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2026 Associate Circuit Design Engineer - Linthicum MD

Northrop Grumman

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Top Secret/SCI
$72,700 - $109,100
Unspecified
Engineering - Mechanical
Linthicum Heights, MD (On-Site/Office)

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: SCI

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.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. We have a wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies. Our differentiated battle management and cyber solutions deliver timely, mission-enabling information and provide superior situational awareness and understanding to protect the U.S. and its global allies.

Entry Level opportunities at Northrop Grumman are unique. Are you interested in boosting your knowledge through experience and exposure, while supporting a mission that seeks to protect our nation and its allies? If so, then Northrop Grumman is the place you!

Our professionals live and breathe different perspectives; we are curious about the world, accepting each other, and aware that the more ideas, backgrounds, opinions and experiences we bring to our work, the stronger that work will be. Just as you would invest your time and hard work into our company, we focus on investing back into you through enriching professional experiences and high-quality learning and development opportunities. We want you to bring your whole self to work, and for you to have meaningful connections with your coworkers, customers and communities, while providing the best products, systems and technologies to protect our world.

Northrop Grumman is seeking Circuit Design Engineers. This position will be located in-person at our Mission Systems sector in Linthicum, MD.

The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman's Microelectronics Center (NGMC), Microelectronics Design & Applications (MDA) business unit. MDA 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 scientists and engineers to make these next generation processing solutions a reality. The selected candidate will become part of the Superconducting Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) design team working closely with our internal semiconductor foundry.

Roles and Responsibilities:
  • Support our research and development design team, which focuses on custom, low-power, low-temperature, RF, analog, and mixed-signal integrated circuits
  • Advanced design techniques and semiconductor manufacturing/testing
  • Electromagnetic (EM) simulation
  • Develop innovative circuits, design techniques, and best practices
  • Learn systems-level communication skills to effectively collaborate with various teams
  • Work closely with design leadership, product owners, fabrication, test, and theory teams to conduct comprehensive experiments and drive our aggressive research and development schedule
  • All work is performed in a Linux environment using state-of-the-art computer-aided design tools


Basic Qualifications:

A candidate must meet ALL of the below criteria. The candidate must:
  • Be completing or has completed their Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
  • Be majoring in or having majored in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Microelectronics Engineering
  • Active TS/SCI US security clearance
  • The ability to obtain Special Access Program within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.00/4.0 or higher
  • Experience with RF, Analog, or Mixed Signal Circuit design
  • Experience in custom Integrated Circuit (IC) design or layout in Cadence Virtuoso or similar design automation software in Linux environment
  • Working knowledge of the IC design flow including schematic capture, simulation, and layout
  • 2D and 3D Electromagnetic (EM) modeling experience with commercial tools such as ANSYS (HFSS/Maxwell3D), COMSOL, Momentum, etc.
  • Programming experience in Cadence SKILL or Python
  • Experience in semiconductor fabrication or test


Salary Range:

$72,700 - $109,100/year

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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 an Equal Opportunity 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 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.
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