Northrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company, and they are seeking a Data Scientist to join their Systems Engineering team. In this role, you will be responsible for supporting data analysis efforts, developing data analysis tools, and collaborating with various teams to drive data-driven decision making.
Data Architecture & Modeling – Design scalable data mining pipelines, establish protocols for data ingestion, cleaning, transformation, and storage. Evolve models to capture long term trends and support real time analytics
Statistical Insight – Perform exploratory data analysis, hypothesis testing, and advanced statistical modeling to identify key drivers and associations within heterogeneous data sources
Visualization & Reporting – Create interactive dashboards and reports using modern BI and visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, PowerBI, Plotly) to communicate insights to technical and non technical stakeholders
Cross Functional Collaboration – Partner with engineering, operations, and business units to define problem statements, translate requirements into analytical solutions, and integrate findings into product roadmaps
Innovation & Knowledge Leadership – Stay abreast of cutting edge data science methodologies (e.g., deep learning, reinforcement learning) and evaluate their relevance to defense contexts. Mentor teams and promote a culture of data driven decision making
Governance & Quality – Establish data governance standards, data quality metrics, and reproducibility practices across the analytics lifecycle
Qualification
Required
Must have a Bachelors degree in a STEM field and at least 2 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least some of relevant military / professional / academic experience
Must have an active DoD Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable time as determined by business needs
Preferred
Specific degree and focus in the Data Science field
Demonstrated proficiency with Python, SQL, Tableau, and .DAT file decoding
IT Management: understand security patch updates to virtual machine instances on servers hosted on central network
Excellent communication: ability to translate complex analytics into clear, actionable insights
Self-started in influencing cross functional teams, out-of-the-box problem solving, and driving analytical strategy
Proven ability to influence and drive adoption of best practices across teams
Capable of reading and understanding system architecture diagrams
Keen interest in autonomous air vehicle platforms and its operations
Benefits
Relocation assistance may be available
Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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.
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 an aerospace, defense and security company that provides training and satellite ground network communications software.
