FPGA Design/Principal FPGA Design Engineer

Northrop Grumman

111d • $93,900 - $140,900

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. The Navigation, Targeting, and Survivability Division (NTS), located in the Northwest Chicago suburbs, develops operational Electronic Warfare (EW) and targeting systems that provide situational awareness, self-protection, and offensive electronic attack capability to platforms across the spectrum from visible light IR to millimeter wave RF. By joining us, you’ll work on projects that help safeguard our nation related to land forces, rotary wing survivability systems, international and U.S. military electronic warfare systems, communications systems, missile warning systems and sensors, infrared counter-measure systems (IRCM), automatic test equipment, modeling and simulation, and situational awareness programs. The FPGA/Principal FPGA Design Engineer role involves full life-cycle product development from system concept and requirements through design, implementation, test verification, production, field support while working in integrated product teams spanning Engineering, Manufacturing, and Program Management. Digital subsystem and circuit card designs utilize the latest FPGA technologies from all major vendors and device families including Xilinx, Altera, and Actel, and support high speed interfaces, Radio Frequency (RF) and Electro-Optical (EO) DSP, controls, data links, embedded processing and interfaces.

Requirements

• Bachelors’ degree in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) with a minimum 2 years of digital electronics design experience or a Master's degree in a STEM field.
• Digital circuit design experience, including simulation & schematic capture through test and integration.
• Prior hands-on prototyping and debug experience testing complex digital subsystems.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects with 2 or less team members.
• Familiarity with documentation revision control and review systems similar to DOORS, ClearCase, and ClearQuest.
• US Citizenship.
• Must have interim secret clearance prior to starting and the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with a minimum of 5 years of digital electronics design experience.
• Working knowledge of Electronic Warfare systems.
• Experience in Aerospace and/or Defense industries.
• Recent circuit card design experience utilizing circuit-related tools including Cadence Concept, Allegro, and/or Mentor DxDesigner, Expedition.
• Current Secret or Top-Secret Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Research, design, develop, and test a variety of electronic equipment and systems, including radar and radiation detection equipment; radio, television and other communications equipment and systems; circuitry components; analog and digital computers; and control and test equipment.
• Lead projects with team members, translating system performance and operational specifications into hardware requirements, design, and test specifications.
• Utilize digital circuit design experience, including simulation & schematic capture through test and integration.
• Conduct hands-on prototyping and debug experience testing complex digital subsystems, such as complex circuit card development involving FPGAs, and/or embedded processors, and/or high-speed interfaces.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree