Electrical Engineer FPGA/ASIC - Level 3/4 - Dulles

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

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.

Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman's Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As a FPGA/ASIC Electrical Engineer - Level 3 or Level 4 located in Dulles, VA, you'll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work.

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 position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.

If this job description reads like it was written specifically for you, consider joining our team!

This position is contingent upon the candidate obtaining final clearances and program access(es) within a reasonable period of time as determined by the company.

This position can be filled at either a Level 3 or Level 4.

Basic Qualifications for Level 3:

• Bachelor's degree with 5 years of professional experience - OR - Master's degree with 3 years of professional experience - OR - PhD with 1 year of professional experience.

• Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application

• 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

Basic Qualifications for Level 4:

• Bachelor's degree with 8 years of professional experience - OR - Master's degree with 6 years of professional experience - OR - PhD with 4 years of professional experience.

• Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application

• 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

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with DSP, MATLAB, and SimuLink

• Experience with VHDL and/or SystemVerilog design

• 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

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Primary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00

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 U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

Job Category: Engineering