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Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU)

Sr. Principal Digital Integration and Test Engineer

Northrop Grumman Corp. (AU), Linthicum, Maryland, United States,


Requisition ID: R10176999

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:

Yes, 10% of the Time

Positions Available:

1

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. 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.

Northrop Grumman Payload and Ground Systems (PGS) is seeking a

Sr. Principal Digital Integration & Test (I&T)

Engineer for the testing of digital subsystems and products. The Digital Technology department develops subsystems and products that deliver advanced operational capabilities on schedule and under budget. In this position, the I&T Test Engineer will design and develop advanced digital subsystems used in radar, Electro Optical, Electronic Warfare, and other sensor and processing applications.

Typical Responsibilities:

Provide or present I&T tests and/or plans, activities, or status at program technical reviews or other technical meetings.

Develop I&T Verification and Validation matrices of processing subsystem, board designs, and FPGA logic designs based on compliance requirements, and support validation at the component, board, and subsystem levels.

Design, develop, create, and modify Electric Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) required for I&T activities.

Lead and direct engineering teams during integration & test of digital subsystems and products.

Assist Integrated Product team lead with test plan development, I&T schedule development, resource requirements, and risk management.

Work with members of multi-functional teams to develop innovative solutions.

Documentation of test procedures and reports.

Evaluate and mitigate technical risk of I&T system requirements and implementations.

HW troubleshooting/debug skills and ability to read/understand electrical schematics.

Work with lab resource team and network administrator to define lab requirements and develop lab setup.

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or STEM-related discipline with 8 years of experience, master’s degree and 6 years of experience, or a Ph.D. with 3 years of experience.

Experience with the use of various FPGAs or the development of HDL (Verilog and VHDL) code within the corresponding Integrated Development Environment (IDE).

No clearance required to start, but must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Top-Secret security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience as technical lead or in a similar leadership role with demonstrated team building, organizational, and interpersonal skills.

Experience translating customer requirements and/or functional block diagrams into realized I&T test plans, procedures, or test scripts.

Fluency with developing and executing technical development plans.

Basic understanding of the Design, Manufacturing, and Test process.

Problem-solving experience in a team environment.

Active TS/SCI.

Digital test and Digital test requirements development experience.

Deep technical skills covering subsystem (box/LRU level), ASIC, FPGA, and/or board design and troubleshooting skills.

Embedded networking or high-speed protocols experience (Ethernet, PCIe, Interlaken, InfiniBand, etc.).

Interest in mentoring/teaching/growing junior engineers.

Experience with scripting languages such as TCL, Python, or Perl.

Experience integrating a system containing digital hardware, software, and firmware.

Ability to multi-task and apply good time management.

Salary Range:

$139,700 - $209,500

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.

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