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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Electrical Engineer FPGA - Level 2 - Dulles - **Company:** Northrop Grumman - **Location:** Dulles, VA, United States (Remote available) - **Salary:** $91,800.0 - $137,600.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Software Debugging, Software Design Documents, Electronic Design Automation, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), MATLAB, Simulink, Software Requirements Analysis, Static Timing Analysis, Systems Architecture, SystemVerilog, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Vivado, Data Processing, Power Analysis (Cryptography), Physical Design - **Published:** September 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9140557/electrical-engineer-fpga-level-2-dulles ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree with 2 years of professional experience - OR - Master's degree with 0 years of professional experience. * Requires an active Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) clearance at time of application * Experience with VHDL design or Advanced /verification for FPGA's * Must have hands on experience with VHDL within the past 3 years * Well versed in VHDL design for an aerospace environment or space application * Proficient in FPGA design flow including items such as RTL/gate level simulation, synthesis, place and route, static timing analysis, and power analysis * Experience with translating system requirements into programmable logic requirements, design documents, and test specifications * Proven experience defining architectures or team leadership, * Experience with RF or Mixed signal circuits. * Experience with DSP, MATLAB, and SimuLink * Experience with VHDL and/or SystemVerilog design * Experience with Xilinx and Microchip (RTG4) devices. * Experience with Electronic Design Automation (EDA) Tools: Vivado, Quartus, QuestaSim. * Knowledgeable in FPGA physical constraints and achieving timing closure. * Experience with board or system level debug using test equipment such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers. * Generation of Test Benches and support of formal VHDL Verification ## Description Expand your horizons, advance your career, and contribute to a secure future for generations. Northrop Grumman's Space Sector invites you to bring your pioneering spirit to our collaborative teams. As a FPGA Electrical Engineer - Level 2 located in Dulles, VA, you'll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one. This position is 100% onsite and cannot accommodate telecommute work. In this role, you will be responsible for research, requirements analysis and systems architecture, design, coding, test bench design, verification, synthesis and place, & route for our Command and Data Handling (CD&H) products. The qualified applicant will join the Electrical Engineering Avionics department that specializes in FPGA for space applications. This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off. If this job description reads like it was written specifically for you, consider joining our team! 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