Staff Trade Studies and Analysis Systems Engineer (SS615)

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

One of our most challenging new fields is Microelectronics Design and Applications (MDA), which combines the unique properties of superconductivity and quantum mechanics to develop radical new energy-efficient computing systems. MDA is seeking a Staff Trade Studies and Analysis Systems Engineer with demonstrated ability to independently analyze research, recommend alternative to support ongoing microelectronic programs, and development of new technologies to support our innovative MDA team in support of emerging supercomputing technologies.

What You’ll Get to Do:

• Independently analyze research, recommend alternative to support ongoing microelectronic programs, and development of new technologies to support our innovative MDA team in support of emerging supercomputing technologies.
• Oversee risk management and opportunities while producing essential engineering work products and monitor these deliverables along with their related program dependencies within the program schedule. Emphasize identifying opportunities for continuous improvement in technical methods and strategies for mitigating risks in design, fabrication, and testing cycles.
• Coordinate between the System Architect, Chief Engineer, Product Team Lead(s), program manager, and customer to ensure the integrity and executability of the program technical baseline.
• Collaborate cross-functionally and multi-discipline to ensure system/subsystem/software designs align with system definitions.
• Support planning and execution of system/subsystems/software/hardware integration, (formal qualification) test, requirements specification and verification activities.
• Interface with inter-organizational management and external Customer to communicate technical briefing and program status.

This position is contingent on clearance.

This position will serve on-site in Linthicum / Annapolis Junction, MD.

Basic Qualifications for Staff Trade Studies and Analysis Systems Engineer:

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline with 12 years of experience, a Master's degree in a STEM discipline with 10 years of experience or a PhD in a STEM discipline with 8 years of experience.
• Demonstrated experience in performing analysis and development of trade studies for complex systems.
• Demonstrated experience with Systems Development Lifecycle with a focus on research and development of emerging microelectronics and supporting systems.
• Experience in systems development, design, fabrication, integration and test.
• Demonstrated ability to interface and collaborate with cross-functional, multi-discipline teams to deliver engineering outcomes
• This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. citizen
• Current active DoD TS/SCI with poly clearance per business requirements.

Preferred Qualifications of Staff Trade Studies and Analysis