FPGA Design Engineer II — Space Systems

Northrop Grumman; Linthicum (MD); On-site; USD 96,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector in Linthicum, MD seeks a FPGA Design Engineer Level 2 to contribute to space applications through digital subsystem design and validation. You will design and test FPGA solutions with guidance from technical leadership, collaborating with a team of engineers.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of experience or a master’s with 0+ years, and the ability to obtain a U.S. government Secret/Top-Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of professional experience or Master’s degree with 0 years of professional experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret or Top-Secret clearance.
• Working knowledge of digital design, FPGAs, and HDL (VHDL and Verilog).

Responsibilities

• Develop digital logic designs for space applications such as satellite command and control and sensor data processing.
• Design, implementation, and modification of digital logic designs using AMD and Microchip FPGA IDEs.
• Simulation and verification of FPGA designs, compliance requirements, and supporting validation at the system level.
• Work with cross-functional teams to develop innovative solutions.
• Documentation of design and analysis reports as well as test reports.

Skills

Digital design

FPGAs

HDL (VHDL/Verilog)

Education

Bachelor’s degree with 2 years of professional experience

Master’s degree with 0 years of professional experience

Tools

AMD FPGA IDEs

Microchip FPGA IDEs

LabView

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector in Linthicum, MD seeks a FPGA Design Engineer Level 2 to contribute to space applications through digital subsystem design and validation. You will design and test FPGA solutions with guidance from technical leadership, collaborating with a team of engineers.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of experience or a master’s with 0+ years, and the ability to obtain a U.S. government Secret/Top-Secret clearance.