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Digital Design Engineer - Level 5 - Linthicum

Job in Linthicum, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
Listing for: Northrop Grumman
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-07-06
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Systems Engineer, Hardware Engineer
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 185900 - 278900 USD Yearly USD 185900.00 278900.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Overview

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
No

CLEARANCE TYPE:
None

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.

Join Northrop Grumman Eastern Region Engineering Team on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across space systems. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our world’s biggest challenges. We take pride in creating purposeful work and allowing our employees to grow and achieve their goals every day by Defining Possible.

With our competitive pay and comprehensive benefits, we have the right opportunities to fit your life and launch your career today.

Northrop Grumman is currently seeking Digital Design Engineers - Level 5 for our Linthicum, Maryland location in a variety of roles including FPGA design and FPGA architecture.

Responsibilities
  • Develop digital logic designs for space applications such as satellite command and control and sensor data processing.
  • Design, development, creation and modification of digital logic designs implemented with Xilinx and Microsemi FPGA IDEs.
  • Scope of responsibility also includes simulation and verification of FPGA logic designs, compliance requirements, and supporting validation at the system level.
Basic Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree with 12 years of experience, a master’s degree with 10 years of experience or a PhD with 7 years of experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical fields.
  • Digital subsystem, ASIC, FPGA and/or digital board development experience and knowledge essential
  • Experience with the use of various FPGAs and the development of HDL (Verilog and VHDL) code within the corresponding IDE, experience with digital circuit design, or processor architectures
  • 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
  • Experience developing test plans, participating in reviews, test development and RTL debug
  • Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain and maintain a US Government Top Secret Clearance.
Preferred Skills
  • Experience translating customer requirements and/or functional block diagrams into realized FPGA/Digital Logic Designs
  • Experience using schematic capture tools
  • 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
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