Principal​/Sr. Principal Digital Design Engineer - R10213929

Principal/Sr. Principal Digital Design Engineer – Northrop Grumman – Rolling Meadows, IL

Relocation assistance may be available. Clearance type:
Secret. Travel:
Yes, 10% of the time.

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.

The Principal/Sr. Principal Digital Design Engineer role involves full life-cycle product development from system concept and requirements through design, implementation, test verification, production, and field support while working in integrated product teams spanning Engineering, Manufacturing, and Program Management. Digital subsystem and circuit card designs utilize the latest FPGA technologies—from Xilinx, Altera, and Actel—and support high‑speed interfaces, RF and EO DSP, controls, data links, embedded processing, and processor interfaces.

This position will be full-time and on-site at our Rolling Meadows, IL location.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or similar discipline with a minimum 5 years of digital electronics design experience, or Master’s degree with 3 years of experience.
• Digital circuit design experience, including simulation & schematic capture through test and integration.
• Hands‑on prototyping and debug experience testing complex digital subsystems such as FPGA‑based circuit card development and/or embedded processors and/or high‑speed interfaces.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects with two or fewer team members.
• Translates system performance and operational specifications into hardware requirements, design, and test specifications.
• Familiar with documentation revision control and review systems such as DOORS, Clear Case, and Clear Quest.
• U.S. citizen.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or similar discipline with a minimum 8 years of digital electronics design experience, or Master’s degree with 6 years of experience.
• Extensive digital circuit design experience, including simulation & schematic capture through test and integration.
• Hands‑on prototyping and debug experience testing complex digital subsystems such as FPGA‑based circuit card development and/or embedded processors and/or high‑speed interfaces.
• Demonstrated ability to lead projects with two or more team members.
• Translates system performance and operational specifications into hardware requirements, design, and test specifications.
• Familiar with documentation, revision control and review systems such as DOORS, Clear Case, and Clear Quest.
• U.S. citizen.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

• Advanced degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with a minimum 10 years of digital electronics design experience.
• Working knowledge of Electronic Warfare systems.
• Experience in Aerospace and/or Defense industries.
• Recent circuit card design experience utilizing tools such as Cadence Concept, Allegro, Mentor DX Designer, Expedition.
• Working experience with Clear Case/Clear Quest and DOORS. Current Secret or Top‑Secret Security Clearance.
• Proven skills in team leadership, mentoring, communication at all levels, adaptability, creativity, collaboration, and independent problem solving.

Primary Level: $ – $
Secondary Level: $ – $

Depending on the position, employees may be…