Northrop Grumman Australia · 22 hours ago
Principal Digital Engineer or Sr. Principal Digital Engineer
United States-New York-Buffalo
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$137K/yr - $206K/yr
5+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leader in technological advancements and is seeking a Principal Digital Engineer or Sr. Principal Digital Engineer to join their team in Buffalo, NY. The role involves leading the design and development of digital circuits for military applications, utilizing Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps, and Agile practices to enhance national defense capabilities.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Lead the design and development digital circuits, including circuits that may contain FPGAs
Generate and update digital system requirements and select components and equipment based on analysis of specifications and reliability
Use modeling and simulation tools to expedite development and testing of firmware before hardware is available
Develop test plans and implement rigorous testing and validation processes for digital designs to ensure functionality, performance and security requirements are met
Adhere to coding standards, revision control practices, and peer review procedures
Conduct tests using high-speed oscilloscopes, signal generators, signal analyzers, and FPGA debugging tools, and analyze test data
Lead on-site testing of digital designs
Create engineering change orders and perform fundamental types of analysis (i.e. power utilization, signal integrity, etc.)
Manufacturing engineering liaison support for production hardware testing
Providing support for Systems Integration and Test operations
Use strong interpersonal skills to work effectively within a development team to understand system level interdependencies that impact circuit requirements and design constraints
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) field and 5 years of related technical experience
Demonstrated ability to translate system performance and operational specifications into hardware requirements, design, and test specifications
Advanced knowledge of digital circuitry and design from schematic creation through fabrication, assembly, and troubleshooting
Hands-on hardware/software integration experience of complex digital subsystems, such as circuit card development involving FPGAs, and/or embedded processors, and/or high-speed interfaces
Must have 3 years experience in FPGA design and development using VHDL or Verilog
Must have 3 years experience with FPGA design verification using simulation, hardware verification, and debugging tools
Must have 3 years experience in the use of lab equipment such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers
U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain Department of Defense (DoD) secret clearance. Must be able to maintain this level of clearance for continued employment
Bachelor's degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) field and 8 years of related technical experience
Demonstrated ability to translate system performance and operational specifications into hardware requirements, design, and test specifications
Advanced knowledge of digital circuitry and design from schematic creation through fabrication, assembly, and troubleshooting
Hands-on hardware/software integration experience of complex digital subsystems, such as circuit card development involving FPGAs, and/or embedded processors, and/or high-speed interfaces
Must have 7 years experience in FPGA design and development using VHDL or Verilog
Must have 7 years experience with FPGA design verification using simulation, hardware verification, and debugging tools
Must have 7 years experience in the use of lab equipment such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers
U.S. citizenship with the ability to obtain Department of Defense (DoD) secret clearance. Must be able to maintain this level of clearance for continued employment
Preferred
Active Secret Clearance
Proficiency with schematic and programmable logic tools such as Altera/Intel Quartus, Vivado, etc
Proficiency integrating 3rd party vendor IP cores with internal designs
Proficiency in a Department of Defense (DoD) environment
Ability to collaborate in a team environment
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 Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase