Staff FPGA (DSP) Digital Design Engineer (AHT) - R10216069-2 jobs in United States
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Northrop Grumman · 10 hours ago

Staff FPGA (DSP) Digital Design Engineer (AHT) - R10216069-2

Northrop Grumman is a leader in technological advancements and is seeking a Staff FPGA (DSP) Digital Design Engineer to join their team. This role involves leading multiple software teams in the development of next-generation solutions to protect technology for the nation’s warfighters, focusing on secured missile weapon systems.

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Responsibilities

Responsible for research, design, and development for complex high speed digital 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

Qualification

FPGA designVHDLVerilogDSP algorithmsMATLABSimuLinkEDA ToolsHigh-speed FPGA implementationDesign reviewTiming closureBoard debugTest equipmentComplex test benchesVxWorks RTOSTeam collaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or other STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline with 12 years of digital verification engineering experience using industry standard simulation tools; 10 years with an MS degree; 8 years with PhD
Must have hands on FPGA design experience with VHDL and/or Verilog within the past 3 years
Proficient in DSP algorithms and its implementation onto the FPGA using MATLAB and SimuLink
Experience with AMD/Xilinx and/or Intel/Altera SoC FPGAs
Experience with Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Tools: Vivado, Quartus, and QuestaSim
Must have an active DoD Secret Clearance to start with the ability to get SAP

Preferred

Expertise in high-speed FPGA implementation such as AXI, DMA, PCIe, HSSI, DDR3, Ethernet, etc
Strong design skills in VHDL & Verilog
Experience in FPGA physical constraints and achieving timing closure
Experience in developing low-level FPGA requirements and developing verification procedures
Background in RF design is a plus
Experience with board or system level debug using test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic and spectrum analyzers, RF signal generator, etc
Generation of complex test benches in Modelsim or Questasim to support formal Verification
Familiarity with the VxWorks RTOS, its architecture and development tools is a plus

Benefits

Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

Company

Northrop Grumman

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Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$3.7B
Key Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M

Leadership Team

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Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
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Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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