Principal Hardware Engineer (AHT)

$84,200 - $126,400/Yr

Northrop Grumman - Orlando, FL

Full-time - Principal

Orlando, FL

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

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 Defense Systems is seeking a Principal Hardware Engineer to join our dynamic and diverse team environment in Orlando, FL. The selected candidate will be responsible for assisting in the development and implementation of assigned features on a CDS system. The Cyber FPGA Engineer is responsible for development, implementation, debugging, and testing of VHDL used in systems, subsystems, and test platforms for defense applications.

Responsibilities

• Implement and/or utilize Aurora 64B/66B protocols in FPGA fabric.
• Implementing I2C, SPI, RS-232, RS-485 protocols in FPGA fabric.
• Interacting with IP vendors and follow-on integration.
• Work with software and electrical engineers to architect, implement, and debug complex electronic and software designs.
• Develop test infrastructures, writing documentation and ensuring high performance.
• May work with customers, suppliers, and users of the devices.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or equivalent with 5+ years of experience implementing FPGA code in VHDL OR Master's degree with 3 years of experience.
• Experience with Xilinx FPGAs, IP cores, SoCs, and the Vivado IDE.
• Experience with FPGA debugging, timing analysis, and optimization techniques.
• Ability to read schematics.
• Ability to utilize lab test equipment (e.g. multi-meters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, and logic analyzers).
• Hands-on experience with system integration and test.
• Active Security Clearance (or higher).

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with mixed signal and embedded system design (including ARM-based controllers, FPGA, DSP, power management, electrical signal characterization, and interfacing environmental sensors).
• Experience with AXI-Bus / AXI-Stream.
• C/C++ embedded device programming experience is a plus.
• Familiar with PCB layout design and best practices.

Benefits

• Salary Range: $84,200.00 - $126,400.00