Principal/Senior Principal Process Integration/Device Development Engineer

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems seeks to fill a Process Integration/Device Development Engineer position within our Advanced Technology Lab (ATL). ATL is located just outside of Baltimore, MD - where we design, manufacture, and test semiconductor products for internal and commercial production as well as emerging programs. We have over 21,000 square feet of Class 100 wafer fabrication cleanroom that supports variants of Si; SiGe; GaAs; SiC.

At Northrop Grumman’s Advanced Technology Lab –VARIETY describes the work that our process integration team enjoys. The process integration team at ATL has the chance to work on both production and development programs, as well as troubleshooting and process improvements. Many people on our process integration team work on more than one product/program at once, and have exposure to other products as well. The process integration group is also an integral part of the foundry process, interfacing with multiple other foundry groups on a daily basis.

Roles and Responsibilities:

The Process Integration Engineer (First Shift) will be responsible for overseeing production flows on our semiconductor manufacturing line, as well as the creation of integrated processes supporting several technologies including GaAs, GaN, SiC, CMOS, and novel materials. Candidate should have in-depth knowledge of semiconductor processing and wafer fabrication with some device knowledge. Duties include defining device structures for product monitoring, process continuous improvement, design and evaluation of experiments, electrical and functional parts evaluation, SPC, and product qualification. Candidate should have the ability to develop advanced technological ideas and guide their development to a final product. Join us for the chance to work with an amazing, experienced, and talented team. We are expanding with new work on many development and production programs.

This requisition may be filled as a Principal Process Integration Engineer or Senior Principal Process Integration Engineer based on the qualifications below. #NGATL

Basic Qualifications for Principal Process Integration:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Microelectronics, Material Science, Chemistry, Physics or closely related technical major with 5 years of relevant experience (3 years with an MS, 0 years with PhD)

- In-depth knowledge of semiconductor processing and wafer fabrication with some device knowledge.

- Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance (US Citizenship is a requirement for this).

Basic Qualifications for Senior Principal Process Integration:

- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Microelectronics, Material Science, Chemistry, Physics or closely related technical major with 9 years of relevant experience (7 years with an MS, 4 years with PhD)

- In-depth knowledge of semiconductor processing and wafer fabrication with some device knowledge.

- Must be able to obtain and maintain a secret security clearance (US Citizenship is a requirement for this).

Preferred Qualifications:

- Course work in semiconductor processing, analog and microwave electronic circuits - III-V semiconductor fabrication experience

- RF test analysis and production engineering experience

- Device physics expertise in III-V devices, Bipolar transistors, or CMOS

- Experience with DOEs, JMP, statistical analysis Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce.

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