Principal/Sr. Principal Experimental Physicist

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.

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, but they’re also making history. 

Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Center (NGMC) is a leader in advanced development of semiconductor system solutions for the military, aerospace, and commercial markets.  For more than 50 years, we have been offering a wide range of trusted foundry and semiconductor services that deliver high performing and reliable microelectronics. Our wide breadth of technologies and capabilities includes research in advanced computing solutions to provide our customers with unique “More than Moore” solutions. Microelectronics | Northrop Grumman 

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The Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Design & Applications (MDA) business area is leading efforts to transform computing, combining the unique properties of superconductivity and quantum mechanics to develop revolutionary energy-efficient computing systems. You will work in a fast-paced team environment alongside a broad array of engineers to make these next generation processing solutions a reality. 

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) Engineering & Sciences (E&S) is seeking candidates for the position of an Experimental Physicist to support the NGMC MDA 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.

Your 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

What you need to be successful in the role:

• 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