Sr. Principal/Principal Superconducting Circuit Design Engineer

Requisition ID: R10170890

• Category: Engineering

• Location: Linthicum, Maryland, United States of America

• Clearance Type: None

• Telecommute: No- Teleworking not available for this position

• Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)

• Travel Required: Yes, 10% of the Time

• Relocation Assistance: Relocation assistance may be available

• Positions Available: 2

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. 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.

Are you interested in exploring a career on the cutting edge of next generation circuit design? You'll leverage your current experience and join our team of scientists and engineers in design of integrated circuits for emerging applications in low temperature environments.

The Microelectronics Designs and Applications (MDA) Business Area (BA) of Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is seeking motivated engineers and physicists to join our research and development design team focused on custom, low-power, low-temperature, RF, quantum, analog and mixed signal ASICs. Selected candidates will work in Northrop Grumman’s Superconducting ASIC Design team supported by our local semiconductor foundry. Candidates will be expected to contribute to knowledge transfer of mastered design techniques and/or semiconductor manufacturing/testing experience, build upon task leadership and EM simulation skills, to develop novel circuits/design techniques/best practices, and to learn systems level skills to better communicate work with different teams.

What you'll get to do:

• Learn/build upon superconducting, quantum, design, and RF EM simulation techniques.
• Lead ASIC chip designs to product owner specification.
• Document and present weekly reports on design task status.
• Contribute to knowledge transfer to invest in building up junior designers.

The right candidate will be comfortable in a dynamic environment with rapidly developing technologies and tools. The candidate must be comfortable with viewing previous designs to learn from and implement improvements. Successful candidates will be required to maintain an aggressive design schedule and contribute to work as a part of a team.

This position requires work on site in Northrop Grumman Baltimore, MD area facilities.

Principal Superconducting Circuit Design Engineer Basic Qualifications:

• BS in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or a closely related field, with 5 years of experience, or MS degree with 3 years of experience, or PhD with 0 years of experience.
• Very strong attention to detail and organization.
• Mastery level experience with Cadence Virtuoso or similar IC design software.
• Experience with 2D and 3D EM solving software such as ADS and HFSS.
• Strong problem solving, analytical, written, and oral communication skills.
• Interested in mentoring junior designers.
• Able to collaborate with multiple team members and other teams to complete chip leadership tasks.
• Able to obtain and maintain TS/SCI Clearance with Polygraph. US Citizenship is a requirement for this.
• Willing to work full-time on site in Baltimore Maryland.

Sr. Principal Superconducting Circuit Design Engineer Basic Qualifications:

• BS in electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, or a closely related field, with 8 years of experience, or MS degree with 6 years of experience, or PhD with 3 years of experience.
• Very strong attention to detail and organization.
• Mastery level experience with Cadence Virtuoso or similar IC design software.
• Experience with Linux infrastructure setup and PDK.
• Experience with 2D and 3D EM solving software such as ADS and HFSS.
• Strong problem solving, analytical, written, and oral communication skills.
• Able to collaborate with multiple team members and stakeholders to complete chip leadership tasks.
• Able to obtain and maintain TS/SCI Clearance with Polygraph. US Citizenship is a requirement for this.
• Willing to work full-time on site in Baltimore Maryland.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working knowledge of the IC design flow including schematic capture, simulation, and layout.
• An interest in superconductivity and advanced computing technology.
• Experience with Python.
• Experience in semiconductor fabrication, testing, and/or novel idea creation.
• Experience in small to medium size team leadership.
• Experience in PDK coordination and Linux infrastructure setup and maintenance.
• Active TS/SCI Clearance with CI Polygraph.

Northrop Grumman provides a comprehensive benefits package and a work environment which encourages your growth and supports the mutual success of our people and our company.

Salary Range: $102,400 - $153,600

Salary Range 2: $127,000 - $190,600

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.