Principal Physicist- Electrical

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: No relocation assistance available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

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's Space Systems is looking for an experienced Principal Physicist -Electrical to support the Launch and Missile Defense Systems business unit for Systems Engineering Radiation Effects team. This position is located at the Chandler, AZ facility.

Principal Physicist -Electrical will play a key role in support of new strategic missile development efforts within the Specialty Engineering group. Project entails hardening launch vehicle structures and avionics to the effects of nuclear radiation and EMP.
A broad experience base in man-made radiation effects, ionizing and non-ionizing radiation forms is desirable. Knowledge of transient radiation effects on electronics (TREE), worst-case circuit analysis (WCCA), and ionizing radiation shielding and transport analysis is preferred.

Basic Qualifications:
* Minimum Education / Experience: 5 Years with Bachelors in Science; 3 Years with Masters; 1 Year with PhD.
• US Citizenship as a prerequisite.
• Must have an active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope•
• Previous work experience with radiation-hardened electronic circuit design, analysis and testing to include circuit analysis using PSPICE or similar analysis tools, data analysis using Python and MATLAB, radiation effects testing of electronics via IL-STD-750 test methods.

Knowledge of electronic equipment radiation effects susceptibility and design hardening mitigation techniques, including radiation shielding, hardened part selection and qualification, hardened circuit design and circuit response analysis.

​• Experienced with radiation effects analysis and simulation tools, such as CREME96, SIRE2, MCNP, Testable Hardware Toolkit (THTK), and MEEC.

• Experience developing test requirements and procedures, hardware, and software for use in evaluating semiconductor devices in radiation environments.

•Knowledge of statistical analysis techniques, including hardness assurance methods of MIL-HDBK-814 and MIL-HDBK-816.

• Develop and design hardware and software capable of evaluating semiconductor devices in radiation environments.
• Experience preferred in fast-paced work environment with production/flight hardware.
• Experience writing radiation effects analysis and test plans and reports.
• Ability to work in a team environment, and occasional travel (approx. 30%).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to present to large customer community.
• Ability to solve problems, analyze test results, drive tasks to completion.

Preferred Qualifications:

Advanced degree in mechanical or electrical engineering, physics.

Salary Range: $95,300.00 - $142,900.00

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.

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 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.