Requisition ID: R10178945- Category: Engineering
- Location: Linthicum, Maryland, United States of America
- Clearance Type: Top Secret
- Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position
- Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
- Travel Required: No
- Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available
- Positions Available: 1
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples 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 nations 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, theyre making history. Northrop Grumman Space Systems sector delivers a decisive advantage to its customers through software-defined, hardware-enabled solutions. The Electrical Design and Analysis (EDA) section in Linthicum, MD enables these hardware solutions by providing architecture, design, test, and verification expertise across a wide variety of electronic sensor products. Our engineers work on complex, leading edge, high reliability electronics supporting different space platforms.
NGSS engineers share a great sense of pride knowing their contributions have a direct effect on the safety and security of the country and its allies. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, teamwork, and bringing your whole self to work to accomplish the mission while learning and having fun along the way. Our department is fertile ground for all experience levels to become part of our growing team and contribute to our goals. The department offers opportunities to grow on a technical track both broad and deep as well as explore project leadership or management positions.
EDA is seeking a Staff Digital Design Engineer responsible for the research, design, and development of digital hardware products. Expertise in digital component design and analysis, modeling and simulation, circuit level design, verification and test, and project leadership are desired for this position. Work with engineers in other disciplines to develop these circuits into final products. Help guide and determine technical direction of programs using advanced technical principles, theories and concepts including the development of new principles and concepts. Handle complex technical issues and resolve them in new and innovative ways.
Work will be performed under consultative direction toward predetermined long-range goals and objectives. Assignments are often self-initiated. Candidates should have the ability to work on unusually complex technical problems and provide solutions which are highly innovative and ingenious. This role will support Payload and Ground Systems Division, Remote Sensing Program (RSP) Business Unit out of Linthicum, MD.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, or STEM related discipline with a minimum 12 years of digital electronics design experience or 10 years of digital electronics design experience with a Masters degree in a technical field, or 7 years with a Ph.D.
Digital circuit card design experience including schematic capture, layout, simulations/analysis as well as test and integration for interfaces such as Spacewire, Ethernet, RS-422, LVDS interfaces, ASICs, FPGAs, etc.
Prior hands-on prototyping and debug experience testing complex digital subsystems, such as complex circuit card development involving FPGAs, and/or embedded processors, and/or high-speed interfaces.
Demonstrated ability to translate system performance and operational specifications into hardware requirements, design, and test specifications.
Proven skills to include team leadership, mentoring others, communicating with all levels of an organization internally and externally, being adaptable, creative, collaborative, and comfortable working independently and enjoys solving difficult problems.
Signal integrity/Power integrity analysis via Hyperlynx
US Citizenship required
Circuit card design experience utilizing Siemens Xpedition
No clearance required to start, but must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret Clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
20 yrs of relevant experience
Proficient in SIPI using Keysight ADS
Top Secret Clearance
Worst Case Circuit Analysis
Mixed Signals Design experience
Internal Job Description
Northrop Grumman Space Systems sector delivers a decisive advantage to its customers through software-defined, hardware-enabled solutions. The Electrical Design and Analysis (EDA) section in Linthicum, MD enables these hardware solutions by providing architecture, design, test, and verification expertise across a wide variety of electronic sensor products. Our engineers work on complex, leading edge, high reliability electronics supporting different space platforms.
NGSS engineers share a great sense of pride knowing their contributions have a direct effect on the safety and security of the country and its allies. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity, teamwork, and bringing your whole self to work to accomplish the mission while learning and having fun along the way. Our department is fertile ground for all experience levels to become part of our growing team and contribute to our goals. The department offers opportunities to grow on a technical track both broad and deep as well as explore project leadership or management positions.
EDA is seeking a Staff Digital Design Engineer responsible for the research, design, and development of digital hardware products. Expertise in digital component design and analysis, modeling and simulation, circuit level design, verification and test, and project leadership are desired for this position. Work with engineers in other disciplines to develop these circuits into final products. Help guide and determine technical direction of programs using advanced technical principles, theories and concepts including the development of new principles and concepts. Handle complex technical issues and resolve them in new and innovative ways.
Work will be performed under consultative direction toward predetermined long-range goals and objectives. Assignments are often self-initiated. Candidates should have the ability to work on unusually complex technical problems and provide solutions which are highly innovative and ingenious. This role will support Payload and Ground Systems Division, Remote Sensing Program (RSP) Business Unit out of Linthicum, MD.
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, or STEM related discipline with a minimum 14 years of digital electronics design experience or 12 years of digital electronics design experience with a Masters degree in a technical field, or 9 years with a Ph.D.
Digital circuit card design experience including schematic capture, layout, simulations/analysis as well as test and integration for interfaces such as Spacewire, Ethernet, RS-422, LVDS interfaces, ASICs, FPGAs, etc.
Prior hands-on prototyping and debug experience testing complex digital subsystems, such as complex circuit card development involving FPGAs, and/or embedded processors, and/or high-speed interfaces.
Demonstrated ability to translate system performance and operational specifications into hardware requirements, design, and test specifications.
Proven skills to include team leadership, mentoring others, communicating with all levels of an organization internally and externally, being adaptable, creative, collaborative, and comfortable working independently and enjoys solving difficult problems.
Signal integrity/Power integrity analysis via Hyperlynx
Recent circuit card design experience utilizing Siemens Xpedition
US Citizenship required
No clearance required to start, but must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret Clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
20 yrs of relevant experience
Top Secret Clearance
Worst Case Circuit Analysis
Proficient in SIPI using Keysight ADS
Mixed Signals Design experience
Salary Range: $179,600 - $269,400
The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidates experience, education, skills and current spanet conditions.
Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.
The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.Northrop 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.
