Digital Design Engineer - Level 5 - Linthicum

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Linthicum Heights, MD +1 · Engineering Mult-Func

This role involves designing, developing, and verifying digital logic for space applications using FPGAs, with a focus on satellite command and control and sensor data processing. It requires experience with HDL (Verilog, VHDL), FPGA IDEs, and digital circuit design, as well as the ability to mentor junior engineers and obtain a US Government Top Secret Clearance.

What you'd actually do

  1. Develop digital logic designs for space applications such as satellite command and control and sensor data processing.
  2. Design, development, creation and modification of digital logic designs implemented with Xilinx and Microsemi FPGA IDEs.
  3. Scope of responsibility also includes simulation and verification of FPGA logic designs, compliance requirements, and supporting validation at the system level.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree with 12 years of experience, a master’s degree with 10 years of experience or a PhD with 7 years of experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical fields.
  • Digital subsystem, ASIC, FPGA and/or digital board development experience and knowledge essential
  • Experience with the use of various FPGAs and the development of HDL (Verilog and VHDL) code within the corresponding IDE, experience with digital circuit design, or processor architectures
  • Candidate must have good communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and good oral and written presentation skills
  • Experience developing test plans, participating in reviews, test development and RTL debug

Nice to have

  • Experience translating customer requirements and/or functional block diagrams into realized FPGA/Digital Logic Designs
  • Experience using schematic capture tools
  • Develops detailed specifications from high level design goals and performs analysis of the hardware, system environment and design goals to enable selection and implementation of the desired system topology.
  • Can clearly present assigned work at program technical reviews, proposals, or other technical meetings.
  • Possesses strong interpersonal skills to work effectively within a development team to understand system level inter-dependencies and design constraints.
  • Conduct trade studies, identify and present alternate design options.
  • Experience with Systems Engineering principles

What the JD emphasized

  • Must be able to mentor and coach early career Engineers as needed
  • Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain and maintain a US Government Top Secret Clearance.