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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: NoCLEARANCE TYPE: SecretTRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description 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 Aeronautics Systems is seeking a Principal FPGA Design Engineer to support the Common Products Circuit Design organization in Rancho Bernardo, CA. As FPGA Design Engineer you will design, implement and verify HDL to manage I/O devices on embedded computers in a new avionics' product line. In collaboration with the product architect, electrical designers, software engineers and systems engineers you will develop requirements, define HW/SW interfaces and determine verification approaches. You will establish integrated product development workflows, processes and tools to reduce time to market for our safety critical avionics designs.Essential Functions:FPGA Architecture & DesignDefine FPGA architecture and logic design to support avionics computer functionsTranslate system and board-level requirements to detailed FPGA requirements and design specificationsCollaborate with the Product Architect to partition system functionality between hardware, firmware and softwareHDL Coding & ImplementationDevelop synthesizable HDL code for FPGA-based designsImplement interfaces such as PCIe, SPI, I2C, UART, Ethernet and SerialSimulation, Verification and ValidationCreate comprehensive test benches and simulation environment to verify FPGA functionalityPerform functional, timing and synthesis-level simulations to ensure deterministic and reliable operationSupport hardware-in-the-loop and system-level integration testing with embedded processors and avionics systemsParticipate in formal verification and validation activitiesSynthesis, Place & Route, and Timing ClosurePerform synthesis, implementation and timing closure using VivadoOptimize resource utilization, power consumption, and performance through iterative design and analysisGenerate and review timing constraints to ensure reliable performance across all environmental conditionsProvide support in person and through documentation generation of findings and Basic Qualifications:Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 5 years of related engineering experience; OR Master's degree in a STEM discipline with 3 years of related experience; OR PhD in a STEM discipline with 1 year of related experienceDigital circuit design experience, including simulation & schematic capture through test and integrationPrior hands-on prototyping and debug experience testing complex digital subsystems, such as complex circuit card development involving FPGAs, and/or embedded processors, and/or high-speed interfacesExperience with AMD FPGAs and the Vivado tool (or equivalent tools)Experience with OVM/UVM Verification methodologiesAbility to obtain and maintain US Government Secret ClearanceAbility to obtain and maintain Program Access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Company Preferred Qualifications:Experience facilitating internal and customer collaboration to capture and enhance engineering artifactsDemonstrated experience with the full product life cycle (requirements, design, implementation, and test)Demonstrated ability to translate syst