Sr./Principal Engineer: FPGA/ASIC Engineer (Top Secret) – Space / Satellite Systems (Dulles, VA)
Requisition ID: R10115290
Category: Engineering
Location: Dulles, Virginia, United States of America
Clearance Type: Top Secret
Telecommute: Yes- May Consider Full Time Teleworking for this position
Shift: Days (United States of America)
Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time
Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
Positions Available: 1
We have openings for a FPGA/ASIC Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in the Tactical Space organization. The position will be located in Dulles, VA.
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/ASIC for space applications.
This is a dual level requisition which can be filled as a Principal Digital Engineer or Sr Principal Digital Engineer
Basic Qualifications: Principal Digital Engineer
5 years of relevant professional experience with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or other STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline; 3 years with Masters; 0 years with a PhD
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
US Citizen with an active Top Secret clearance
Basic Qualifications: Sr. Principal Digital Engineer
9 years of relevant professional experience with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or other STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline; 7 years with Masters; 4 years with a PhD
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
US Citizen with an active Top Secret clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with DSP, MATLAB, and SimuLink
Experience with VHDL design for Software Defined Radios
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
The Northrop Grumman Tactical Space Division is a strategic partner specializing in commercial and classified partnerships with the design, delivery, operation and sustainment of satellites and human spacecraft. We support science and space exploration through our various partnerships, including NASA’s Artemis program with the goal to return humans to the Moon in 2024 and the TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) program that has discovered more than twenty confirmed plants. Recognized as an industry leader, we also develop highly specialized space and satellite components.
Northrop Grumman offers a competitive and robust benefits program.
As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:
Medical
Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts
Flexible Schedules (For example the ability to work a 9/80 work schedule, which allows an employee to work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off of work)
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