Principal FPGA & Firmware Engineer

Northrop Grumman; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 119,600 - 179,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Travel 10%

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in Linthicum, MD, seeks a Principal Digital Engineer or Sr. Principal Digital Engineer to advance software and digital technologies for national defense programs.

You will work within the SWDT Technologies Organization on cutting-edge products, using agile practices and modern tools in a collaborative, learning-focused environment. The role emphasizes FPGA design, verification, firmware development, and tight integration with Systems Integration teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering or related STEM degree.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Active Secret Clearance required to start and to maintain employment.
• 5 years of experience with VHDL.
• 5 years of experience with schematic and programmable logic tools (AMD/Xilinx, Vivado, Altera/Quartus).
• 5 years of firmware development: specification, design, implementation, integration, debug and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Design, verification, simulation and testing of FPGAs.
• Use modeling and simulation tools to accelerate firmware development and testing.
• Develop test plans and implement rigorous testing and validation for digital designs.
• Adhere to coding standards, revision control and peer review procedures.
• Conduct tests using high-speed instruments and FPGA debugging tools; analyze data.
• Provide support for Systems Integration and Test operations.
• Lead on-site testing of digital designs.
• Manage design constraints (timing, power, I/O) and perform static timing analysis.
• Collaborate within a development team to understand system interdependencies.

Education

BSCE/BSEE or related STEM Degree

Tools

AMD/Xilinx Vivado

Altera/Quartus

Job description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems in Linthicum, MD, seeks a Principal Digital Engineer or Sr. Principal Digital Engineer to advance software and digital technologies for national defense programs.

You will work within the SWDT Technologies Organization on cutting-edge products, using agile practices and modern tools in a collaborative, learning-focused environment. The role emphasizes FPGA design, verification, firmware development, and tight integration with Systems Integration teams.