Principal OR Sr. Principal Experimental Physicist

Northrop Grumman•Linthicum Heights, MD

51d•Onsite

About The Position

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. Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. Our Engineering and Sciences (E&S) organization pushes the boundaries of innovation, redefines engineering capabilities, and drives advances in various sciences. Our team is chartered by providing the skills, innovative technologies to develop, design, produce and sustain optimized product lines across the sector while providing a decisive advantage to the warfighter. Come be a part of our mission! Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) Engineering & Sciences (E&S) is seeking candidates for the position of an Experimental Physicist to support the NGMC in Linthicum, MD or Annapolis Junction, MD . This position requires full-time on-site work at our Advanced Technology Laboratory (ATL) in Linthicum, MD location or our Annapolis Junction, MD location. We are seeking an experimental physicist with a robust scientific background that has an interest in data acquisition and analysis on superconducting qubits and superconducting electronics. The ideal candidate has experience with running complex experiments and writing custom software to control a variety of equipment such as RF/DC sources and arbitrary waveform generators. This position will involve both using existing test resources (hardware and software) and developing new tools to improve test throughput and reliability.

Requirements

Interest/excitement in research areas involving qubits and superconducting electronics
Tenacity when diving into problems to follow them through and find the optimal solution
Presentation and communication skills
Ability to collaborate in a small group setting (4-7 people) as well as work independently
Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) with 5 years of relevant technical experience; Master's degree in STEM related field with 3 years' of relevant technical experience OR Masters' degree in STEM related field and currently enrolled in a PhD program with a completion date prior to start with 1 year of relevant technical experience OR PhD in STEM related field with 1 year of relevant technical experience.
Experience working in a lab environment
Basic circuit analysis and troubleshooting skills
Proficiency writing code in MATLAB and/or Python
This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. Citizen.
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance per customer's requirements.
PhD in experimental physics, electrical engineering, or a STEM related field with 4 years of relevant technical experience; Master's Degree in STEM related field and 6 years of relevant technical experience; Bachelor's Degree in STEM related field with 8 plus years of relevant technical experience.

Nice To Haves

PhD in experimental physics, electrical engineering, or STEM related field.
Experience with low temperature experimental setups
Experience working with qubits, quantum information, or superconducting electronics
Demonstrated experience of statistical analysis on experimental data
Experience writing in a version-controlled, OOP-based codebase in Python or MATLAB
Active U.S. Government security clearance.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement test protocols for novel experiments on superconducting devices
Debug existing software tools and support implementation of new capabilities
Support the current and future development of test platforms within function, cost and schedule constraints
Document and implement test requirements and procedures
Review test plans for accuracy and completeness
Analyze data and report on test results