Principal Digital Engineer​/Sr. Principal Digital Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Principal Digital Engineer/Sr. Principal Digital Engineer with Security Clearance
Location: Linthicum Heights

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No 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 Mission Systems (NGMS) is seeking a Principal/Senior Principal Digital Engineer with the desire to learn new technologies to join our innovative Software and Digital (SWDT) Technologies Organization to help develop, enhance and maintain software on cutting edge products and systems. We are looking for you to join our team as a Principal Digital/Senior Principal Digital Engineer based out of Linthicum, MD.

As a Principal/Senior Principal Digital Engineer within the SWDT Organization you will have a challenging and rewarding opportunity to be a part of our Enterprise-wide digital transformation. Using the latest Digital development tools, 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.

Roles and Responsibilities:

* Use modeling and simulation tools to expedite development and testing of firmware updates.

* Develop test plans and implement rigorous testing and validation processes for digital designs to ensure functionality, performance and security requirements are met.

* Adhere to coding standards, revision control practices, and peer review procedures.

* Conduct tests using high-speed oscilloscopes, signal generators, signal analyzers, and FPGA debugging tools, and analyze test data.

* Create engineering change orders and perform fundamental types of analysis (i.e. power utilization, signal integrity, etc.).

* Providing support for Systems Integration and Test operations.

* Lead on-site testing of digital designs.

* Manage design constraints (timing, power, I/O) and perform static timing analysis to meet critical performance targets.

* Use strong interpersonal skills to work effectively within a development team to understand system level interdependencies that impact circuit requirements and design constraints. Basic Qualifications for a Principal Digital Engineer:
* Bachelor's Degree with 5 years of experience, master's degree with 3 years of experience, Ph.D. with 1 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

* U.S Citizenship is required

* Interim DoD Secret Clearance required

* 5 years of experience with VHDL programming language

* 5 years of experience working in schematic and programmable logic tools such as Altera/Intel Quartus, Vivado, etc.

* 5 years of experience with firmware development: specification, design, implementation, integration, debug and maintenance is required Basic Qualifications for a Senior Principal Digital Engineer:
* Bachelor's Degree with 8 years of experience, master's degree with 6 years of experience, Ph.D. with 4 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

* U.S Citizenship is required

* Interim DoD Secret Clearance required

* 8 years of experience with VHDL programming language

* 8 years of experience working in schematic and programmable logic tools such as Altera/Intel Quartus, Vivado, etc.

* 8 years of experience with firmware development: specification, design, implementation, integration, debug and maintenance is required

Preferred Qualifications:

* Experience in real-time embedded firmware development knowledge of Radar, Electronic Warfare, or Space technologies

* Proficiency with schematic and programmable logic tools such as Altera/Intel Quartus, Vivado, etc.

* Proficiency in a Department of Defense (DoD) environment.

* Ability to collaborate in a team environment.

* Experience working in a lab/testing environment Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment which encourages your growth and supports the mutual…