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CLEARANCE TYPE: Polygraph

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. 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.

Today’s dynamic global security threats require solutions both big and small – solutions living within the Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Center (NGMC). Boasting state-of-the-art design capabilities, multiple processing nodes, electrical testing, environmental and QCI screening, and failure analysis, the NGMC is a leader in designing, fabricating, packaging, and delivering discriminating microelectronics to the military, aerospace, and commercial markets.  For more than 70 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 allows us to provide our customers with unique “More than Moore” solutions. Microelectronics | Northrop Grumman

One of our most challenging new fields is Microelectronics Design and Applications (MDA), which combines the unique properties of superconductivity and quantum mechanics to develop radical new energy-efficient computing systems. MDA is seeking a Staff Superconducting Interconnect Systems Lead with demonstrated ability to lead development of new technologies to support our innovative MDA team in support of emerging supercomputing technologies.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Work closely with Superconducting materials design, fabrication, and test engineers to monitor, track, and verify that interconnect designs meet specifications.Track new and emergent Superconducting materials to inform designs of interconnect solutions, methods, tools and techniques Define system functional and performance requirements and collaborate on verification/validation approaches.Facilitate internal and customer collaboration to capture and enhance engineering artifactsAbility to operate in a team environment and collaborate across multi‐functional teams to develop innovative solutionsLead the trade study definition, metrics development and evaluations for the use of novel technologies to aid in the development of support tools and target transformational computing systemsLead, establish, and enforce the adoption of standard processes, configuration management, and good engineering practicesEnsure system technical compliance with the program Statement of Work (SOW) and system requirements.Manage the vertical and horizontal technical integration throughout the product teams and program life cycle.Support the implementation of digital and mixed system architectures and algorithmsManage risk and opportunity and the production of core engineering work products and track the work products and associated program dependencies in the program schedule.Coordinate between the System Architect, Chief Engineer, Product Team Lead(s), program manager, and customer to ensure the integrity and executability of the program technical baseline.

Basic Qualifications for Staff Superconducting Interconnect Systems Lead:

Bachelor's Degree or higher in a STEM discipline (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) with 12 years of related experience, or 10 years with a Master's Degree, or 8 years with a PhD.Demonstrated Requirements Management from Elicitation to Verification.Demonstrated experience with the full product life cycle (design, fabrication, and test) Experience facilitating internal and customer collaboration to capture and enhance engineering artifactsDemonstrated experience with the full product life cycle (requirements, design, implementation, and test) Demonstrated Backlog Planning and Management.Risk and Opportunity Management experience.Candidates must be a US Citizen Clearance:  Candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD TS/SCI Clearance with Polygraph

Preferred Qualifications for Staff Superconducting Interconnect Systems Lead:

Advanced Degrees in Electrical, Materials, Mechanical, Systems Engineering, or related technical fieldsMulti-Disciplinary Engineering exposure (Software, Hardware, Electrical) and strong ability to communicate cross functionally.Experience leading technical teams.Experience with Earned Value ManagementKnowledge of Systems Engineering processing from generation of an Integrated Master Plan (IMP) to Work Product Breakdown into Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) for the development of complex systems of systems.Current Active DoD TS/SCI Clearance with Polygraph

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Salary Range: $157,500.00 - $247,600.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

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 all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.