Sr Staff Engineer Digital

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

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.

Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Senior Staff Electrical Engineer to support ASIC design on the Sentinel program for an ignition safety device (ISD).

This role will be for a design engineer for the ASIC on the logic board for the Sentinel ISD. The engineer will update the existing design for new or modified requirements from the Sentinel program. The engineer will work with a verification engineer to ensure that all requirements are met for the ASIC design. The ideal candidate should have a strong foundation in Electrical Engineering, FPGA and ASIC design, managing requirement changes and working with subcontractor on the ASIC build and test. The ideal candidate will work closely with the logic board designer to test the ASIC and ensure it meets higher level assembly requirements. Experience with ASIC technical subcontractor management is a must. This role will be working closely with the ISD box design team to present in design reviews, perform development testing of the logic board design and keep program management informed on design progress.

Job duties include:

1. Develop digital logic designs for launch vehicle applications such as Sentinel ignition safety device (ISD).

2. Design, development, creation and modification of digital logic designs implemented with Xilinx and Microsemi FPGA IDEs

3. Simulation and verification of FPGA logic designs, compliance requirements, and supporting validation at the system level

4. Work with members of a multi‐functional teams to design, develop and test the ISD logic board.

5. Clear and effective communication to ISD cross-functional team members including program management.

6. Documentation of design in design reviews as well as analysis reports and test reports.

Basic Qualifications

• Sr. Staff: 14 years of experience with a Bachelors in Science, 12 years of experience with a Masters in Science degree, OR 10 years of experience with a PhD
• Extensive digital subsystem, ASIC, FPGA and/or digital board development experience and knowledge essential
• Experience working with subcontractor for build and test of ASIC designs.
• Candidate must have good communication skills, strong interpersonal skills, and good oral and written presentation skills
• Must be able to mentor and coach early career Engineers as needed
• Must be U.S Citizen
• Must be able to obtain and maintain Secret level security clearance, per business requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Active DoD Secret Clearance
• Experience translating customer requirements into functional block diagrams that can be realized as FPGAs or other Digital Logic Circuit Card Assemblies
• Strong experience with Matlab and Simulink modeling and programming
• Develops detailed specifications from high level design goals and performs analysis of the hardware, system environment and design goals to enable selection and implementation of the desired system topology
• Can clearly present assigned work at program technical reviews, proposals, or other technical meetings
• Possesses strong interpersonal skills to work effectively within a development team to understand system level inter-dependencies and design constraints
• Conduct trade studies, identify and present alternate design options
• Experience with Systems Engineering principles

Primary Level Salary Range: $183,200.00 - $274,800.00

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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.