Northrop Grumman-posted 4 days ago
Full-time • Entry Level
Onsite • Linthicum Heights, MD
5,001-10,000 employees

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 Microelectronics Devices and Applications (MDA) Organization 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 MDA Organization. MDA is focused on developing state-of-the-art next generation superconducting electronics (SCE) and advanced computing technologies.

  • 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.
  • 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 2 years of related experience or MS in a STEM discipline with 0 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 clearance per business requirements.
  • Experience with the following software tools, languages, and systems: Python: pytest, PyVISA, PyQT, pandas, matplotlib
  • SCPI
  • QtDesigner
  • C++
  • git, GitHub
  • JIRA
  • Jenkins
  • Matlab
  • Experience controlling such equipment via the SCPI protocol is particularly valuable
  • Superconducting physics
  • Conventional and unconventional analog and digital systems (low-level)
  • Semiconductor fabrication methodologies
  • Experience with test equipment including source meters, oscilloscopes, digital multimeters, vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, etc.
  • Domain knowledge or significant interest in:
  • Experience with interfacing with end users to derive software requirements.
  • Active security clearance.
  • 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.
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