Senior Principal FPGA Digital Engineer — VHDL & SDRs

Northrop Grumman Corp.; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 156,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Plan

Savings Plan

Paid Time Off

Education Assistance

Training and Development

9/80 Work Schedule

Job summary

Northrop Grumman seeks a Sr. Principal Digital Engineer in McClellan, CA to drive digital FPGA designs for multi-function software defined radios. You will collaborate with Systems Engineering to align firmware with system requirements and may lead a team of Digital VHDL Engineers.

Join a culture that emphasizes mentorship, cutting-edge tools like Vivado and QuestaSim, and ongoing professional development. The role offers a clear path to leadership and impact on next‑gen defense technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in STEM with 8 years related experience, or Master’s with 6 years, or PhD with 4 years.
• US Citizen and able to obtain Secret Clearance.
• FPGA design experience with VHDL or Verilog.
• Experience with AMD/Xilinx 7-series/Versal devices.
• Experience with EDA tools Vivado, QuestaSim.
• Board or system level debugging with test equipment.
• Generation of Test Benches.

Responsibilities

• Research, design, and development for digital designs associated with multi-function software defined radios
• Work with evaluation boards to test proposed designs
• Support the implementation of digital FPGA hardware architecture and algorithms
• Collaborate with Systems Engineering to ensure firmware design matches system level requirements
• Review designs and analysis
• May lead a team of Digital VHDL Engineers

Skills

FPGA design (VHDL/Verilog)

VHDL

Verilog

Vivado

QuestaSim

MATLAB

DSP

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM

Master’s Degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

Vivado

QuestaSim

Xilinx FPGAs

Job description

Northrop Grumman seeks a Sr. Principal Digital Engineer in McClellan, CA to drive digital FPGA designs for multi-function software defined radios. You will collaborate with Systems Engineering to align firmware with system requirements and may lead a team of Digital VHDL Engineers.

Join a culture that emphasizes mentorship, cutting-edge tools like Vivado and QuestaSim, and ongoing professional development. The role offers a clear path to leadership and impact on next‑gen defense technologies.