Staff Digital FPGA Engineer (VHDL) & SDR Systems

Northrop Grumman; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 198,000 - 292,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Comprehensive benefits

Education assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in McClellan, CA is seeking a Staff Digital Engineer to join our Advanced Digital Design team, focusing on FPGA design and verification for software defined radios using VHDL/Verilog. Hands-on experience with AMD/Xilinx 7/Versal devices and EDA tools is preferred.

You will mentor junior engineers, collaborate with Systems Engineering, and ensure timing closure on complex digital architectures; US citizenship and eligibility for a Secret clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in STEM required or higher with extensive related experience.
• Master’s or PhD in STEM preferred with significant FPGA experience.
• Experience with FPGA design, verification, and related EDA tools required.

Responsibilities

• Research, design, and development for digital designs related to software defined radios.
• Test proposed designs on evaluation boards and verify functionality.
• Support FPGA hardware architecture and algorithms implementation.
• Collaborate with Systems Engineering to ensure firmware meets system requirements.
• Review designs and analysis; may lead a team of Digital VHDL Engineers.

Skills

FPGA design

VHDL/Verilog

Vivado

QuestaSim

Digital design

Timing closure

Test benches

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in STEM

Master’s Degree in STEM

PhD in STEM

Tools

AMD/Xilinx devices

Job description

Northrop Grumman in McClellan, CA is seeking a Staff Digital Engineer to join our Advanced Digital Design team, focusing on FPGA design and verification for software defined radios using VHDL/Verilog. Hands-on experience with AMD/Xilinx 7/Versal devices and EDA tools is preferred.

You will mentor junior engineers, collaborate with Systems Engineering, and ensure timing closure on complex digital architectures; US citizenship and eligibility for a Secret clearance are required.