Principal Digital FPGA Engineer Space Systems (Top Secret)

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Manhattan Beach (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

401k

Education Assistance

Life Insurance

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Manhattan Beach, CA seeks a Principal Engineer Digital FPGA or Sr. Principal Engineer to lead digital hardware development for spaceflight programs.

You will design FPGA architectures, perform tests, and collaborate across Ground Hardware, Flight Hardware, and Systems Engineering to meet stringent requirements. Ideal candidates have strong FPGA, PCB design, and digital analysis expertise, with current Top Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in STEM discipline plus 5 years of engineering experience (Level 3).
• Master's Degree in STEM discipline plus 3 years of engineering experience (Level 3).
• 4 years of engineering experience with STEM PhD (Level 4).

Responsibilities

• Design, architecture, and detailed development of digital circuits.
• FPGA development, functional simulation, and test vector creation.
• PCB/CCA design, development, test, and integration for ground systems.

Skills

FPGA design

Digital circuits

PCB design

Digital analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

STEM PhD

Tools

Verilog/VHDL

PCB CAD tools

Job description

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Manhattan Beach, CA seeks a Principal Engineer Digital FPGA or Sr. Principal Engineer to lead digital hardware development for spaceflight programs.

You will design FPGA architectures, perform tests, and collaborate across Ground Hardware, Flight Hardware, and Systems Engineering to meet stringent requirements. Ideal candidates have strong FPGA, PCB design, and digital analysis expertise, with current Top Secret clearance.