Northrop Grumman Australia · 3 months ago
Principal or Sr Principal Quantum Simulation Developer
United States-Maryland-Linthicum
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$127K/yr - $191K/yr
1+ years expNorthrop Grumman Australia is a leader in providing mission-enabling solutions for global security. They are seeking a Principal or Sr Principal Quantum Simulation Developer to design and develop custom simulation frameworks for superconducting devices, analyze simulation results, and mentor less experienced staff.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Design and develop custom simulation frameworks and models for novel experiments on superconducting devices
Debug existing simulation tools and support implementation of new capabilities
Support the current and future development of simulation tools within function, cost, and schedule constraints
Analyze simulation results on superconducting qubits
Mentor less experienced staff to help them learn software development skills
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) with 5 years of relevant experience; Master's degree in STEM related field with 3 years' of relevant technical experience OR Masters' degree in STEM related field and currently enrolled in a PhD program with a completion date prior to start with 1 year of relevant technical experience OR PhD in STEM related field with 1 year of relevant technical experience
Experience with physics-based simulations
Experience developing models to understand experimental results
Experience in a collaborative software development environment
Familiarity with software best practices and development lifecycle
Proficiency writing code in Python
This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. Citizen
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance per business requirements
PhD in theoretical physics, electrical engineering, or a STEM related field with 4 years of professional experience; Master's degree with 6 years of relevant professional experience; Bachelor's degree with 8 years of professional experience
Experience mentoring teams and providing leadership in a scientific setting
Preferred
PhD in theoretical physics, electrical engineering, or a STEM related field
Experience writing in a version-controlled, OOP-based codebase in Python
Experience with code parallelization in an HPC environment
Experience with code review
Leadership experience working on a scientific research team
Experience with codebase design and architecture
Active U.S. Government security clearance
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase