Staff FPGA Digital Design Engineer Level 5 (AHT)

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 195,000 - 292,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance may be available

Health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Staff FPGA Digital Design Engineer (Level 5) to support the ARRGM-ER missile program in Northridge, CA. The role will focus on FPGA/ASIC design across the full product life cycle, using Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps and Agile practices.

This on-site position requires a Secret clearance and offers competitive base salary with potential bonuses and a full benefits package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or STEM with 12 years of digital design & verification experience, or 10 years with MS.
• Hands-on FPGA design experience with VHDL and/or Verilog in the past 6 years.
• Experience with AMD/Xilinx and/or Intel/Altera SoC FPGAs.
• Experience with EDA tools: Vivado, Quartus, QuestaSim.
• Must be able to obtain an Active US Government Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, modify and evaluate digital circuitry for digital electronic equipment.
• Determine design approaches and parameters.
• Analyze equipment to establish operating data and conduct tests.
• Select components based on specs and reliability.
• Review vendor capability to support product development.
• Research, design and develop for complex high-speed digital designs
• Support implementation of digital FPGA hardware architecture and algorithms
• Collaborate with Systems Engineering to ensure firmware meets system requirements
• Review designs and analyses

Skills

FPGA design

VHDL

Verilog

Xilinx/AMD SoC FPGA

Intel/Altera SoC FPGA

EDA tools (Vivado/Quartus/QuestaSim)

DSP concepts

RF design (plus)

Model-based Engineering/DevSecOps/Agle

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or STEM

Tools

Vivado

Quartus

QuestaSim

Modelsim

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time 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. Northrop Grumman Advanced Weapons has an opening for a Staff FPGA Digital Design Engineer Level 5 to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This role will support the ARRGM-ER missile program within the Advanced Weapons Business Unit in Northridge, CA. This position is required to be full-time, on-site in the Northridge, CA location. No remote/telework arrangement is available for this position. In this capacity, you will utilize your working knowledge of digital signal processing and digital interfaces to work on FPGA and ASIC Design across the full product life cycle process. Through the use of Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps and Agile practices we continue to evolve how we deliver critical national defense products and capabilities for the warfighter. Our success is grounded in our ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive innovation.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, modify and evaluate digital electronic parts, components or integrated circuitry for digital electronic equipment and other hardware systems.
• Determine design approaches and parameters.
• Analyze equipment to establish operating data, conduct experimental tests, and evaluate results.
• Select components and equipment based on analysis of specifications and reliability.
• Review vendor capability to support product development.
• Responsible for research, design, and development for complex high speed digital designs
• Support the implementation of digital FPGA hardware architecture and algorithms
• Collaborate with Systems Engineering to ensure firmware design meets system level requirements
• Review designs and analysis

Basic Qualifications - FPGA Design Engineer 5

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or other STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline with 12 years of digital design & verification engineering experience using industry standard simulation tools; or 10 years with an MS degree
• Must have hands on FPGA design experience with VHDL and/or Verilog within the past 6 years.
• Experience with AMD/Xilinx and/or Intel/Altera SoC FPGAs.
• Experience with Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Tools: Vivado, Quartus, and QuestaSim.
• Must be able to obtain an Active US Government Secret security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficient in DSP algorithms and its implementation onto the FPGA using MATLAB and SimuLink.
• Strong design skills in VHDL & Verilog.
• Experience in FPGA physical constraints and achieving timing closure.
• Experience in developing low-level FPGA requirements and developing verification procedures.
• Background in RF design is a plus.
• Experience with board or system level debug using test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic and spectrum analyzers, RF signal generator, etc.
• Generation of complex test benches in Modelsim or Questasim to support formal Verification.
• Familiarity with the VxWorks RTOS, its architecture and development tools is a plus.
• Expertise in high-speed FPGA implementation such as AXI, DMA, PCIe, HSSI, DDR3, Ethernet, etc.

Primary Level Salary Range: $194,700.00 - $292,100.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, 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.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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.

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