Superconducting Electronics Design Engineer

Are you interested in exploring a career in the cutting edge of IC circuit design? You'll leverage your current experience against our training and your team's wealth of knowledge with the goal of designing Reciprocal Quantum Logic (RQL) and superconducting devices in a highly collaborative team environment.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) Advanced Capabilities division is a leader in the development and manufacture of next generation high-performance computing. Superconducting electronics form the core of our technology, with development thrusts in both quantum and classical logic. Our quantum computing activities include the development of superconducting devices for both quantum annealing and gate-model quantum computation. Our classical computing activities focus on energy-efficient computation using our patented superconducting digital logic technology, RQL. With a well-established impressive performance this technology is appealing for a variety of immediate applications and future research possibilities at a time when Moore’s law is dramatically slowing. You’ll work in a fast-paced team environment alongside a broad array of scientists and engineers to make these design solutions a reality.

We are seeking motivated Design Engineers or Physicists to join our team in the design of hardware for our superconducting systems. Tasks include machine learning hardware design and code development, preferably with python. The right candidate will be comfortable in a dynamic environment with rapidly developing technologies and tools. Strong written and oral communication skills are required.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field with 2 years of experience in ither Analog, Digital or Mixed Signal Circuit design (0 years with technical MS or a PhD).
• Familiarity with machine learning models with a preference for experience in model compression techniques such as quantization.
• Experience in code development with a preference for python and demonstrated competence with collaborative code development tools such as GitHub.
• Experience in numerical modeling of physical dynamic systems such as analog or mixed signal Electronics Design.
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication skills, able to efficiently disseminate information to leadership and respective working group.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret clearance per business requirements. US Citizenship is a requirement for this.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in superconducting systems or novel machine learning hardware development is desired but not expected.
• Knowledge of Quantum Information or Quantum Mechanics
• Working knowledge of analog/mixed-signal circuit design flow including schematic capture, simulation, layout and physical verification (DRC/LVS)
• Microwave engineering design background; solid understanding of transmission line theory and matching circuitry
• Electromagnetic modeling background employing commercial tools, such as HFSS, Clarity, or CST

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