Senior Principal Digital Engineer - FPGA & Firmware (Secret)

Northrop Grumman; Linthicum (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Corp. (JP) is seeking Principal Digital Engineer or Sr. Principal Digital Engineer to drive FPGA design and validation within the SWDT Organization.

The role involves high‑level digital development, verification, and on‑site testing, with emphasis on VHDL, firmware, and DoD standards. Career growth in a cutting‑edge defense environment awaits. The candidate should be ready to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance, and the position may offer competitive salary ranges and

Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Secret clearance required to start.
• 5+ years of experience with VHDL.
• 5+ years of experience with firmware development and programmable logic tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, verification, simulation and testing of FPGAs.
• Develop test plans and validation for digital designs.
• Ensure compliance with coding standards and revision control.
• Lead on-site testing of digital designs and manage design constraints.

Skills

VHDL programming

Firmware development

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering

Master’s Degree (preferred)

Tools

AMD/Xilinx Vivado

Altera/Quartus

Job description

Northrop Grumman Corp. (JP) is seeking Principal Digital Engineer or Sr. Principal Digital Engineer to drive FPGA design and validation within the SWDT Organization.

The role involves high‑level digital development, verification, and on‑site testing, with emphasis on VHDL, firmware, and DoD standards. Career growth in a cutting‑edge defense environment awaits. The candidate should be ready to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance, and the position may offer competitive salary ranges and