Principal/ Senior Principal Circuit Design Engineer

Northrop Grumman

69d • $105,400 - $158,000

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 with 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! 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. You’ll work in a fast-paced team environment alongside a broad array of scientists and engineers to make these design solutions a reality. Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is seeking motivated engineers and scientists to join our research and development design team, which focuses on custom, low-power, low-temperature, RF, analog, and mixed-signal integrated circuits. Selected candidates will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Superconducting Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) design team working closely with internal semiconductor foundry.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) degree with 5 years of experience in RF, Analog, or Mixed Signal Circuit design (3 years with technical MS or 1 year with a PhD)
• Strong attention to detail and organization
• Experience in custom Integrated Circuit (IC) design or layout in Cadence Virtuoso or similar design automation software in Linux environment
• Strong problem solving, analytical, written, and oral communication skills
• Interest in mentoring junior designers
• Able to collaborate with multiple team members and other teams to complete chip leadership tasks
• 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

Nice To Haves

• Proficient use of at least one of the following software tools for linear and nonlinear circuit characterization: ANSYS (HFSS/Maxwell3D), ADS (Momentum), COMSOL, etc.
• 2D and 3D Electromagnetic (EM) modeling experience with commercial tools such as ANSYS (HFSS/Maxwell3D), COMSOL, Momentum, etc.
• Programming experience in Cadence SKILL or Python
• Experience in semiconductor fabrication, testing, and/or novel idea creation
• Experience in small to medium size team leadership
• Experience in Process Design Kit development and Linux infrastructure setup and maintenance
• Active U.S. Government security clearance

Responsibilities

• Contribute your expertise in advanced design techniques and semiconductor manufacturing/testing
• Enhance your task leadership and electromagnetic (EM) simulation skills
• Develop innovative circuits, design techniques, and best practices
• Learn systems-level communication skills to effectively collaborate with various teams
• Work closely with design leadership, product owners, fabrication, test, and theory teams to conduct comprehensive experiments and drive our aggressive research and development schedule

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree