US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: None

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

**Description**

Join Northrop Grumman on our continued mission to push the boundaries of possible across land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace. Enjoy a culture where your voice is valued and start contributing to our team of passionate professionals providing real-life solutions to our worlds 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.

We have openings for an **FPGA/ASIC Engineer** to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals in the Tactical Space organization. This position will be located in **Gilbert, AZ.**

In this role, you will be responsible for research, requirements analysis and systems architecture, design, coding, test bench design, verification, synthesis and place, & route for our Command and Data Handling (CD&H) products. The qualified applicant will join the Electrical Engineering Avionics department that specializes in FPGA/ASIC for space applications.

**Duties and responsibilities include:**

+ VHDL design of FPGA and/or ASIC logic
+ FPGA/ASIC verification via simulation and emulation (lab testing), synthesis, timing analysis, and place and route for FPGA
+ FPGA design for space environment or space application

_This position can be filled at the Principal or Engineer level._

**Basic Qualifications:**

_Engineer_

+ Bachelor's Degree in a STEM degree (ideally in Electrical or Computer) with 2+ years of experience; or Master's Degree; or a PhD. Degree
+ Well versed in VHDL design for an aerospace environment or space application
+ Proficient in FPGA design flow including items such as RTL/gate level simulation, synthesis, place and route, static timing analysis, and power analysis
+ Practical (detailed) FPGA Design, Simulation and V&V experience
+ US Citizen

_Principal Engineer_

+ Bachelor's Degree in a STEM degree (ideally in Electrical or Computer) with 5+ years of experience; or Masters Degree with 3+ years; or a PhD. Degree
+ Well versed in VHDL design for an aerospace environment or space application
+ Proficient in FPGA design flow including items such as RTL/gate level simulation, synthesis, place and route, static timing analysis, and power analysis
+ Practical (detailed) FPGA Design, Simulation and V&V experience
+ US Citizen

**Preferred Qualifications:**

+ Top Secret clearance
+ Experience with Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Tools (e.g. Xilinx ISE/ Vivado, Mentor Graphics ModelSim/QuestaSim, Synplify)
+ Implementation of Digital Signal or Image Processing algorithms on FPGAs
+ Expertise achieving timing closure on FPGA designs and generating test benches
+ Experience working with or developing test benches using System Verilog and Universal Verification Methodology (UVM)
+ Experience debugging down to the hardware level & experience using Signal Generators, Logic Analyzers, Digital Oscilloscopes and Embedded FPGA Debugging tools
+ An advanced degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with a minimum 5 years of FPGA/digital electronics design experience

The Northrop Grumman Tactical Space Division is a strategic partner specializing in commercial and classified partnerships with the design, delivery, operation and sustainment of satellites and human spacecraft. We support science and space exploration through our various partnerships, including NASAs Artemis program with the goal to return humans to the Moon in 2024 and the TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) program that has discovered more than twenty confirmed plants. Recognized as an industry leader, we also develop highly specialized space and satellite components.

**Northrop Grumman offers a competitive and robust benefits program.**

_As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:_

Medical

Dental & Vision coverage

401k

Educational Assistance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

Paid Time Off

Health & Wellness Resources

Employee Discounts

Flexible Schedules (For example the ability to work a 9/80 work schedule, which allows an employee to work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday and take every other Friday off of work)

_For more details please visit our total rewards site or chat with one of our recruiters to learn more._

_Link:_ **_www.northropgrumman.com/benefits_**

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Salary Range: $73,400.00 - $110,000.00Salary Range 2: $90,400.00 - $135,600.00

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 health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority** . The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/ .

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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO . U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

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