Principal /Sr. Principal Digital Engineer

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU); San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman seeks Principal Digital Engineer or Sr. Principal Digital Engineer in San Diego, CA, to lead digital designs for state‑of‑the‑art software‑defined radios and related test equipment. The role requires hands‑on FPGA design using VHDL, and the ability to obtain a U.S.

Government Secret clearance. Work is conducted in our Advanced Digital Design labs near the Southern California coast. Two levels exist: Principal and Sr.

Qualifications

• Bachelor/Master/PhD path with FPGA design/verification experience.
• Hands-on VHDL design, verification, and testing of FPGAs.
• Experience with EDA tools for FPGA development (Vivado/Quartus/Questa).

Responsibilities

• Design digital blocks for software-defined radios and related test equipment.
• Collaborate on board or system level debug using standard test equipment.
• Contribute to independent task completion and team success.

Skills

FPGA design

VHDL

System verification

Debugging

Independent work

Education

BSEE or BSCE

Master’s in EE/CE

PhD (optional)

Tools

Vivado

Quartus

Questa Simulator

Job description

Position Overview

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.

We are looking for you to join our team as a Principal Digital Engineer or Sr. Principal Digital Engineer based out of San Diego, CA. At the Northrop Grumman San Diego campus our Advanced Digital Design organization creates the next generation of communications and signal processing systems and will take ideas from concept to working systems aboard the world’s most advanced platforms right here in always‑sunny San Diego. We design in our campus of labs and on‑site advanced manufacturing just minutes from the beach and everything for which southern California is famous. It’s work that matters and a career that can take you places. We seek degreed electrical or computer engineering engineers with hands‑on experience in FPGA Design and Verification with VHDL.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for digital designs associated with multi‑function software‑defined radios. Systems include state‑of‑the‑art radios and test equipment for military applications. This is a dual level requisition which can be filled as a Principal Digital Engineer or Sr. Principal Digital Engineer. This position is contingent upon the ability to obtain a U.S. Government Secret clearance and future program awards.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications: Principal Digital Engineer

• 5+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or Computer Engineering (BSCE); 3 years of relevant experience with a Master’s; 1 year of experience with a PhD.
• Hands‑on experience in VHDL design, verification, simulation, and testing of AMD and/or Intel FPGAs.
• Experience with Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Tools for FPGA Development: Vivado, Quartus, Questa Simulator.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, taking initiative to complete tasks with minimal supervision while contributing to team success.
• Experience with board or system level debug using common test equipment.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain U.S. Government Secret clearance.

Basic Qualifications: Sr. Principal Digital Engineer

• 8+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or Computer Engineering (BSCE); 6 years of relevant experience with a Master’s; 4 years of relevant experience with a PhD.
• Hands‑on experience in VHDL design, verification, simulation, and testing of AMD and/or Intel FPGAs.
• Experience with Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Tools for FPGA Development: Vivado, Quartus, Questa Simulator.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, taking initiative to complete tasks with minimal supervision while contributing to team success.
• Experience with board or system level debug using common test equipment.
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain U.S. Government Secret clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledgeable in physical constraints, timing constraints, and achieving timing closure.
• Experience with developing FPGA requirements and be able to show traceability to requirements and technical references.
• Proven experience creating design‑assurance deliverables and assembling technical data packages.
• Familiar with multilayer board design, high‑speed interfaces, and RF communication systems experience.

Benefits

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.

EEO Statement

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.