Principal / Sr. Principal Digital Engineer Woodland Hills, CA
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Requisition ID: R10116565

  • Category : Engineering

  • Location : Woodland Hills, California, United States of America

  • Citizenship required : United States Citizenship

  • Clearance Type : None

  • Telecommute : No- Teleworking not available for this position

  • Shift : 1st Shift (United States of America)

  • Travel Required : No

  • Relocation Assistance : Relocation assistance may be available

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.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization 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!

We are looking for you to join our team as a Digital Engineer based out of Woodland Hills, CA. Our success is grounded in our ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive innovation. The successful candidate will be collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation.

What You'll get to Do:

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems sector is seeking an experience Digital Video electrical engineer, to join our avionics focused Systems Engineering team at our Woodland Hills, CA site.

You will be involved with the following electrical design activities for military helicopter applications:

  • Design of electrical-mechanical assemblies including digital Video data processing capabilities for multiple helicopter mission computer products and product lines.

  • Develop logicware / VHDL to address additional features, updates, or defects using state of the art design and analysis tools.

  • Be the subject matter expert on circuit designs across multiple products and product lines.

  • Support field integrations and demonstration efforts.

  • Support manufacturing and external customer activities and reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR).

  • Support cost/time estimation, planning and scheduling of designs across programs.

This requisition may be filled at a higher grade based on qualifications listed below

This requisition may be filled at either a Principal Level or a Sr. Principal Level.

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Basic Qualifications for a Principal Digital Engineer:

  • 5 years of Engineering experience with a Bachelor of Science in a STEM discipline; 3 years of Engineering experience with Masters.

  • Experience with …

  • FPGA coding and Circuit Card Analysis (SI/PI, Schematic, Layout Instructions).

  • VHDL/Verilog: specification, design, implementation, integration, debugging, and change management.

  • FPGA Programmers such as Quartus/ISE/Vivado.

  • Version management methods using tools such as ClearCase, Git, ClearQuest.

  • Video processing architecture, design, integration, and transition to manufacturing.

  • Demonstrated confidence with set-up and use of tools such as High-speed Oscilloscopes, DMMs, data recorders, etc.

  • Knowledge of logic flow and design considerations such as requirements, functionality, constraints, timing, thermal, EMI, radiation, sizing, cost, etc.

  • US Citizenship is required in order to obtain and maintain security clearance

Basic Qualifications for a Senior Principal Digital Engineer:

  • 9 years of Engineering experience with a Bachelor of Science in a STEM discipline; 7 years of Engineering experience with Masters; 4 years with a PhD.

  • Experience with …

  • FPGA coding and Circuit Card Analysis (SI/PI, Schematic, Layout Instructions).

  • VHDL/Verilog: specification, design, implementation, integration, debugging, and change management.

  • FPGA Programmers such as Quartus/ISE/Vivado.

  • Version management methods using tools such as ClearCase, Git, ClearQuest.

  • Video processing architecture, design, integration, and transition to manufacturing.

  • Demonstrated confidence with set-up and use of tools such as High-speed Oscilloscopes, DMMs, data recorders, etc.

  • Knowledge of logic flow and design considerations such as requirements, functionality, constraints, timing, thermal, EMI, radiation, sizing, cost, etc.

  • US Citizenship is required in order to obtain and maintain security clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Demonstrated ability to develop VHDL logicware for Video data interfaces and processing, for NTSC/PAL, DVI, SDI

  • Experience with …

  • Circuit debugging and troubleshooting.

  • HDL, VHDL logicware development.

  • Designing FPGA logic using tools such as Quartus, Vivado, ISE, Libero, QuestaSim.

  • SI/PI and Layout Tools such as Hyperlynx, Sigrity, Allegro.

  • Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) layouts, layering analysis, constraints, and effects.

  • Requirements development and Supplier (outside in-house) management.

  • CCA analysis and testing (ICT, Functional, Integration Test, Environmental and Stress Tests).

  • The MathWorks MatLab/Simulink toolset to generate VHDL logicware or C-language representations.

Salary Range: $115,200 - $172,800

Salary Range 2: $142,800 - $214,200

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.

The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority . The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/ .

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO . U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

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