Principal Digital Engineer

Northrop Grumman; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 125,300 - 187,900; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Digital Engineer in Woodland Hills, CA to drive design and verification of digital systems on a safety-critical program. The role emphasizes MBSE, DevSecOps, and Agile practices for rapid, reliable delivery of navigation, video, and cockpit products.

You will collaborate across program leads, senior scientists, engineering and manufacturing to align requirements, processes, and tools, while advancing automation and continuous learning in a dynamic

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM with 5 years of relevant experience; Master’s degree with 3 years; PhD with 1 year.
• Experience with High-Speed Digital Design and Verification.
• Experience with FPGA/SOC/ASIC implementation (VHDL/Verilog, Synthesis, Timing Closure).
• Experience with design processes including hardware requirements definition and verification.
• U.S. Citizenship is required; current/active U.S. Government Secret Clearance is required.
• Ability to work onsite full-time in Woodland Hills, CA.

Responsibilities

• Design and verification of digital systems on a safety-critical development program.
• Interface with program leads, senior scientists, engineering, and manufacturing throughout the lifecycle.
• Incorporate requirements, processes, and tools to enable future navigation, video, and cockpit products.

Skills

High-Speed Digital Design

FPGA/SOC/ASIC implementation

Verilog/VHDL

Synthesis

Timing Closure

U.S. Citizenship

SystemVerilog

UVM

Matlab/Simulink

CAM / Cost Account Management

DO-254 awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

Verilog

VHDL

Synthesis

Timing Closure

SystemVerilog

UVM

MATLAB

Simulink

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

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.

Job Description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission‑enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills and innovative technologies to develop, design, produce, and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!

We are looking for you to join our team as a Principal Digital Engineer based out of Woodland Hills, CA. As a Principal Digital Engineer at Northrop Grumman you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Enterprise‑wide digital transformation. Through the use of Model‑based Engineering, DevSecOps, and Agile practices we continue to evolve how we deliver critical national defense products and capabilities for the warfighter. Our success is grounded in our ability to embrace change, move quickly, and continuously drive innovation. The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team‑oriented with a focus on team empowerment and shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation.

What You’ll Get To Do

The Digital Engineer will be responsible for design and verification of digital systems on a safety‑critical development program. The candidate is required to have extensive knowledge of digital design and verification concepts. The candidate will possess strong communication skills as he or she will interface with our development program leads, senior scientists, engineering, and manufacturing organizations throughout the program lifecycle. The individual will also have technical foresight to integrate the appropriate requirements, processes, procedures, and tools as this development program will lead to the future generation of navigation, video, and cockpit products.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 5 years of relevant experience; Master’s degree in a STEM field with 3 years of relevant experience; PhD in a STEM field with 1 year of relevant experience
• Experience with High‑Speed Digital Design and Verification
• Experience with FPGA/SOC/ASIC implementation (VHDL/Verilog, Synthesis, Timing Closure)
• Experience with design processes including hardware requirements definition, conceptual design, detailed design, verification, production transitioning
• U.S. Citizenship is required
• A current/active U.S. Government Secret Clearance is required
• Ability to work onsite full‑time in Woodland Hills, CA

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with V&V technologies (System Verilog, UVM, Hardware‑In‑Loop)
• Knowledge of Computer Architecture (Bus standards, Interrupts, Memory)
• Experience with Model‑based Engineering (MATLAB, Simulink, Fixed Point vs. Floating Point)
• Experience with Sensors and Digital Signal Processing
• Cost Account Management (CAM) certification/experience
• Experience with safety critical designs (DO‑254)
• Communication, team building, and facilitation skills
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with team, upper management, and customers

Primary 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. 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.

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.