RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: 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.

The Systems Security Engineering Team (SSE) at Northrop Grumman is seeking a highly motivated and qualified Principal Digital Verification Engineer to serve as a System Security Hardware Assurance Engineer, Level 3. You will be responsible for helping lead a team of engineers focused on simulation & verification of physical system design efforts, generation of structured requirements, decomposition strategies, and risk mitigations.

This role may offer a competitive relocation assistance package.

Additional Responsibilities include:

Assessment and analysis of threats, vulnerabilities, and risk for identified mission-critical functions and critical components.

Support courses of action based on knowledge and experience, initiative, guidance, and established regulations and policies.

Contributes to program plans, goals, objectives, and milestones to for Software & Hardware Assurance.

Organize and conducts studies for various operational initiatives.

Participate in a variety of working groups and customer meetings; ensure communication of risk environment with stakeholders

Review technical security assessments of SSE environments to identify points of vulnerability, non-compliance with established standards and regulations and recommended mitigation strategies.

Ensure the architecture and design of systems are functional and secure; support the design, development, implementation, and integration of security systems and system components.

Execute completion Statement of Work requirements, Program Milestone Exit Criteria, and program maturity commitments.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:  

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage  

401k  

Educational Assistance  

Life Insurance  

Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions   

Paid Time Off   

Health & Wellness Resources   

Employee Discounts  

This position’s standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.  

Basic Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline from an accredited university and 5 years of related experience, or a Masters degree in a STEM discipline and 3 years of related experience, or a PhD in a STEM discipline and 1 years of related experience

Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with an ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business need

Experience in any of the full product life cycles of: ASIC Design, FPGA Design, or RTL Design

Experience in back end ASIC design including synthesis and static timing analysis, place and route, physical verification (LVS/DRC)

Experience with Cadence ASIC toolset e.g., Innovus, Genus, Tempus etc.

Proficiency in HDL (VHDL/Verilog)

Proficiency in scripting languages such as TCL, Python, Bash, or Perl

Knowledge of DFT, scan insertion and ATPG

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with Risk Management Framework, Security Controls and STIGs.

Experience with Mirco Service architectures and containerization technologies.

Experience with advanced technology nodes (sub 12nm)

Experience with Global foundries, TSMC or Intel Foundries

Automated build tools (Gitlab, Jenkins, Nexus, Ansible, Kubernetes).

Experience with SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA)

Knowledge of Universal Verification Methodology (UVM)

Familiarity with Linux OS

Knowledge of Computer Architectures and Digital design (Memories, bus standards, microprocessors)

Salary Range: $104,800.00 - $157,200.00

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. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.