12d ago

FPGA Digital Design Engineer Level 4 (AHT)

United States-California-Northridgemid

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Quick Summary

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, modify and evaluate digital electronic parts, components or integrated circuitry for digital electronic equipment and other hardware systems.

Requirements Summary

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or other STEM (Science, Technology,

Technical Tools

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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

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.

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.

Responsibilities

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→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

Requirements

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Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or other STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline with 8+ years of digital design & verification engineering experience using industry standard simulation tools; or 6+ 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

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.

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Primary Level Salary Range: $156,400.00 - $234,600.00

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.