Principal Digital Engineer — FPGA & Firmware Lead

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Middle River (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Corp. seeks a Principal/Senior Principal Digital Engineer to design, verify, simulate, and test FPGA-based digital systems for national defense projects. The role supports firmware development, system integration, and on-site testing within a DoD context.

You will work in a collaborative SWDT organization, with opportunities to lead challenging design tasks, maintain timing constraints, and contribute to secure, high-assurance software and hardware solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a closely related STEM field with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Secret clearance required to start; ability to maintain clearance.
• Experience with VHDL and programmable logic tools (Xilinx/Altera).

Responsibilities

• Design, verification, simulation and testing of FPGAs.
• Develop test plans and rigorous validation for digital designs.
• Adhere to coding standards and revision control; participate in peer reviews.
• Lead on-site testing and manage design constraints (timing, power, I/O).

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Independent work

VHDL

Education

B.S. in Computer or Electrical Engineering

M.S. preferred

Tools

AMD/Xilinx Vivado

Altera/Quartus

Job description

Northrop Grumman Corp. seeks a Principal/Senior Principal Digital Engineer to design, verify, simulate, and test FPGA-based digital systems for national defense projects. The role supports firmware development, system integration, and on-site testing within a DoD context.

You will work in a collaborative SWDT organization, with opportunities to lead challenging design tasks, maintain timing constraints, and contribute to secure, high-assurance software and hardware solutions.