Sr. Principal Factory Automation Engineer (PR1116)

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.

Today’s dynamic global security threats require solutions both big and small – solutions living within the Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Center (NGMC). Boasting state-of-the-art design capabilities, multiple processing nodes, electrical testing, environmental and QCI screening, and failure analysis, the NGMC is a leader in designing, fabricating, packaging and delivering discriminating microelectronics to the military, aerospace, and commercial markets.  For more than 70 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 allows us to provide our customers with unique “More than Moore” solutions.
Microelectronics | Northrop Grumman

The Systems Engineering Integration & Test (SEIT) department is seeking a Sr. Principal Factory Automation Engineer to join our team and develop these technologies into high-performance computing systems. You’ll work in a fast-paced team environment alongside physicists, design engineers, and superconducting foundry engineers to make these technologies a reality.

This position requires full-time work onsite at our Linthicum/Annapolis Junction, MD locations.

Responsibilities:

• Architect custom solutions to bridge the gap between COTS software packages and internal applications.
• Collaborate with COTS vendor and engineering leads to optimize and make key decisions regarding Equipment Automation deployment and configuration.
• Define requirements, author code, test and deploy custom solutions to factory automation systems.
• Establish communication between factory host and semiconductor equipment, both SEMI E4 and SEMI E37 compatible.
• Characterize semiconductor equipment automation to meet CIM Automation Mode requirements.
• Set communication protocols and network configurations on network devices (Modbus/TCP, AMQP, MQTT, etc.)
• Author technical documentation that outlines equipment integration and factory automation to technical and non-technical individuals.
• Analyze needs and requirements of existing and proposed systems, and develops technical, structural, and organizational specifications.
• Perform root cause analysis for application failures and implement solutions.
• Communicate effectively at all levels of the organization, with internal and external customers, in written and verbal format.
• Work under minimal direction and independently determine and develop approach to solutions.
• Assess security risk of equipment network ports and introducing 3rd party technology onsite.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) with 8+ years of relevant experience or MS with 6 years of related experience, or PhD in a STEM discipline with 4 years of related experience.
• Able to drive execution of Statement of Work (SOW) components with vendors and work cross organization.
• Experience in high volume automated manufacturing microelectronics or semiconductor fabs, including experience with semiconductor CIM components (MES, Equipment Automation, SPC, Fault Decision, R2R Control, etc.).
• Very Strong familiarity with SEMI Standards, particularly standards related to factory automation (E4, E5, E30, E37, etc.).
• Experience working with SECS/GEM protocol (SECS-I & SECS-II messaging, communication over RS-232 and TCP/IP.
• Strong understanding of software programming, concepts of Software Engineering or Systems Engineering specifically software integration.
• Strong understanding of network architecture and concepts.
• Experience with supplier engagement and facilitation of supplier. development and risk reduction activities.
• Strong organizational and