Principal Hardware Engineer / Senior Principal Hardware Engineer

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, but they’re also making history.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Hardware Engineer to support the FPGA/ASIC Circuit Design, Electronic Devices and Integrated Circuits, Mechanical Hardware Engineering, Power and RF Electronics and Microelectronics Engineering Teams.

As part of FPGA/ASIC Circuit Design team, you will work on design and verification of full-custom digital and mixed signal Superconducting Circuits 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.

As part of the Electronic Devices and Integrated Circuits team, you will design and layout electronic circuitry that is used in many different military subsystems systems and platforms.

As part of the Mechanical Hardware Engineering team, you will design electronic packaging while applying advanced technical principles, theories, and concepts while contributing to the development of new principles and concepts.

As part of the Power and RF Electronics team, you will design power electronics and RF circuitry that is used in many different military subsystems systems and platforms.

As part of the Microelectronics Engineering team, you will support both production and development programs with opportunities to support multiple advanced technologies and devices.

This position will be located at one of our three locations in: Baltimore, Linthicum or Annapolis, Maryland.

Basic Qualifications Principal Hardware Engineer:

• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in science, engineering, or related discipline with 5 years of experience; or 3 years of relevant experience with a Masters (MS) degree.

• Candidate must be a US Citizen

• Candidate must have the ability to obtain or maintain an active U.S. Government DOD Secret Clearance

• Experience in the design, fabrication, and test

Basic Qualifications Senior Principal Hardware Engineer:

• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in science, engineering, or related discipline with 9 years of experience; or 7 years of relevant experience with a Masters (MS) degree or 4 years of relevant experience with a Ph.D.

• Candidate must be a US Citizen

• Candidate must have the ability to obtain or maintain an active U.S. Government DoD Secret Clearance

• Experience in the design, fabrication, and test

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active DoD Top Secret clearance or higher

• Familiarity with data analysis using tools such as JMP, SAS, R, Tableau, Python, or other data analysis software

• Familiarity with classical structural and finite element analysis

• Familiarity with Finite Element Analysis (FEA), and Microsoft Office applications

• Familiarity with developing Finite Element Models (FEM) from CAD geometry

• Familiarity with common analog circuits such as amplifiers, bandgap volage references, voltage regulators as well as A/D and D/A converters

• Familiarity with Signal processing functions such as Integrators, differentiators and filters

• Familiarity with schematic entry and simulation tools such as Cadence Virtuoso and Spectre.

• Familiarity with the use of the tools to characterize DC and AC performance such as bandwidth, gain/phase margin, PSRR over corners.

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

• 401k

• Educational Assistance

• Life Insurance

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions

• Paid Time Off

• Health & Wellness Resources

• Employee Discounts

This position is contingent upon the successful transfer of an active DoD Secret Clearance or the ability to obtain an active DoD Secret clearance prior to starting  

Link to Benefits: https://totalrewards.northropgrumman.com/ 

This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.

The health and safety of our employees and their families is a top priority. The company encourages employees to remain up-to-date on their COVID-19 vaccinations. U.S. Northrop Grumman employees may be required, in the future, to be vaccinated or have an approved disability/medical or religious accommodation, pursuant to future court decisions and/or government action on the currently stayed federal contractor vaccine mandate under Executive Order 14042 https://www.saferfederalworkforce.gov/contractors/.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.