Firmware Lead

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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 Emerging Capabilities Development organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered with providing innovative technological capabilities across the sector and a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission!

We are looking for you to join our team as a Firmware Lead based out of Woodland Hills, CA
. As a Firmware Lead at Northrop Grumman, you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Enterprise‑wide digital transformation. Using Model‑based Engineering, Dev Sec Ops  and Agile practices we continue to evolve how we deliver critical national defense products and capabilities for the warfighter. 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.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems sector is seeking a Firmware Lead to join our diverse and talented team in the development and implementation of advanced software defined radios for military applications. This role will be filled on‑site at our Woodland Hills, CA campus.

• Responsible for leading a firmware team, owning overall technical deliverables and the performance of the firmware team’s work scope.
• Support quoting efforts for the firmware work scope, facilitating IMS planning and execution
• Support architecture and requirement development, focused on a Model Based solution
• Manage firmware scope, ensuring alignment with contract and statement of work requirements.
• Support tiger teams, addressing issues with disciplined root cause and corrective actions.
• Providing team guidance, focused on executing a defined engineering product development effort.
• Ensure firmware quality, security, and compliance with industry standards and regulations.
• Driving firmware development processes improvement, enhancing efficiency and product quality.
• Work collaboratively with engineering, operations, program management, mission assurance, and supply chain to resolve complex issues in a timely and efficient manner to meet program commitments.

• Bachelor of Science in a STEM discipline and 12 years of relevant work experience OR Master of Science in a STEM discipline and 10 years of relevant work experience OR 8 years with a PhD
• Experience with High Speed Digital Design; FPGA, SoC, and memory design
• Experience with HDL test bench development, and V&V processes, especially code coverage
• Experience with VHDL design, FPGA design analysis
• Experience with Simulink modeling through HDL Coder development
• Familiarity with Questa Sim, Synplify, and FPGA P&R Tool flow.

• Experience with Product Lifecycle Management, Configuration Management, and Model Based Engineering environments.

• Proven track record of successful technical leadership in DoD programs.

• Strong technical background in firmware development, including programming languages like C/C++, RTOS, and embedded systems.

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