Principal / Sr. Principal Digital FPGA Engineer – Up To $15K Sign On Bonus Available (No Clearance Required To Start)

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The Payload and Ground Systems organization within the Northrop Grumman Space Systems pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!

Northrop Grumman Space Systems Sector in Azusa, CA is seeking a Principal (Level 3) or Sr. Principal (Level 4) FPGA Digital Engineer to join our hardware engineering team. Qualified candidate will get an opportunity to join a diverse group of individuals supporting our Strategic Force Programs division.

Selected candidate will be a part of a innovative & diverse team that develops new products for the on orbit signal processing of infrared imagery for national assets that help to protect the country. Primary assignment will be the design and analysis of digital signal processing electronics for space systems using the latest available space technologies such as on-orbit programmable Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA), Systems on a Chip (SoCs), multi-gigabit SERDES communication, on-board processing Single Board Computers (SBCs) and more. This includes working through all phases of a development program including requirements definition and refinement, requirement flow-down and allocation, design, coding, and verification.

Basic Qualifications: (Principal level 3)

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, electronics, computer engineering, or related STEM degree & 5 years of related engineering experience, OR a Master's Degree in electrical, electronics, computer engineering, or related STEM degree & 3 years of related engineering experience
• Experience with Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs)
• Ability to obtain & maintain a DoD security clearance (US Citizenship Required)

For Sr. Principal Engineer (Level 4)

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, electronics, computer engineering, or related STEM degree & 9 years of related engineering experience, OR a Master's Degree in electrical, electronics, computer engineering, or related STEM degree & 7 years of related engineering experience
• Experience with Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs)
• Ability to obtain & maintain a DoD security clearance (US Citizenship Required)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in electrical, electronics, computer engineering, or related specialty (Digital signal processing, VLSI, etc)
• Experience with multi-gigabit SERDES communication
• Experience implementing image processing algorithms in FPGAs
• Experience with design, analysis, and architecture of digital signal processing electronics systems
• Current & active DoD secret clearance or higher

Salary Range: $111,600 USD - $167,400 USD

Salary Range 2: $138,300 USD - $207,500 USD

Employees may be eligible for 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.

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