Principal Defect Metrology Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret

TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time

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.

The Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Center (NGMC) of Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking an exceptionally talented, motivated, and creative Principal
Defect Metrology Engineer position located at our Linthicum, MD facility.

Th Advanced Technology Lab (ATL), part of Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Center (NGMC), located outside of Baltimore, Maryland - where we design, manufacture, and test semiconductor products for internal and commercial production customers as well as emerging technology programs. Northrop Grumman’s ATL semiconductor foundry is a unique capability supporting a range of production microelectronic devices (Silicon, Gallium Arsenide, Gallium Nitride, and Silicon Carbide) and providing leading‑edge technology development in Superconducting Electronics and SLCFET.

Our devices enable a number of Northrop Grumman’s ground‑based radars, avionic radars, and space systems. The Principal Defect Metrology Engineer should possess some knowledge of defect metrology, defect detection techniques and practices. The selected candidate should have an aptitude for data analysis, technology development and demonstrate an ability to communicate well with others and work equally well independently and as part of a team.

• Maintaining, existing, and developing new in‑line defect metrology recipes and techniques for defect inspection and review tools.
• Assisting with ongoing efforts to integrate in‑line defect metrology into our process flows.
• Writing and maintaining process documentation.
• Partner with vendors and equipment engineers to drive existing and future tools to meet foundry and program needs.
• Supporting statistical process control (SPC), continuous improvement efforts, and the management and dissemination of metrology data.

This position is required to be fully on‑site.

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics or other related technical discipline with 5 years of relevant experience;
  Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics or other related technical discipline with 3 years of relevant experience;
  PhD. in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, Physics or other related technical discipline with 1 year of relevant experience.
• General understanding of defect inspection and review tools (such as dark field, bright field, and scanning electron microscopes)
• Basic knowledge of statistical process control
• Knowledge of recipe creation and optimization
• Hands on experience with Si, GaAs, or other wafers
• Experience with semiconductor fabrication
• Ability to work in a cleanroom setting
• US citizenship is required
• The ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance is required

• Hands on knowledge and operation of defect inspection and review tools (such as dark field, bright field, and scanning electron microscopes)
• Knowledge of defect inspection process
• Experience in lean manufacturing practices and structured problem‑solving methodology
• Experience working in…