Northrop Grumman Mission Systems (NGMS) is seeking an ASIC Physical Design Engineer to join our team of highly qualified, diverse individuals in Digital Technology. Qualified applicant will become part of the Digital Technology and Secure Processing department, which specializes in product designs for a variety of applications from undersea to outer space.

This candidate will have an ability to operate in a team environment and collaborate across the different teams as required to accomplish the goals.

We are looking for you to join our team as a Senior Staff ASIC Physical Design Engineer based out of Linthicum, MD or Morrisville, NC.

Roles and Responsibilities: 

• Responsible for the complete physical implementation at both block and chip levels.

• Perform physical design of ASIC designs, including floorplanning, placement and routing, clock tree synthesis, physical verification, and IR/EM analysis.

• Ensure the final physical implementation meets all design requirements.

• Collaborate with the front-end team to address and resolve design issues and challenges.

• Develop automation and flow enhancements to improve processes and implementation efficiencies

This position is contingent upon contract award, the ability to obtain or maintain an active DoD Secret clearance.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with 14 years of experience, a Master’s degree with 12 years of experience or a PhD with 9 years of experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• U.S Citizenship is required

• The ability to obtain/maintain an Active DoD secret clearance

• Experience in full product life cycle of ASIC Design

• Experience in backend ASIC design including synthesis and static timing analysis, place and route, physical verification (LVS/DRC)

• Experience with Cadence ASIC toolset e.g., Innovus, Genus, Tempus etc.

• Proficiency in HDL (VHDL/Verilog)

• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Tcl, Python or Perl

• Knowledge of DFT, scan insertion and ATPG

• Effective communication and presentation skills and high proficiency in technical problem solving

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical fields

• Experience with advanced technology nodes (sub 12nm)

• Experience with Global foundries, TSMC or Intel Foundries

• Active DoD Secret Clearance or higher

As a full-time employee of Northrop Grumman Mission Systems, you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:  

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage 

• 401k 

• Educational Assistance 

• Life Insurance 

• Employee Assistance Programs & Work/Life Solutions 

• Paid Time Off 

• Health & Wellness Resources 

• Employee Discounts  

Link to Benefits: https://totalrewards.northropgrumman.com/  

This positions standard work schedule is a 9/80. The 9/80 schedule allows employees who work a nine-hour day Monday through Thursday to take every other Friday off.