Principal Engineer/Senior Principal Engineer RF Microwave Design

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RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: A US Government security clearance per customer's requirements.

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.

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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 radically new energy-efficient computing systems.

Our team is chartered with providing the skills to transform computing beyond Moore’s Law, advancing development of computer architectures, processing/memory subsystems, and large-scale high-performance computing systems.

MDA is seeking a **RF Microwave Design Engineer** with demonstrated ability to support our innovative

**What You’ll get to Do:**

Superconducting electronics form the core of our technology, with a focus on energy-efficient computation using our patented superconducting digital logic technology, Reciprocal Quantum Logic (RQL).

On a gate-for-gate basis, RQL consumes orders of magnitude less power than CMOS while running at significantly higher clock speeds.

As an RF Design Engineer on our team, you’ll work alongside physicists, circuit design engineers, and superconducting foundry engineers to develop these technologies into reality.

Related job functions include:

+ Designing, modeling, and verifying RF, microwave, and mixed signal subsystem assemblies
+ Support verification efforts for RF, Analog, and Digital hardware designs
+ Collaborating with peer functions such as Mechanical, Manufacturing, Test, and IC design Engineers
+ Deriving and trading requirements with subsystem engineers and component level designers
+ Working directly with component level design peers developing custom RF integrated circuit designs to meet assembly-level requirements

This position will serve 100% on-site in Linthicum, MD.

This position will be filled at either the Principal RF Engineer or Senior Principal RF Engineer level based on the qualifications below.

**Basic Qualifications for the Principal RF Engineer Level:**

+ Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related STEM degree and 5 years of relevant work experience required, or a Master's degree and 3 years of experience, or PhD with 1 year of related experience
+ Working knowledge of HFSS or COMSOL simulation tool, Proficiency with Cadence Virtuoso or similar IC design software
+ Strong understanding of RF network and resonator transmission line theory.
+ Understanding of fundamental principles of finite elemental analysis.
+ Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams in simulation tool development, verification, and loop closure comparison to test results.
+ Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance per business requirements.
+ This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. Citizen.

**Basic Qualifications for the Senior Principal RF Engineer Level:**

+ Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related STEM degree and 8 years of relevant work experience required, or a Master's degree and 6 years of experience, or PhD with 4 years of related experience
+ Working knowledge of HFSS or COMSOL simulation tool, Proficiency with Cadence Virtuoso or similar IC design software
+ Strong understanding of RF network and resonator transmission line theory.
+ Understanding of fundamental principles of finite elemental analysis.
+ Ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams in simulation tool development, verification, and loop closure comparison to test results.
+ This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. Citizen.
+ Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance per business requirements.

**Preferred Qualifications:**

+ Experience with RF/microwave circuit design and proficiency with ADS suite of tools.
+ Microwave engineering background; understanding of s-parameters and impedance matching techniques.
+ 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 modeling experience with commercial tools such as ANSYS (HFSS/Maxwell3D), COMSOL, Momentum, etc.
+ RF, EMI/EMC PI signal integrity experience.

Primary Level Salary Range: $105,400.00 - $158,000.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $131,100.00 - $196,700.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.

In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date.

However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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