Principal or Sr. Principal FPGA Engineer

Requisition ID: R10178001Category: EngineeringLocation: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of AmericaClearance Type: Top SecretTelecommute: No - Teleworking not available for this positionShift: 1st Shift (United States of America)Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the TimeRelocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be availablePositions Available: 2At 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. 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.Join Northrop Grumman – Cincinnati (aka Xetron), part of Mission Systems sector, focused on the development of new capabilities for our military and intelligence customers around the globe. Our Northrop Grumman Cincinnati, Ohio small business culture operates collaboratively within a larger corporation providing the benefits of both. This unique relationship offers employees the ability to know everyone at the site while working on technologies and products that are beyond state-of-the-art.We are seeking cleared or clearable, FPGA Engineers to contribute to our sensor, communication, and cyber systems in Cincinnati, OHEngineers here are part of multi-disciplinary program teams implementing next-generation, specialized communication systems and sensing systems critical to US intelligence customers and allies. Team members conduct all phases of these programs, including requirements generation, hardware-selection, software development, and system integration and test. Programs at Northrop Grumman in Cincinnati are engineering intensive, rapid-schedule jobs for diverse SIGINT/EW and Cyber applications.This position can be filled at the Principal and Senior Principal level.Principal Engineer Basic Qualifications:BS degree in Electrical, Computer or related Engineering discipline with 5 years of experience; or MS Degree in Electrical, Computer or related Engineering discipline with 3 years of experience; or PhD in Electrical, Computer or related Engineering discipline with 0 years of experienceVHDL or Verilog proficiency is requiredUS Citizenship is requiredThe ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance to start (NG will sponsor)Senior Principal Engineer Basic Qualifications:BS degree in Electrical, Computer or related Engineering discipline with 8 years of experience; or MS Degree in Electrical, Computer or related Engineering discipline with 6 years of experience; or PhD in Electrical, Computer or related Engineering discipline with 3 years of experienceVHDL or Verilog proficiency is requiredUS Citizenship is requiredThe ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance to start (NG will sponsor)Preferred Qualifications for both:Experience on cross discipline teamsExperience leading technical teamsAdvanced Knowledge in VHDLExperience implementing designs with a variety of FPGA manufacturers (Xilinx, Microsemi, Lattice, Intel/Altera)Experience simulating VHDL designs, ModelSim, QuestaSim or comparable simulatorsProficient with MATLAB/OctaveExperience with GNU Radio or software-defined radiosExperience with wireless digital communication systems, in particular modern digital modulation techniques and modem designFamiliarity with RADAR and EW signal processing algorithmsFamiliarity with RF receiver development, including system link budget and sensitivity analysis, ADC and receiver noise analysis, and baseband conversion and processingActive Top Secret security clearance with SCISalary Range: $110,300 - $165,500Salary Range 2: $137,400 - $206,000Northrop 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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions. #J-18808-Ljbffr