2026 Associate Circuit Design Engineer - Linthicum MD

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!
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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.

Client-provided location(s): Linthicum Heights, MD

Job ID: NorthropGrumman-R10215384

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-11-22T20:14:27