Principal Engineer Digital/Sr Principal Engineer Digital
About The Position
Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is hiring a Principal Digital Engineer or Sr. Principal Digital Engineer for its Engineering and Sciences organization in Woodland Hills, California. The role contributes to the company’s enterprise-wide digital transformation through Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps, and Agile practices, supporting the development of critical national defense products and capabilities. The Digital Engineer will design and verify digital systems for a safety-critical development program. The position calls for extensive knowledge of digital design and verification, strong communication, and collaboration with program leads, senior scientists, and engineering and manufacturing organizations throughout the program lifecycle. The successful candidate will help integrate appropriate requirements, processes, procedures, and tools for future navigation, video, and cockpit products. The role requires full-time onsite work and an active U.S. Government Secret clearance. Travel is 10% of the time; relocation assistance may be available.
Requirements
- For Principal Digital Engineer: bachelor's degree in a STEM field and 5 years of relevant experience, master's degree in a STEM field and 3 years of relevant experience, or PhD in a STEM field and 1 year of relevant experience.
- For Sr. Principal Digital Engineer: bachelor's degree in a STEM field and 8 years of relevant experience, master's degree in a STEM field and 6 years of relevant experience, or PhD in a STEM field and 4 years of relevant experience.
- Experience with high-speed digital design and verification.
- Experience with FPGA/SOC/ASIC implementation, including VHDL/Verilog, synthesis, and timing closure.
- Experience with design processes including hardware requirements definition, conceptual design, detailed design, verification, and production transitioning.
- U.S. citizenship is required.
- A current, active U.S. Government Secret clearance is required.
- Ability to work onsite full-time in Woodland Hills, California.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with V&V technologies such as System Verilog, UVM, and Hardware-In-Loop.
- Knowledge of computer architecture, including bus standards, interrupts, and memory.
- Experience with Model-based Engineering tools and concepts, including MATLAB, Simulink, and fixed-point versus floating-point.
- Experience with sensors and digital signal processing.
- Cost Account Management (CAM) certification or experience.
- Experience with safety-critical designs, including DO-254.
- Communication, team-building, and facilitation skills.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with the team, upper management, and customers.
Responsibilities
- Design and verify digital systems on a safety-critical development program.
- Apply digital design and verification concepts to program work.
- Interface with development program leads, senior scientists, and engineering and manufacturing organizations throughout the program lifecycle.
- Integrate appropriate requirements, processes, procedures, and tools for development of future navigation, video, and cockpit products.
Benefits
- Health plan and health insurance coverage.
- Savings plan.
- Paid time off for vacation and/or personal business.
- Company-paid holidays.
- Education assistance.
- Training and development.
- 9/80 work schedule where available.
- Life and disability insurance.
- Potential eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and discretionary bonus, depending on position.
- Relocation assistance may be available.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
