The Northrop Grumman Northern California campus our Advanced Digital Design organization creates the next generation of communications and signal processing systems and will take ideas from concept to working systems aboard the world’s most advanced platforms. We offer a wide variety of professional development opportunities, mentorship by senior engineers, and access to cutting-edge tools and technologies like Ultra-Wideband (UWB) Software-Defined Radios (SDRs). We seek degreed electrical or computer engineering engineers with hands-on experience in FPGA Design and Verification with VHDL.
We are looking for you to join our team as a Sr. Principal Digital Engineer based in McClellan, CA.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for research, design, and development for digital designs associated with multi-function software defined radios
- Work with evaluation boards to test proposed 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
- May lead a team of Digital VHDL Engineers
Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principle Digital Engineer:
- Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 8 years of related experience, or a master’s degree in a STEM discipline and 6 years of related experience, or PhD in a STEM discipline with 4 years of experience
- Must be a US Citizen in order to meet the security clearance requirement
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Clearance
- FPGA design experience with VHDL or Verilog
- Experience with AMD/Xilinx 7 (Zynq, Kintex and Ultrascale) or Versal family of devices
- Experience with Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Tools such as Vivado and QuestaSim
- Experience with board or system level debug using test equipment and internal hardware analyzers
- Generation of Test Benches
Preferred Qualifications for Sr. Principle Digital Engineer:
- Experience with VHDL
- Knowledgeable in FPGA physical constraints and achieving timing closure
- Experience with DSP and MATLAB
- Support of formal VHDL Verification
- Active/Current Secret Clearance or higher level
What We Can Offer You:
Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment which encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company. Northrop Grumman benefits give you the
flexibility and control to choose the benefits that make the most sense for you and your family.
Your benefits will include the following: Health Plan, Savings Plan, Paid Time Off and Additional Benefits including Education Assistance, Training and Development, 9/80 Work Schedule (where available), and much more!
Primary Level Salary Range: $156,400.00 - $234,600.00The 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.Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 8 years related experience (or Master's +6 years, PhD +4 years)
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance
- FPGA design experience with VHDL or Verilog
- Experience with AMD/Xilinx 7 family devices (Zynq, Kintex, Ultrascale) or Versal family
- Experience with Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools such as Vivado and QuestaSim
- Experience with board or system level debug using test equipment and internal hardware analyzers
- Generation of test benches
- Experience with VHDL
- Knowledge of FPGA physical constraints and achieving timing closure
- Experience with DSP and MATLAB
- Experience supporting formal VHDL verification
- Active/current Secret clearance or higher
Northrop Grumman Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Northrop Grumman and has not been reviewed or approved by Northrop Grumman.
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Retirement Support — 401(k) matching is considered strong, with additional defined-benefit coverage for certain cohorts and options like catch-up contributions. Retirement programs are repeatedly highlighted as a core strength of the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — PTO, company-paid holidays, and compressed work schedules (such as 9/80) provide meaningful time away and flexibility. These scheduling options are cited as a major quality-of-life benefit across many locations.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave alongside caregiver leave, adoption assistance, and back-up care supports a range of family needs. These programs have been expanded recently, signaling continued investment in family support.
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