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30d ago

Principal Design Engineer CMOS Design Engineer – RF / Mixed-Signal

Northrop Grumman Manhattan Beach, CA

Manhattan Beach, CA

30d ago Closed

$114k - $171k/yr Full time Electrical Engineering Analog Design Circuit Design

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Sep 5, 2026).

Job Description

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Design Engineer to lead CMOS RF and mixed-signal integrated circuit design and verification for space payload applications.

Responsibilities

Design, simulate, and verify RF / mixed-signal CMOS circuits for space payloads, including LNAs, mixers, PLLs, ADCs, DACs, and bias/reference circuits
Create transistor-level architectures and implement designs using industry-standard EDA tools (example: Cadence Virtuoso)
Run and interpret PVT corner, Monte Carlo, and noise analyses
Support trade studies to achieve targets for performance, area, power, and radiation tolerance
Collaborate with layout engineers on floorplanning, parasitic optimization, and DRC/LVS closure
Contribute to top-level integration activities, participate in design reviews, and produce technical documentation
Support silicon bring-up, lab characterization, and debug, including assistance with test plan definition and data analysis

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (or related field) with 5+ years of relevant CMOS design experience; or Master’s degree with 3+ years; or PhD with 0–2 years
Hands-on transistor-level CMOS RF and/or mixed-signal IC design experience
Proficiency with SPICE-based simulation and Cadence (or similar analog/RF design tools)
Strong analog/RF fundamentals including noise, linearity, stability, matching, and layout-dependent effects
Experience with verification methods such as PVT corner and Monte Carlo analysis
Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate in cross-functional teams

Technologies

Cadence Virtuoso
Cadence
SPICE
PVT corner
Monte Carlo

Benefits

Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Depending on position: eligibility for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay
Annual bonuses designed to reward individual contributions and allow employees to share in company results
Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives

Location and Work Details

Manhattan Beach, CA (onsite)
Travel: Yes, 10% of the time
Relocation assistance: No
Clearance required for start: No
Clearance type: None

Preferred Qualifications

Experience designing ICs for space, radiation-tolerant, or other high-reliability environments
Background in RF front ends, data converters, PLLs, or clock generation for space payloads
Experience with lab validation tools including VNAs, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, and probe stations
Familiarity with digital-analog interfaces and mixed-signal verification flows
Experience with heterogeneous integration approaches
Active security clearance

Compensation

Primary level salary range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00 (annual)

Application Period

Estimated 20 days from the job posting date; may be shortened or extended based on business needs and candidate availability

Please be aware this position is contingent upon capturing program award(s) and obtaining and maintaining associated business and/or customer funding.

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1mo ago

SOFTWARE ENGINEER - - 1635

ASD Manhattan Beach, CA

Manhattan Beach, CA

1mo ago Closed

$80 - $90/hr Full time Developer Embedded Embedded Development

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Aug 30, 2026).

Job Description

ASD is seeking an Embedded Software Engineer to develop real-time, resource-constrained software for flight, space, and ground systems in C++ within RTOS environments, onsite in Manhattan Beach, CA.

Responsibilities

Develop software for resource-constrained target environments with soft and hard real-time requirements across flight, space, and ground systems.
Implement complex data analysis, data routing, and control system algorithms.
Familiarize with diverse processors, memory architectures, and I/O configurations, delivering both procedural and object-oriented C++ code.
Work with real-time operating systems such as VxWorks or Linux and their host development tools.
Design, develop, document, test, and debug applications and systems that involve logical and mathematical solutions.
Collaborate with hardware engineers during planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for product software.
Assess overall system and user needs, analyze capabilities to address program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming methods, and controls; prepare operating instructions; create utility programs; ensure adherence to software standards.
Contribute to the full software life cycle for automated test sets and test systems on aerospace programs.
Operate in a process-driven environment using waterfall, spiral, or agile methodologies.
Exhibit strong verbal and written communication skills and collaborate with engineers from multiple disciplines within a lab setting.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or Software Engineering from an ABET-accredited institution; minimum 5 years of software development experience.
Proficiency in object-oriented software design and C++ programming.
Experience delivering software in RTOS environments such as FreeRTOS, RT-Linux, or GH Integrity.
Comfortable working in a fast-paced lab environment with rapid development cycles.
Active Top Secret clearance.
Proficiency in C and C++, including embedded C++ development and object-oriented programming.
Experience with VxWorks RTOS and Wind River VxWorks.

Technologies

C++
C
VxWorks RTOS
FreeRTOS
RT-Linux
Linux

Benefits

Relocation assistance

Preferred Qualifications

Experience across multiple software life cycle phases including architecture development, requirements definition and analysis, OO development, code and unit testing, and system integration and testing.
Experience with lab instruments such as noise and signal generators, logic and spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, power sources, and switches.
Experience validating and verifying RF, digital, or mixed-signal hardware.

Pay

$80.00 - $90.00 per hour

Security Clearance

Top Secret (Required)

Work Location

In person at Manhattan Beach, CA

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1mo ago

Sr. Staff Lead Engineer (GN&C)

Northrop Grumman Manhattan Beach, CA

Manhattan Beach, CA

1mo ago Closed

$167k - $250k/yr Full time Senior Avionics C++

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Aug 27, 2026).

Job Description

Responsibilities

Collaborate in multi-disciplinary teams to develop, verify, and validate a complex 6-degree-of-freedom missile flight simulator
Design and implement guidance, navigation, and control algorithms
Tune and assess system stability to ensure robust performance
Create software tools for analyzing GN&C performance
Assess system performance against mission requirements
Analyze GN&C system accuracy for flight tests and perform root cause error analysis

Requirements

14 years of experience with a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, 12 years with a master’s, or 10 years with a PhD; an additional 4 years of experience can be considered in lieu of a degree
U.S. citizen with an active DoD Secret security clearance at the time of application, with an investigation completed within the last 6 years
Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) approval within a reasonable period as determined by the company
10+ years of experience in guidance, navigation, or control algorithm development and/or analysis for launch vehicles, missiles, spacecraft, and/or aircraft
8+ years of experience with high-level programming languages (MATLAB, C++) and object-oriented design
8+ years of experience working in a highly collaborative, dynamic, team-based environment

Technologies

MATLAB, Simulink
C, C++, Python
Git, GitLab, Kubernetes
Integrity Operating System, VxWorks
Code analysis tools: Coverity, SonarCube, CodeSonar, Fortify
Atlassian tool set
Model-Based Engineering

Benefits

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
401k
Educational Assistance
Life Insurance
Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions
Paid Time Off
Health & Wellness Resources
Employee Discounts

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1mo ago

SOFTWARE ENGINEER III - 1630

ASD Manhattan Beach, CA

Manhattan Beach, CA

1mo ago Closed

$85 - $90/hr Full time Avionics Embedded Development Embedded Linux

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Aug 18, 2026).

Job Description

ASD offers an onsite Software Engineer III role in Manhattan Beach, CA, with relocation assistance and a competitive pay rate of $85.00 to $90.00 per hour. This position focuses on embedded flight software, performing board-level software development, testing, and ensuring connectivity, installation, boot, and checkout of flight hardware. A Top Secret security clearance is required.

Responsibilities

Develop and test software at the board level for flight hardware
Create software to test flight hardware and demonstrate connectivity
Install software on flight hardware, boot the system, and perform checkout
Collaborate within a software engineering team on embedded software development activities

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering or Computer Science
Experience with C++ and object-oriented programming
Proficiency in VxWorks 6.9 and VxWorks 7.0
Embedded Linux
Flight Software
VxWorks RTOS
Wind River VxWorks

Technologies

C++
VxWorks 6.9
VxWorks 7.0
Embedded Linux

Benefits

Relocation assistance

Compensation

Pay: $85.00 - $90.00 per hour

Security Clearance

Top Secret (Required)

Location and Work Arrangement

Manhattan Beach, CA — Onsite

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Engineer Jobs in Manhattan Beach, CA

Principal Design Engineer CMOS Design Engineer – RF / Mixed-Signal

SOFTWARE ENGINEER - - 1635

Sr. Staff Lead Engineer (GN&C)

SOFTWARE ENGINEER III - 1630

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