
Principal/Sr. Principal Digital Engineer (FPGA)
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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 β 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.NG Microelectronics Center is seeking a Principal/Sr. Principal Digital Engineer (FPGA) in Beavercreek, OH (Dayton, OH) to support architecture definition and product design. We are seeking engineers with the desire to learn new technologies to join our innovative organization to help develop, enhance and maintain FPGA designs on cutting edge products and systems.
The selected individual will work on FPGA design across the full product life cycle process. In this capacity, you will utilize your working knowledge of RTL and digital interfaces.
The ideal candidate will have experience with:
RTL modeling and simulation
Full FPGA design flow
FPGA integration into custom hardware
FPGA debugging, timing analysis, and optimization techniques
Verilog
Are you seeking a challenging role with a strong cross discipline team? Come define possible with us in Beavercreek, OH!
This position can be filled as a Principal FPGA Digital Engineer or Senior Principal FPGA Digital Engineer.
Basic Qualifications for Principal FPGA Digital Engineer:
Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in science, technology, engineering, or related discipline with at least 5 years of experience; 3 years with Masters Degree; OR 0 years with a PhD
Demonstrated proficiency in RTL modeling and simulation (experience within past 3 years)
Demonstrated proficiency with FPGA device(s) (experience within past 3 years)
Must be a US Citizen
Clearance:Β Ability to obtain and maintain the necessary level of US Government security clearance per customer requirements
Basic Qualifications for Senior Principal FPGA Digital Engineer:
Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in science, technology, engineering, or related discipline with at least 8 years of experience; 6 years with Masters Degree; OR 4 years with a PhD
Demonstrated proficiency in RTL modeling and simulation (experience within past 3 years)
Demonstrated proficiency with FPGA device(s) (experience within past 3 years)
Must be a US Citizen
Clearance:Β Ability to obtain and maintain the necessary level of US Government security clearance per customer requirements
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with SystemVerilog
Experience with AMD/Xilinx Versal, Ultrascale, or Zynq families of devices.
Experience with Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Tools: Vivado, Xcelium
Experience with scripting languages (Tcl, Bash, Python)
Experience with High-Speed Serdes interfaces.
Experience with industry standard bus or I/O interfaces.
Experience with board or system level debug using test equipment such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
Active Top Secret SCI security clearance
MS in Electrical Engineering or comparable discipline
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Job Details
- Category
- Avionics
- Employment Type
- Full time
- Location
- Beavercreek; United States-Ohio-Cincinnati; United States-Ohio-Dayton, OH, United States
- Posted
- Aug 26, 2025, 08:00 PM
- Listed
- Jan 17, 2026, 01:06 PM
- Last updated
- Jan 17, 2026, 02:27 PM
- Compensation
- $110,300 - $165,500 per year
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