliance and certification.

Next Steps

1. Someone from the Talent Acquisition department will contact you to schedule an initial HR interview.
2. If successful, a second interview will be conducted to validate your technical knowledge.
3. In case of a positive outcome from the technical interview, there will be a last qualification meeting with the Client.
4. If the final outcome is positive, we will discuss our proposal with you. Alternatively, if the outcome is negative, we will share our sincere feedback!
   

Why Fortil?

Although we currently find ourselves in a significant phase of expansion, the high standards of our projects and recruitments remain as demanding as ever. Quality will always take precedence over quantity, as we prefer excellence to ease!

We hope to become the largest independent engineering group in Europe, working to serve future generations. To do so, our operational model is based on four fundamental aspects:

• Profitable performance
• Expert engineers
• Efficient organisation
• Social responsibility

Apply and join us to become part of a model that is out of the ordinary!