Associate FPGA Digital Engineer / FPGA Digital Engineer

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU); Beavercreek (OH); On-site; USD 74,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative organization seeks a talented FPGA Digital Engineer to join their team in Beavercreek, Ohio. In this exciting role, you will work on cutting-edge navigation and timing products that are critical to military and intelligence operations. Your expertise in FPGA coding, VHDL, and embedded systems will be key in developing and enhancing advanced technologies. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to revolutionary systems while working in a collaborative environment that values intellectual curiosity and creativity. If you're ready to take on challenges that others deem impossible, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Relocation assistance

Diverse workforce

Collaborative work environment

Qualifications

• Experience with FPGA design flow and coding is essential.
• Proficiency in VHDL or Verilog is required for this role.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain FPGA designs for navigation systems.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams on system integration.

Skills

FPGA coding

Embedded software

Hardware debug

VHDL

Verilog

Timing analysis

Optimization techniques

Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Tools

Scripting languages (Tcl, Bash, Python)

Digital signal processing

Education

Bachelors of Science in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

Tools

Vivado

Xcelium

ModelSim

QuestaSim

MATLAB

Git

ClearCase

ClearQuest

Jira

Job description

Requisition ID: R10178744

• Category: Engineering

• Location: Beavercreek, Ohio, United States of America | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America | Dayton, Ohio, United States of America

• Clearance Type: Top Secret

• Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position

• Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)

• Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time

• Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available

• Positions Available: 1

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 - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. 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 — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible.

Join Northrop Grumman – Beavercreek, part of the Mission Systems sector, focused on the development of new capabilities for our military and intelligence customers around the globe. Our Northrop Grumman Beavercreek, Ohio small business culture operates collaboratively within a larger corporation providing the benefits of both. This unique relationship offers employees the ability to know everyone at the site while working on technologies and products that are beyond state-of-the-art.

We are looking for you to join our team as a Navigation Warfare (NavWar) FPGA Digital Engineer based out of Beavercreek, OH. Engineers here are part of multi-disciplinary program teams implementing next-generation, position, navigation, and timing products critical to US customers and allies. Team members conduct all phases of these programs, including requirements generation, hardware-selection, software development, and system integration and test. We are seeking engineers with the desire to learn new technologies to join our innovative organization to help develop, enhance and maintain FPGA designs on cutting edge products and systems.

The ideal candidate will have experience with:

• FPGA coding, embedded software, and hardware debug

• Full FPGA design flow

• FPGA integration into custom hardware

• FPGA debugging, timing analysis, and optimization techniques

• VHDL

Basic Qualifications for Associate FPGA Digital Engineer (T01):

• Completed Bachelors of Science degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) with 0 years of experience

• Experience with FPGA device(s)

• VHDL or Verilog proficiency is required.

• US Citizenship is required

• The ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance (NG will sponsor)

• Clearance: Candidate must have or be able to obtain an Interim Secret clearance or higher prior to start date

Basic Qualifications for FPGA Digital Engineer (T02):

• Completed Bachelors of Science degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) with 2 years of experience; or Master’s degree in a STEM field with 0 years of experience

• Experience with FPGA device(s)

• VHDL or Verilog proficiency is required.

• US Citizenship is required

• The ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance (NG will sponsor)

• Clearance: Candidate must have or be able to obtain an Interim Secret clearance or higher prior to start date

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience on cross discipline teams

• Experience with AMD/Xilinx Versal, Ultrascale, or Zynq families of devices

• Experience with Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Tools: Vivado, Xcelium

• Experience with scripting languages (Tcl, Bash, Python)

• Experience simulating VHDL designs, ModelSim, QuestaSim or comparable simulators

• Experience with board or system level debug using test equipment such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.

• Experience with MATLAB

• Experience with software-defined radios

• Familiarity with RADAR, GPS, and/or EW signals

• Knowledge of digital signal processing

• Experience using software management and workflow automation tools such as ClearCase, Git, ClearQuest, or Jira

• Active Top Secret security clearance with SCI

Salary Range: $74,000 - $111,000

Salary Range 2: $89,400 - $134,200

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.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit.