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 MDA operating unit within Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is a highly motivated, talented, and growing organization focused on advancing the science and engineering of superconducting electronic systems into new capabilities and products. MDA is developing the technologies to transform computing beyond Moore’s Law by advancing development of computer architectures, processing and memory subsystems, and large-scale high-performance computing systems. The Advanced Technology Lab of Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking Superconducting Electronics engineers. The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Transformational Technology Operating Unit. Transformational Technology is focused on developing state-of-the-art next generation superconducting electronics (SCE) and advanced computing technologies.

Responsibilities:

Your primary responsibility will be to contribute to the development of a software suite in Python that is responsible for data acquisition and test automation in a laboratory environment software as part of a small (4-6 member) team using an Agile workflow. Independent work will also at times be required.

Experience:

The ideal candidate will have experience in Python development. Ideally this Python experience would include specific experience with at least some of the following list, in decreasing order of importance: pytest, PyVISA, PyQT, pandas, matplotlib, and QtDesigner.

Additional helpful but not required technical experience includes electrical systems test equipment, embedded systems development, data processing tools, and devops toolsets – see “Preferred Qualifications” section below for more details.

Candidates should also have experience with agile team workflows, either through work experience or educational training.

Interests suited to this role:

It would be beneficial in this role to have familiarity with or at least significant interest in interfacing with low-level hardware to directly test the properties and responses of physical systems, including extraction and processing of the resulting raw data into more usable forms. Additional domain knowledge in superconducting physics, analog and digital electrical systems, and semiconductor manufacturing processes would also be helpful.

This position requires work on site located at our Advanced Technology Lab (ATL) in Linthicum/ Annapolis Junction, MD.

Basic Qualifications for Staff PCM Superconducting Systems Engineer:

• Bachelor's Degree or higher in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) such as Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a similar technical discipline with 14 years of related experience or MS in a STEM discipline with 12 years of related experience or PhD in a STEM discipline with 9 years of related experience
• Proficiency with Python development in both object-oriented and functional contexts
• Experience with developing and contributing to larger scale software projects
• Experience with developing software in a version-controlled environment
• Experience with developing unit tests
• Experience with agile software development methodologies
• This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. citizen and the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI with poly clearance per business requirements

Preferred Qualifications for Staff PCM Superconducting Systems Engineer:

• Experience with the following software tools, languages, and systems:
  • Python: pytest, PyVISA, PyQT, pandas, matplotlib
  • SCPI
  • QtDesigner
  • C++
  • git, GitHub
  • JIRA
  • Jenkins
  • Matlab
• Experience with test equipment including source meters, oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, etc.
  • Experience controlling such equipment via the SCPI protocol is particularly valuable
• Domain knowledge or significant interest in:
  • Superconducting physics
  • Conventional and unconventional analog and digital systems (low-level)
  • Semiconductor fabrication methodologies
• Experience with interfacing with end users to derive software requirements.
• Active TS/SCI with poly security clearance.

Salary Range: $157,500.00 - $236,300.00

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.