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September 17, 2026
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Modeling and Simulation Engineer (1/2)

San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
$76K/yr - $114K/yr
Entry, Mid Level
Northrop Grumman develops revolutionary aerospace and defense systems and provides opportunities to work on impactful technological advancements. The Modeling and Simulation Engineer will maintain, develop, and routinely run data analysis tools to support data-driven decision-making within the Systems Engineering organization.
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Responsibilities

  • In this role, you will be expected to maintain, develop, and routinely run a set of data analysis tools to help make data-driven decision making

Qualification

Required

  • Must have a Bachelors of Science degree in a STEM field and at least **0** years of relevant military / professional experience
  • Must have a Bachelors of Science 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 **0** years of relevant military / professional experience
  • Must have the ability to obtain or maintain a U.S. Government 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 amount of time as determined by business needs
  • Must have experience in ingesting, processing, storing, analyzing and visualizing large data sets

Preferred

  • Demonstrated proficiency with Python, SQL, Tableau, MATLAB, 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
  • An active US Government Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)

Benefits

  • Relocation assistance may be available
  • 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off
  • Employees may be eligible for overtime
  • Employees may be eligible for shift differential
  • Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay
  • Annual bonuses designed to reward individual contributions and allow employees to share in company results
  • Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives
  • Health insurance coverage
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Savings plan
  • Company paid holidays
  • 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.
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