Associate Physicist​/Physicist - Advanced Test Capabilities

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. 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.

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.

NGMC:
Microelectronics

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 Physicist to support the NGMC MDA in Linthicum, MD or Annapolis Junction, MD.

We are looking for you to join our team as an Associate Physicist / Physicist - Advanced Test Capabilities.

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 a motivated individual to help us design the next generation of high-performance computing solutions. Our technology is built around superconducting electronics and energy efficient computation. You will work with a team of scientists and engineers to design, test and integrate software on our test platforms. We are a hard-working team that strives to foster a culture of belonging, mentorship, and personal growth.

We are passionate about creating innovative solutions to exciting multi-disciplinary challenges!

As a member of our team, you will:

• Develop software framework to conduct 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.
• Support experimental physics team; develop novel measurement procedures and processes utilizing existing software suite

This position can be filled as an Associate Advanced Test Capabilities Physicist or an Advanced Test Capabilities Physicist

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS Associate Advanced Test Capabilities Physicist:

• Completed Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) with 6+ months of relevant technical experience.
• Experience working in a lab environment or research setting in physics, electronics, or related area.
• Experience with strong communication skills and to work on a diverse multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience independently solving problems in a fast-paced environment.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience (relevant coursework, internships and/or professional experience) in an object-oriented programming language (such as Python, C++, Java, or other).
• Candidate must be a US Citizen.
• Clearance:
  Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain the necessary US Government security clearance per customer's requirements.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS Advanced Test Capabilities Physicist:

• Bachelor’s degree in…