Engineer Digital - Level 5 - Linthicum

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Linthicum (MD); On-site; USD 186,000 - 279,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Corp. in Linthicum, MD, is seeking a Staff Digital Design Engineer to develop digital hardware for space platforms.

You will design, verify, and test circuits, including FPGAs and high-speed interfaces, while guiding project direction and mentoring junior engineers. The role demands a Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering with substantial digital design experience, US citizenship, and 100% on-site work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or similar
• Minimum 12 years of digital electronics design experience or 10 years with a Master's
• Digital circuit design experience with interfaces such as Spacewire, Ethernet, RS-422, SERDES, FPGAs, LVDS
• Hands-on prototyping and debugging complex digital subsystems with FPGAs or embedded processors

Responsibilities

• Design digital hardware, perform verification and testing
• Guide technical direction of programs and lead teams
• Translate system requirements into hardware requirements and tests
• Collaborate with cross-domain engineers to deliver final products
• Mentor junior engineers and communicate across all organizational levels

Skills

Digital electronics design

Leadership & mentoring

System requirements translation

Team collaboration

Communication with stakeholders

On-site work discipline

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Siemens Xpedition

HyperLynx/Keysight ADS

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

DESCRIPTION

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. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems sector delivers a decisive advance to its customers through software‑defined, hardware‑enabled solutions. The Electrical Design and Analysis (EDA) section in Linthicum, MD enables these hardware solutions by providing digital architecture, design, verification, and support expertise across a wide variety of electronic sensor products. Our engineers work on complex, leading edge, high reliability electronics supporting different space platforms.

NGSS engineers share a great sense of pride knowing their contributions have a direct effect on the safety and security of the country and its allies. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, teamwork, and bringing your whole self to work to accomplish the mission while learning and having fun along the way. Our department is fertile ground for all experience levels to become part of our growing team and contribute to our goals. The department offers opportunities to grow on a technical track both broad and deep as well as explore project leadership or management positions.

EDA is seeking a Staff Digital Design Engineer responsible for the research, design, and development of digital hardware products. Expertise in digital component design and analysis, modeling and simulation, circuit level design, verification and test, and project leadership are desired for this position. Work with engineers in other disciplines to develop these circuits into final products. Help guide and determine technical direction of programs using advanced technical principles, theories and concepts including the development of new principles and concepts. Handle complex technical issues and resolve them in new and innovative ways. Work will be performed under consultative direction toward predetermined long‑range goals and objectives. Assignments are often self‑initiated. Candidates should have the ability to work on unusually complex technical problems and provide solutions which are highly innovative.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors' degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or similar engineering discipline with a minimum 12 years of digital electronics design experience or 10 years of digital electronics design experience with a Master's degree in a technical field.
• Digital circuit design experience, including simulation & schematic capture through test and integration containing digital interfaces such as Spacewire, Ethernet, RS-422, SERDES, FPGAs, LVDS, etc
• Prior hands‑on prototyping and debug experience testing complex digital subsystems, such as complex circuit card development involving FPGAs, and/or embedded processors, and/or high speed interfaces.
• Demonstrated ability to translate system performance and operational specifications into hardware requirements, design, and test specifications.
• Proven skills to include: team leadership, mentoring others, communicating with all levels of an organization internally and externally, being adaptable, creative, collaborative and also comfortable working independently and enjoys solving difficult problems.
• US Citizen
• 100% on site

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Top Secret / SCI security clearance
• Worst Case Circuit Analysis
• Signal integrity/Power integrity analysis via Hyperlynx/Keysight ADS
• Circuit card design in Siemen's Xpedition

Curious about all the exciting developments with the Northrop Grumman Space Sector? Click the link below:

https://www.northropgrumman.com/space

Working at Northrop Grumman is more than just a paycheck. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive at work and in life. For more information on our Total Rewards package, please visit our Total Rewards site.

Northrop Grumman Total Rewards

#SpaceEngJobs

#BaltimoreSpace

Primary Level Salary Range: $185,900.00 - $278,900.00

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. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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 and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.