Northrop Grumman · 2 months ago
Principal OR Sr. Principal Experimental Physicist - R10213468-2
Annapolis Junction, MD
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$127K/yr - $191K/yr
3+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security, seeking an Experimental Physicist to support their Advanced Technology Laboratory. The role involves developing and implementing test protocols for superconducting devices, debugging software tools, and analyzing data to report on test results.
AerospaceData IntegrationManufacturingRemote SensingSecurity
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Develop and implement test protocols for novel experiments on superconducting devices
Debug existing software tools and support implementation of new capabilities
Support the current and future development of test platforms within function, cost and schedule constraints
Document and implement test requirements and procedures
Review test plans for accuracy and completeness
Analyze data and report on test results
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) with 5 years of relevant technical 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 working in a lab environment
Basic circuit analysis and troubleshooting skills
Proficiency writing code in MATLAB and/or Python
This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. Citizen
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance per customer's requirements
PhD in experimental physics, electrical engineering, or a STEM related field with 4 years of relevant technical experience; Master's Degree in STEM related field and 6 years of relevant technical experience; Bachelor's Degree in STEM related field with 8 plus years of relevant technical experience
Experience working in a lab environment
Basic circuit analysis and troubleshooting skills
Proficiency writing code in MATLAB and/or Python
This position requires the applicant to be a U.S. Citizen
Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance per customer's requirements
Preferred
PhD in experimental physics, electrical engineering, or STEM related field
Experience with low temperature experimental setups
Experience working with qubits, quantum information, or superconducting electronics
Demonstrated experience of statistical analysis on experimental data
Experience writing in a version-controlled, OOP-based codebase in Python or MATLAB
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
Northrop Grumman is an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.7BKey Investors
U.S. Department of DefenseNASA
2025-05-27Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-01-29Post Ipo Debt· $2.5B
2023-12-20Grant· $72M
Leadership Team
Tom Wilson
Corporate Vice President, Enterprise Business Development
Jeffrey Worsham
Chief Product Owner - Advanced Technology Development
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