Staff Experimental Physicist

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be availableCLEARANCE TYPE: A US Government security clearance per customer's requirements.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 (NGMS) Engineering & Sciences (E&S) is seeking candidates for the position of a Staff Experimental Physicist to support advanced technology development programs.
This position requires full-time on-site work at our Advanced Technology Laboratory (ATL) in Linthicum, MD location or our Annapolis Junction, MD location.
We are seeking a experimental physicist - principal investigator with a robust scientific background that has an interest in data acquisition and analysis on superconducting qubits and superconducting electronics. The ideal candidate has experience with running complex experiments and writing custom software to control a variety of equipment such as RF/DC sources and arbitrary waveform generators. This position will involve both using existing test resources (hardware and software) and developing new tools to improve test throughput and reliability.
Your responsibilities:

Support current research programs activities within cost and schedule constraints.
Devise concepts for new experiments and devices to meet program goals.
Guide implementation of design and help develop/review test plans for accuracy and completeness.
Develop and implement test protocols for novel experiments on superconducting devices
Debug existing software tools and support implementation of new capabilities
Analyze data and report on test results
Engage in productive scientific collaboration with university partners.
Collaborate closely with chip fabrication partners. Mentor junior staff members.
What you need to be successful in the role:

Interest/excitement in research areas involving qubits and superconducting electronics
Tenacity when diving into problems to follow them through and find the optimal solution
Presentation and communication skills
Ability to collaborate in a small group setting (4-7 people) as well as work independently