Northrop Grumman

Principal/ Sr. Principal Digital Verification Engineer

Northrop Grumman$125K — $234K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or other STEM discipline
  • 5+ years of digital verification engineering experience
  • Hands-on experience with VHDL design and verification
  • Familiarity with FPGA processes from design to production release
  • Proficient in developing verification plans and test frameworks
  • Strong analytical skills for debugging and prioritizing tasks
  • Experience with Siemens Questa Simulator

Responsibilities

  • Define and maintain verification frameworks for software-defined radios
  • Develop verification plans based on design specifications
  • Simulate and validate FPGA logic designs
  • Analyze and debug simulation failures to identify root causes
  • Perform regression testing and generate verification metrics
  • Collaborate in a team of 5-7 engineers

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance may be available
  • Comprehensive health insurance coverage
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Company-paid holidays and PTO
  • Potential for bonuses based on performance and company results
Full Job Description
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription

We are looking for you to join our team as a Principal Digital Verification Engineer or Sr. Principal Digital Verification Engineer based out of San Diego, CA. At the Northrop Grumman San Diego campus our Advanced Digital Design organization creates the next generation of communications and signal processing systems and will take ideas from concept to working systems aboard the world's most advanced platforms right here in always-sunny San Diego. We design in our campus of labs and on-site advanced manufacturing just minutes from the beach and everything for which southern California is famous. It's work that matters and a career that can take you places. We seek degreed electrical or computer engineering engineers with hands-on experience in FPGA Verification with VHDL.

You will be responsible for digital designs associated with multi-function software-defined radios. Systems include state-of-art radios and test equipment for military applications.

This is a dual level requisition which can be filled as a Principal Digital Verification Engineer or Sr. Principal Digital Verification Engineer.

This position is contingent upon the ability to obtain a US Government secret clearance and future program awards.

Job Description:
  • Define and maintain digital logic design verification frameworks and architectures for software-defined radio systems
  • Develop a verification plan based on digital logic design requirements and design specifications
  • Simulate and verify FPGA logic designs, requirements, and perform system validation
  • Analyze and debug simulation failures, determine root causes of bugs, and work with designers to resolve issues
  • Perform regression testing and generate verification metrics and reporting
  • Operate in a team environment with 5-7 engineers


Basic Qualifications for a Principal:
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or other STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline
  • 5+ years of digital verification engineering experience using industry standard simulation tools (3+ years with an MS degree; 1+ years with PhD)
  • Experience in VHDL design and verification methodologies for DoD communications systems
  • FPGA deployable product process experience (requirements definition, conceptual design, detailed design, verification, and production release)
  • Experience developing verification plans, functional tests, test benches, and bus functional models
  • Experience with forecasting and estimating schedules for assigned tasks
  • Demonstrated strong analytical skills and the ability to prioritize assignments according to program goals
  • Experience using Siemens Questa Simulator
  • Must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance


Basic Qualifications for a Sr. Principal:
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or other STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline
  • 8+ years of digital verification engineering experience using industry standard simulation tools (6+ years with an MS degree; 4+ years with PhD)
  • Experience in VHDL design and verification methodologies for DoD communications systems
  • FPGA deployable product process experience (requirements definition, conceptual design, detailed design, verification, and production release)
  • Experience developing verification plans, functional tests, test benches, and bus functional models
  • Experience with forecasting and estimating schedules for assigned tasks
  • Demonstrated strong analytical skills and the ability to prioritize assignments according to program goals
  • Experience using Siemens Questa Simulator
  • Must be a US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Active Security Clearance
  • Experience with functional verification methodology using OSVVM for the full life cycle of products
  • Experience with scripting languages for Verification automation in a Linux environment (Perl, TCL, Bash, and Makefile)
  • Experience using Siemens formal applications such as Lint, Inspect, and CDC
  • Ability to hold special access program clearances


Primary Level Salary Range: $125,300.00 - $187,900.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $156,400.00 - $234,600.00

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 candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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.

About Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman is a security company that provides systems, products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems, shipbuilding, and technical services to government and commercial customers. They design, develop, and build everything from aircraft and spacecraft to cyber security systems. The company is involved in a wide range of defense and technology projects, including the development of aircraft, space systems, cybersecurity solutions, and advanced electronics.

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$3.1 billion
Founded
1939
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$36.7 billion
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