Senior Principal Digital Hardware Engineer

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

Education assistance

9/80 work schedule

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Senior Principal Digital Hardware Engineer in the Baltimore/Linthicum area to design, model, analyze, and test digital circuit card assemblies. You'll collaborate with electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, and test teams to deliver secure, high‑reliability hardware for defense systems.

You will lead CCA design, perform SI/PI analyses, conduct DVT testing, and mentor junior designers. US Citizenship and active Secret clearance are required.

Qualifications

• 8 years of experience translating system performance and operational specifications into hardware requirements, design documentation, and test specifications.
• U.S. Citizenship is required and the candidate must hold an active U.S. Government Secret clearance.
• Experience with digital circuitry design, schematic creation, fabrication support, and debug of digital hardware.

Responsibilities

• Design, layout, routing, and schematic development for high-speed digital circuit card assemblies.
• Model routing and run signal and power integrity simulations to analyze performance.
• Test hardware (DVT) and debug/troubleshoot in the lab.
• Mentor junior designers and share best practices.

Skills

Digital hardware design

Schematic development

System requirements translation

Mentor junior designers

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Master's Degree in STEM

Ph.D. in STEM

Tools

Mentor Xpedition

High-speed PCB design tools

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: No Description

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.

At the heart of Defining Possible is our commitment to missions. In rapidly changing global security environments, Northrop Grumman brings informed insights and software-secure technology to enable strategic planning. We're looking for innovators who can help us keep building on our wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies that fuel those missions. By joining in our shared mission, we'll support you by expanding your personal network and developing skills, whether you are new to the field, or an industry thought leader. At Northrop Grumman, you'll have the resources, support, and team to do some of the best work of your career.

We are looking for you to join our team as a Senior Principal Digital Hardware Engineer based out of Baltimore/Linthicum, MD.

The Senior Principal Digital Hardware Engineer is a core member of the Hardware Engineering team responsible for designing, modeling, analyzing, and testing digital circuit card assemblies. You will work closely with electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, test and teams to design, analyze, and test digital board designs, supporting a broad portfolio of defense grade products.

What You'll Get to Do

• Design - Perform component placement, layout, routing, schematic development for complex high speed digital and mixed signal circuit card assemblies. Act as the lead on the CCA design, coordinating across various functions to ensure a sound design
• Model and analyze - Model the routing of the hardware using various software tools and run signal and power integrity simulations to analyze performance of the design
• Test - Perform DVT (design, verification, test) of hardware to assess performance of the designs. Debug and troubleshoot issues in the lab
• Mentor junior designers - Provide guidance on best practices, standards, and the overall design process

This position is contingent on the successful transfer of an Active US Government Secret clearance prior to start.

Basic Qualifications for Senior Principal Digital Hardware Engineer

• Bachelor's Degree with 8 years of experience, master's degree with 6 years of experience, Ph.D. with 4 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• U.S Citizenship is required.
• A current/active U.S Government Secret clearance
• 8 years of experience translating system performance and operational specifications into hardware requirements, design documentation, and test specifications.
• 8 years of experience with digital circuitry and design, including schematic creation, support to fabrication and assembly, and troubleshooting of digital hardware.

Preferred Qualifications for Senior Principal Digital Hardware Engineer

• Expert working knowledge of the Mentor Xpedition software suite.
• Experience with high-speed digital design (≥5 Gbps) or RF/microwave PCB design.
• Demonstrated success working in collaborative, fast paced development teams.
• Expert written and verbal communication; comfortable presenting technical concepts to cross functional teams.

Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment which encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Northrop Grumman benefits give you the flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family.

Your benefits will include the following: Health Plan, Savings Plan, Paid Time Off and Additional Benefits including Education Assistance, Training and Development, 9/80 Work Schedule (where available), and much more!

Northrop Grumman has approximately 90,000 employees in all 50 states and in more than 27 countries. We strive to attract and retain the best employees by providing an inclusive work environment wherein employees are receptive to diverse ideas, perspectives, and talents to help solve our toughest customer challenges: to develop and maintain some of the most technically sophisticate