Senior Principal Advanced Technology Lab (ATL) Special Projects Team (SPT) Engineer

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The Northrop Grumman Microelectronics Center (NGMC) of Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking an exceptionally talented, motivated, and creative Advanced Technology Lab (ATL) Special Projects Team (SPT) Engineer who will be supporting technical and project management activities associated with foundry change management and high-visibility projects.

This position is located at our ATL - located outside of Baltimore, Maryland - where we design, manufacture, and test semiconductor products for internal and commercial production customers as well as emerging technology programs.

Northrop Grumman's ATL semiconductor foundry supports a range of production microelectronic devices (Silicon, Gallium Arsenide, Gallium Nitride, and Silicon Carbide) and provides leading edge technology development in Superconducting Electronics and Super-Lattice Castellated Field-Effect Transistors (SLCFET).

Our devices enable a number of Northrop Grumman's ground-based radars, airborne radars, and space systems.

Join us for the chance to work with an amazing, experienced, and talented team while helping serve your country. Enjoy the opportunity to grow and learn with a variety of challenging projects in R&D, ongoing long-term programs, and new programs targeting future military platforms.

Our multidisciplinary foundry team enables activities from development to sustainment engineering. ATL is responsible for all aspects of semiconductor technology including design, mask making, wafer fabrication, test, and assembly.

The candidate must be a strong team participant, have excellent communication skills, and be resourceful and multi-talented.

A strong understanding of semiconductor technology and microelectronic process engineering is essential.

Job Summary :

The position of ATL Special Projects Team (SPT) Engineer reports directly to the Director of ATL. The position will be an Individual Contributor supporting change management within the ATL Organization.

The Engineer will be part of the Special Projects Team and will initiate, prioritize, advance, and close projects enabling faster cycle time and improved quality related to high-visibility products and programs within the ATL organization.

A successful candidate should be very familiar with Best Known Practices of the semiconductor industry, be able to task switch rapidly and work successfully in a team environment.

A successful candidate should also be comfortable with changing project priorities and have strong stakeholder management skills.

In this role, the Engineer will be initiating, kicking off, contributing, supporting and monitoring multiple projects at the same time, almost always in a collaborative team environment.

This position is a full-time on-site position; remote work is not a possibility.

Basic Qualifications :

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Business with 9 years related experience in operations, manufacturing, engineering, and / or program management (13 yrs of exp will be accepted in lieu of degree)
• 5 years of experience in the Semiconductor Industry
• 5 years work with Industrial Engineering practices, tools and principles
• Comfortable reviewing, analyzing, manipulating and forming conclusions from complex datasets
• Proven skills / experience building and supporting high-performing cross-functional teams and culture to achieve operational excellence and meet the expectations of internal / external stakeholders / customers
• Ability to prioritize and multi-task when there are competing demands on you
• Ability to formulate, communicate and execute complex project plans and initiatives by leveraging earned, informal authority
• Strong business and financial acumen
• Excellent interpersonal and critical thinking skills. Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills with the ability to effectively communicate with all levels of leadership, shop floor employees, and support function employees
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint)
• Advanced knowledge of Atlassian Tools (JIRA, Confluence)
• Commitment to inclusive and positive employee relations, ethics, and compliance
• Currently Top Secret (TS) with SCI clearance
• US Citizenship required

Preferred Qualifications :

• 14 years of relevant experience including prior experience with semiconductor equipment engineering, working at a semiconductor equipment vendor, device fabrication and / or test / assembly facilities
• Successfully led complex initiatives within the semiconductor industry
• Advanced data analysis experience (JMP, R, Python, etc.)
• Master's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Business

Salary Range : $127,000 - $190,600

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results.

Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives. In addition, Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and / or personal business.

Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action 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 / AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit http : / / www.northropgrumman.com / EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

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