Principal/Senior Principal Microelectronics Modeling Engineer
Listed on 2026-07-20
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Engineering
Electronics Engineer, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineer, Engineering Design & Technologists
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE:
Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START:
No
CLEARANCE TYPE:
Secret
TRAVEL:
Yes, 10% of the Time
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people’s lives around the world today and for generations to come. We seek 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.
We have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible, and our employees are making history.
The Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Center (NGMC) of Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking an exceptionally talented, motivated, and creative Microelectronics Modeling Engineer for our Space Park Foundry Lab (SPF) located in Manhattan Beach, California, where we design, manufacture, and test semiconductor products for internal and commercial production customers as well as emerging technology programs.
Northrop Grumman’s SPF is a unique capability supporting a range of compound microelectronic devices (Gallium Arsenide, Gallium Nitride, Silicon Carbide, Indium Phosphide) and providing leading-edge technology development in microelectronics. Our devices enable Northrop Grumman’s ground-based radars, avionic radars, and space systems. Join us to work with an amazing, experienced team on challenging projects in R&D, ongoing long-term programs, and new programs targeting future commercial and military platforms.
SPF handles development to sustainment process engineering and covers design, mask making, wafer fabrication, test, and assembly. The candidate must be a strong team participant with excellent communication skills and a resourceful, multi-talented mindset. A strong understanding of semiconductor technology and microelectronic modeling methodologies is essential.
The candidate will own the development of models across technologies. This role includes leadership responsibilities such as coordinating device testing and providing technical leadership in adapting new modeling techniques. The role will partner closely with our Microelectronics Products & Services team and the layout team.
Key Responsibilities- Ownership of model development including mentoring for junior engineers
- Ownership of device test data including coordination of testing, analysis of data, and parameter extraction to support modeling efforts
- Support integration of models into PDKs
- Support and shape modeling opportunities in foundries
This requisition may be filled as a Principal Microelectronics Modeling Engineer or Senior Principal Microelectronics Modeling Engineer.
Basic Qualifications For Principal Microelectronics Modeling Engineer- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Chemistry, Physics or other related STEM discipline with 5 years of relevant experience (3 years with a Master’s degree and 0 with a PhD).
- Experience with semiconductor device modeling
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to analyze measurement data and understand its relationship to the device
- Experience with Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools
- Has a programming background
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance
- US Citizenship Required
- Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Chemistry, Physics or other related STEM discipline with 8 years of relevant experience (6 years with a Master’s degree and 3 with a PhD).
- Experience with semiconductor device modeling
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to analyze measurement data and understand its relationship to the device
- Experience with Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools
- Has a programming background
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance
- US Citizenship Required
- Experience with High Electron Mobility Transistor (HEMT) or Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor (HBT) modeling
- Subject matter expert in modeling principles and device physics, who can…
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