Principal Digital FPGA Engineer (SDR & DSP)

Northrop Grumman; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 101,000 - 188,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Plan

Savings Plan

Paid Time Off

Education Assistance

Training and Development

9/80 Work Schedule

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in McClellan, CA, is seeking a Digital Engineer or Principal Digital Engineer to design and develop digital designs for software defined radios, collaborating with Systems Engineering to ensure firmware meets system requirements.

The role requires a STEM degree, US citizenship for security clearance, and FPGA/VHDL or Verilog expertise; Vivado/QuestaSim familiarity is preferred, with competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 2 years of related experience, or a master’s degree
• Must be a US Citizen in order to meet the security clearance requirement
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance
• FPGA design experience with VHDL or Verilog
• Experience with Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Tools such as Vivado and QuestaSim

Responsibilities

• Responsible for research, design, and development for digital designs associated with multi-function software defined radios
• Work with evaluation boards to test proposed designs
• Support the implementation of digital FPGA hardware architecture and algorithms
• Collaborate with Systems Engineering to ensure firmware design meets system level requirements
• Review designs and analysis

Skills

FPGA design

VHDL/Verilog

EDA tools (Vivado/QuestaSim)

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

US Citizenship

Tools

Vivado

QuestaSim

Job description

Northrop Grumman in McClellan, CA, is seeking a Digital Engineer or Principal Digital Engineer to design and develop digital designs for software defined radios, collaborating with Systems Engineering to ensure firmware meets system requirements.

The role requires a STEM degree, US citizenship for security clearance, and FPGA/VHDL or Verilog expertise; Vivado/QuestaSim familiarity is preferred, with competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.