Electrical Engineer FPGA - Level 3/4 - Dulles

Northrop Grumman•Dulles, VA

8d•$114,000 - $213,400•Onsite

About The Position

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. Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman’s Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As a FPGA Electrical Engineer – Level 3 or Level 4 located in Dulles, VA, you’ll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. In this role, you will be responsible for research, requirements analysis and systems architecture, design, coding, test bench design, verification, synthesis and place, & route for our Command and Data Handling (CD&H) products. The qualified applicant will join the Electrical Engineering Avionics department that specializes in FPGA for space applications. This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off. If this job description reads like it was written specifically for you, consider joining our team! This position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company. This position can be filled at either a Level 3 or Level 4.

Requirements

Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application
Experience with VHDL design or Advanced /verification for FPGA’s
Must have hands on experience with VHDL within the past 3 years
Well versed in VHDL design for an aerospace environment or space application
Proficient in FPGA design flow including items such as RTL/gate level simulation, synthesis, place and route, static timing analysis, and power analysis
Experience with translating system requirements into programmable logic requirements, design documents, and test specifications
Proven experience defining architectures or team leadership

Nice To Haves

Experience with RF or Mixed signal circuits.
Experience with DSP, MATLAB, and SimuLink
Experience with VHDL and/or SystemVerilog design
Experience with Xilinx and Microchip (RTG4) devices.
Experience with Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Tools: Vivado, Quartus, QuestaSim.
Knowledgeable in FPGA physical constraints and achieving timing closure.
Experience with board or system level debug using test equipment such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
Generation of Test Benches and support of formal VHDL Verification

Responsibilities

Research, requirements analysis and systems architecture, design, coding, test bench design, verification, synthesis and place, & route for our Command and Data Handling (CD&H) products.

Benefits

Relocation assistance may be available
health insurance coverage
life and disability insurance
savings plan
Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
overtime
shift differential
discretionary bonus
Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.
Long Term Incentives (for VP or Director positions)