Northrop Grumman
Aerospace
Engineer/PrincipalEngineerSoftwareFPGADeveloper
“Engineer/ Principal Engineer Software - FPGA Developer at Northrop Grumman. Skills: FPGA development, digital signal processing, data processing, FPGA simulations, place-and-route. Design, implement, verify, and optimize high-performance digital hardware. Develop FPGA designs for digital signal processing and data processing”
What You'll Achieve.
enable advanced battle-management capabilities; enable end-to-end functionality
Industry & Context.
Relocation assistance may be available, Secret clearance required, Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time, Onsite in El Segundo, CA, U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor’s Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline, 2 years of related engineering experience (Software Engineer), 0 years of related engineering experience (Software Engineer with Master's), 5 years of related engineering experience (Principal Software Engineer), 3 years of related engineering experience (Principal Software Engineer with Master's), 0 years of experience (Principal Software Engineer with PhD), Ability to obtain and/or transfer and maintain the final adjudicated Secret clearance, FPGA development for DSP and data-processing applications, Running simulations and performing place-and-route, Lab/SIL integration and system bring-up, Integrating FPGA-SoC code to enable the device
Nice to Have
Existing Active In Scope Government Clearance, M. S. or Ph. D. in a related field, Knowledge of machine-learning accelerator design, Hands-on board bring-up, PCB layout review, and timing closure on multi-die platforms
What You'll Do.
and optimize high-performance digital hardware
Develop FPGA designs for digital signal processing and data processing
Perform FPGA simulations and verify functional correctness
Execute place-and-route flows and optimize timing
Integrate and test systems in lab environments and SILs
Incorporate FPGA-SoC code to enable end-to-end functionality
Support the application of cutting-edge commercial technologies to operational military use cases
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
key member of the RAD team
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