FPGA Design Engineer

0090 CORP-Corporate Office; United States; On-site; USD 96,300 - 144,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

0090 CORP-Corporate Office is seeking an FPGA Design Engineer to engage in full life-cycle product development in the Chicago suburbs. This role involves research, design, and development of digital hardware products, including radar systems and communication devices.

Candidates should hold a Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field and have at least 2 years of relevant experience. The position offers a salary range of $96,300 to $144,500, along with a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance and paid time off.

Qualifications

• 2 years of digital electronics design experience.
• Experience testing complex digital subsystems.
• Familiar with documentation revision control systems.

Responsibilities

• Research and develop digital hardware products.
• Design and test electronic equipment and systems.
• Lead small projects in digital circuit development.

Skills

Digital circuit design

Prototyping and debugging

Team leadership

Ability to translate specifications

Familiarity with DOORS, ClearCase

Education

Bachelor's degree in a STEM field

Master's degree in a STEM field

Advanced degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Cadence Concept

Allegro

Mentor DxDesigner

Job description

The Multidomain Sensing, Targeting, and Survivability Division (MSTS), located in the Northwest Chicago suburbs, develops operational Electronic Warfare (EW) and targeting systems that provide situational awareness, self-protection, and offensive electronic attack capability to platforms across the spectrum from visible light IR to millimeter wave RF.

The FPGA Design Engineer role involves full life‑cycle product development from system concept and requirements through design, implementation, test verification, production, and field support while working in integrated product teams spanning Engineering, Manufacturing, and Program Management.

Responsibilities

As an FPGA Design Engineer, you will join our diverse team and be responsible for research, design, and development of digital hardware products. You will research, design, develop, and test a variety of electronic equipment and systems, including radar and radiation detection equipment, radio, television and other communications equipment and systems, circuitry components, analog and digital computers, and control and test equipment.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math) with a minimum 2 years of digital electronics design experience or a Master’s degree in a STEM field.
• Digital circuit design experience, including simulation & schematic capture through test and integration.
• 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 lead projects with 2 or fewer team members.
• Demonstrated ability to translate system performance and operational specifications into hardware requirements, design, and test specifications.
• Familiarity with documentation revision control and review systems like DOORS, ClearCase, and ClearQuest.
• US Citizenship.
• Active Secret Clearance (Preferred).

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with a minimum of 2 years of digital electronics design experience.
• Working knowledge of Electronic Warfare systems.
• Experience in Aerospace and/or Defense industries.
• Recent circuit card design experience utilizing circuit‑related tools including Cadence Concept, Allegro, and/or Mentor DxDesigner, Expedition.
• Working experience with ClearCase/ClearQuest and DOORS.
• Current Secret or Top‑Secret Security Clearance.
• Proven skills in team leadership, mentoring, communication with all levels of an organization internally and externally, adaptability, creativity, collaboration, and independent problem solving.

Salary

Primary Level Salary Range: $96,300.00 – $144,500.00

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.

Benefits

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.

Employees may also be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses reward individual contributions and allow employees to share in company results. Senior managers may be eligible for long‑term incentives.

EEO Statement

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.