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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # FPGA Digital Design Engineer Level 4 (AHT) - **Company:** Northrop Grumman - **Location:** Los Angeles, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $156,400.0 - $234,600.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Systems Engineering, Software Debugging, Programming Tools, Digital Arts, Digital Electronics, Logic Synthesis of Circuits, Electronic Design Automation, Ethernet, Firmware, Formal Verification, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), MATLAB, PCI Express, Real-Time Operating Systems, Simulink, Verilog, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), VxWorks, Vivado, Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Fpga Hardware, ModelSim, Devsecops - **Published:** September 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9140504/fpga-digital-design-engineer-level-4-aht ## About the Role This position is required to be full-time, on-site in the Northridge, CA location. No remote/telework arrangement is available for this position. Applicants must have a current US Government Secret security clearance. In this capacity, you will utilize your working knowledge of digital signal processing and digital interfaces to work on FPGA and ASIC Design across the full product life cycle process. Through the use of Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps and Agile practices we continue to evolve how we deliver critical national defense products and capabilities for the warfighter. Our success is grounded in our ability to embrace change, move quickly and continuously drive innovation., * Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or other STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline with 8+ years of digital design & verification engineering experience using industry standard simulation tools; or 6+ years with an MS degree * Must have hands on FPGA design experience with VHDL and/or Verilog within the past 6 years. * Experience with AMD/Xilinx and/or Intel/Altera SoC FPGAs. Experience with Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Tools: Vivado, Quartus, and QuestaSim. * Active US Government Secret security clearance Preferred Qualifications: * Proficient in DSP algorithms and its implementation onto the FPGA using MATLAB and SimuLink. * Strong design skills in VHDL & Verilog. * Experience in FPGA physical constraints and achieving timing closure. * Experience in developing low-level FPGA requirements and developing verification procedures. * Background in RF design is a plus. * Experience with board or system level debug using test equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic and spectrum analyzers, RF signal generator, etc. * Generation of complex test benches in Modelsim or Questasim to support formal Verification. * Familiarity with the VxWorks RTOS, its architecture and development tools is a plus. * Expertise in high-speed FPGA implementation such as AXI, DMA, PCIe, HSSI, DDR3, Ethernet, etc. ## Description * Design, develop, modify and evaluate digital electronic parts, components or integrated circuitry for digital electronic equipment and other hardware systems. * Determine design approaches and parameters. * Analyze equipment to establish operating data, conduct experimental tests, and evaluate results. * Select components and equipment based on analysis of specifications and reliability. * Review vendor capability to support product development. * Responsible for research, design, and development for complex high speed digital designs * Support the implementation of digital FPGA hardware architecture and algorithms * Collaborate with Systems Engineering to ensure firmware design meets system level requirements * Review designs and analysis ## Related Videos - [Leveraging Large Language Models for Legacy Code Translation: Challenges and Solutions](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1157-leveraging-large-language-models-for-legacy-code-translation-challenges-and-solutions) - [More efficient software for more efficient microchips](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1164-more-efficient-software-for-more-efficient-microchips) - [Building a hypercar from scratch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/607-building-a-hypercar-from-scratch) - [Software stack under and over the hood of the fastest accelerating car in the world](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/221-software-stack-under-and-over-the-hood-of-the-fastest-accelerating-car-in-the-world) - [Strange New Worlds: shaping the future of the digital age](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/677-strange-new-worlds-shaping-the-future-of-the-digital-age) - [The Billion Dollar Machine: First Time Right.](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/393-the-billion-dollar-machine-first-time-right) ## Related Articles - [Top 6 Hackathons for Developers in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/263-top-6-hackathons-for-developers-in-2023) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Why Attend a Developer Event in 2026?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/688-why-attend-a-developer-event-in-2026) - [How Much FAANG Companies Actually Pay Software Engineers in 2025](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/230-how-much-faang-companies-actually-pay-software-engineers-in-2025) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs)