RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Polygraph

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 Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) Microelectronics Center pushes the boundaries of innovation.  It redefines the leading edge of exotic new technologies and drives advancements in systems and the sciences.  One of our most challenging fields of development is in Microelectronics Design and Applications.  You will be part of a team consisting of a broad array of scientists and engineers working to make these novel solutions a reality.

The candidate will architect a scalable microelectronics system, leading the overall design and development effort for both analog and digital designs. The successful candidate will be a forward thinker who provides technical leadership to multiple sub-teams to ensure success of the overall effort. Candidate travel will be required when necessary.

Job Responsibilities:

• Architect a scalable system to meet our end goal and define interim steps to achieve it.
• Interface between classified and unclassified teams to keep the development efforts aligned.
• Lead the overall design and development effort for analog and digital designs.
• Interface with test engineering, systems engineering, theory, and software efforts to ensure successful experiments.
• Facilitate and run technical leadership workshops as needed.
• Interface with the chief engineers on the other MDA programs to ensure that mutual benefit without duplication of effort.
• Attend design reviews and weekly meetings, contributing experience and insight to ensure success on experiments.
• Visit and coordinate with team members who work at other sites.
• Deliver efficient and effective communication of design and architecture to hardware and software design engineers.
• Write reports for waypoint completion or gap reports.
• Mentor and engineers and other staff members.

This position requires the candidate to report on-site in Linthicum, MD and Annapolis Junction, MD.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Physics, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or other relevant technology field (STEM degree) with 20 plus years of relevant experience; Master's Degree in Physics, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or other relevant technology field (STEM degree) with 18 plus years of related experience years with an MS; 15 plus years of relevant experience with a PhD)
• Significant knowledge of analog and digital design principles
• Understanding of digital system architectures
• Broad experience leading technical teams
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with polygraph security clearance. US Citizenship is a prerequisite.

Preferred Qualifications:

• RQL design experience with knowledge of underlying physics
• Experience in software design and development
• ASIC design experience (design and layout)
• Knowledge of Process Development Kits (PDKs)
• A PhD in a related field
• Active TS/SCI with polygraph clearance

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Salary Range: $213,400.00 - $320,200.00

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.

Employees may be eligible for 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.