Principal / Sr. Principal Digital FPGA Engineer (Clearance Required)

Company: Northrop Grumman
Location: Azusa
Posted on: November 12, 2021

Job Description:

Requisition ID: R10012033

• Category: Engineering
• Location: Azusa - CA, United States of America
• Citizenship Required: United States Citizenship
• Clearance Type: Secret
• Telecommute: Yes- May Consider Occasional/Part-Time Teleworking for this position
• Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
• Travel Required: No
• Positions Available: 2At 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.Northrop Grumman Space Systems Sector in Azusa, CA is seeking a Principal (Level 3) or Sr. Principal (Level 4) FPGA Digital Engineer to join our hardware engineering team.Selected candidate will be a part of a fast-paced team that develops new products for the on orbit signal processing of infrared imagery for national assets that help to protect the country. Primary assignment will be the design and analysis of digital signal processing electronics for space systems using the latest available space technologies such as on-orbit programmable Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA), Systems on a Chip (SoCs), multi-gigabit SERDES communication, on-board processing Single Board Computers (SBCs) and more. This includes working through all phases of a development program including requirements definition and refinement, requirement flow-down and allocation, design, coding, and verification.Basic Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical, electronics, computer engineering, or related STEM degree & 5 years of related engineering experience, OR a Master's Degree in electrical, electronics, computer engineering, or related STEM degree & 3 years of related engineering experience
  • Experience with Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs)
  • Current & active DoD secret security clearanceFor Sr. Principal Engineer (Level 4)
    • Bachelor's degree in electrical, electronics, computer engineering, or related STEM degree & 9 years of related engineering experience, OR a Master's Degree in electrical, electronics, computer engineering, or related STEM degree & 7 years of related engineering experience
    • Experience with Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs)
    • Current & active DoD secret security clearancePreferred Qualifications:
      • Master's degree in electrical, electronics, computer engineering, or related specialty (Digital signal processing, VLSI, etc)
      • Experience with multi-gigabit SERDES communication
      • Experience implementing image processing algorithms in FPGAs
      • Experience with design, analysis, and architecture of digital signal processing electronics systems
      • TS/SCI clearanceSalary Range: 101200 - 188300Employees may be eligible for 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.Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

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