Digital Engineer/Principal Digital Engineer

Relocation assistance may be available. Travel is required, up to 10% of the time. Must be a U.S. citizen to meet security clearance requirements; ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance (SAP).

About the role

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage, and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, and bringing your whole self to work.

Responsibilities

• Research, design, and development for digital designs associated with multi-function software defined radios
• Work with evaluation boards to test proposed designs
• Support the implementation of digital FPGA hardware architecture and algorithms
• Collaborate with Systems Engineering to ensure firmware design meets system level requirements
• Review designs and analysis

Requirements

Digital Engineer

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 2 years of related experience, or a master’s degree
• FPGA design experience with VHDL or Verilog
• Experience with Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Tools such as Vivado and QuestaSim

Principal Digital Engineer

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related experience, or a master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related experience, or PhD in a STEM discipline with 1 year of experience
• FPGA design experience with VHDL or Verilog
• Experience with Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Tools such as Vivado and QuestaSim

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with VHDL
• Experience with AMD/Xilinx 7 (Zynq, Kintex and Ultrascale) or Versal family of devices
• Knowledgeable in FPGA physical constraints and achieving timing closure
• Experience with DSP and MATLAB
• Experience with board or system level debug using test equipment and internal hardware analyzers
• Generation of Test Benches and support of formal VHDL Verification
• Active/Current Secret Clearance or higher level

Benefits

• Health Plan
• Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Education Assistance
• Training and Development
• 9/80 Work Schedule (where available)

Pay

Primary Level Salary Range: $101,000.00 - $151,400.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $125,300.00 - $187,900.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills, and current market conditions. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.