Overview
Sr. Principal Digital Integration and Test Engineer – R10210555
Base pay range : $144,200.00 / yr - $216,400.00 / yr
Relocation assistance may be available. Clearance Type : Top Secret. Travel : Yes, 10% of the time. Location : Linthicum, MD.
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 for processing subsystems, 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) for I&T activities
- Lead and direct engineering teams during integration & test of digital subsystems and products
- Design, develop, create and modify test scripts utilizing Xilinx and Microchip FPGAs
- Plan, execute, and oversee the integration and test activities for Payload Support Electronics (PSE)
- Ensure PSE meets performance, functional, interface and requirements before delivery to Payload level
- Develop PSE integration plans and procedures
- Coordinate with ECA designers and systems to ensure test readiness
- Manage integration of HW / SW and FW at the PSE level
- Coordinate with the Test Equipment Team
- Develop and execute detailed test procedures to verify functionality and interfaces
- Participate in design reviews, Test Readiness Reviews (TRRs) and formal verification activities
- Support payload level integration with higher level assemblies and tests
- FlatSat planning for PSE
- Assist Integrated Product Team lead with test plan development, I&T schedule development, resource requirements and risk management
- Document I&T specifications for internal and external development teams
- 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
Engineer Basic Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in engineering or STEM-related discipline with 8 years of relevant engineering experience (6+ years with MS degree; or 3+ years with PhD)Experience with the use of various FPGAs or the development of HDL (Verilog and VHDL) code within the corresponding Integrated Development Environment (IDE)U.S. Citizenship requiredNo Clearance required to start, but must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Top-Secret security clearancePreferred Qualifications
Experience as technical lead or other similar leadership role with demonstrated team building, organizational, and interpersonal skillsExperience translating customer requirements and / or functional block diagrams into realized I&T test plans, procedures or test scriptsFluency with developing and executing technical development plansBasic understanding of the Design, Manufacturing, and Test processProblem-solving experience in a team environmentActive TS / SCIDigital test and Digital test requirements development experienceDeep technical skills covering subsystem (box / LRU level), ASIC, FPGA and / or board design and troubleshooting skillsEmbedded networking or high-speed protocols experience (Ethernet, PCIe, Interlaken, InfiniBand, etc.)Demonstrated ability to analyze and troubleshoot RF subsystems, complex mixed-signal ECAs and RF modules using schematics, component design documents, and basic lab test equipmentAbility to provide solutions to a broad variety of RF / Microwave design and test related problems of complex difficultyBasic understanding of the Design, Manufacturing, and Test processExhibit intermediate to expert proficiency with industry standard RF / Microwave modeling, simulation and PCB design tools (e.g. ANSYS HFSS / Maxwell, CST Microwave, Eagleware / Genesys, Keysight ADS, Xpedition, Altium, FEKO, TICRA)Interest in mentoring / teaching / growing junior engineersSome signal processing familiarityExperience with scripting languages such as TCL, Python or PerlExperience Integrating a system containing digital hardware, software and firmwareAbility to multi-task and apply good time managementNote on compensation and benefits
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. Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company paid holidays and PTO.
Equal Opportunity
Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity 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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http : / / www.northropgrumman.com / EEO.
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