Operations Research Engineer Level 3/4 (AHT)

Northrop Grumman; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 103,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance may be available

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Northridge, CA seeks an Operations Research Engineer to develop models, analyze data, and mentor junior analysts on a full-time, on-site basis. The role requires a DoD Secret clearance or the ability to obtain one and involves simulation tool development across air, land, sea and cyber domains.

The position emphasizes collaboration across engineering disciplines, tool development, and delivering actionable insights to leadership.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or Physics and related modeling/simulation experience.
• Experience with data visualization and briefing materials for varied audiences.
• Active DoD security clearance or ability to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Develop and apply advanced software and systems methods for complex problems.
• Create tools for visualization of battlespace at mission level.
• Model operational environments and perform trade studies via simulation.
• Develop software to model behavior in real-time and in simulations.

Skills

C/C++

Data visualization

High-level programming

Education

BS in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or Physics

MS or PhD with related experience

Tools

MATLAB

Python

VBA

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time

Description

At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.

Northrop Grumman Advanced Weapons Business Unit is seeking a Operations Research Engineer Level 3 or 4 for our Operations Research team in Northridge, CA. The Operations Research Engineer will be responsible for developing models, performing data analysis, communicating findings to internal and external stakeholders, and training and mentoring junior analysts in the same skill sets.

This position is required to be full-time, on-site in the Northridge, CA location. No remote/telework arrangement is available for this position. Applicants must have an active US Government DoD Secret security clearance with ability to get cleared for SAP.

Our work influences the investment decisions of our senior leadership and customer program offices. The Operations Research discipline is a blend of many other fields (e.g. Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Software Engineering, Mathematics, etc.) and frequently collaborates across functional disciplines. The Operations Research team is responsible for evaluating the merit of new technologies and military operations in future conflicts. In this role, you will be a member of a team that performs the following tasks: simulation tool and infrastructure development, model development, scenario creation, designing focused vignette threads, and performing analysis. The analysis includes a wide variety of system types and spans multiple domains (e.g. friendly and adversary; ground, maritime, air and space). You will work with technical teams and leadership to develop standalone and/or distributed simulation tools/infrastructure and to perform analysis at the engagement, mission, and/or campaign levels.

Duties And Responsibilities May Include

• Develop and apply advanced software and systems methods that support the investigation, analysis and solution of complex and advanced technical problems
• Develop and use tools that support the visualization of the battlespace at a mission or engagement level
• Use, develop, and modify tools to support data analysis of simulation or flight test results
• Model operational environments, performs trade studies via computer simulation, and recommends alternative architectures
• Develop software to model behavior of systems in real-time and constructive simulations
• Develop, integrate, and use advanced graphical user interfaces and visualization tools
• Perform mission simulation using government or industry standard tools to determine mission effectiveness
• Perform engagement simulation using standard tools, MATLAB, Simulink and others
• Perform modeling and simulation studies that optimize mission performance for weapon systems across the air, land, sea, space and cyber domains
• Perform modeling, simulation, and analysis tasks assessing system survivability, system effectiveness, and overall system performance in engagement / mission-level scenarios
• Develop performance models and algorithms, threat models and command and control models for new and/or existing system simulation frameworks
• Elicit input from various stakeholders, synthesize data, and communicate results to various levels of leadership within the organization
• Participate in Agile engineering project frameworks

This position may be filled as a level 3 or a level 4. Basic qualifications for each level are listed below.

Basic Qualifications For An Operations Research Engineer 3

• BS in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or Physics and 5+ years modeling, simulation, and analysis of Aerospace Systems, Systems Analysis, and Design, or MS and 3+ years of experience as mentioned, or PhD. and 1+ years of experience as mentioned
• Experience creating compelling Operational Viewpoints (OV-1s), data visualization, and other briefing materials to explain simulation techniques, assumptions, and insights to a variety of audiences
• Experience executing technology development and Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) contracts with DoD customers
• Experience leading Operations Research studies, including identifying Technical Performance Metrics (TPMs) and developing study plans from Statements of Work (SOWs) and Statements of Objectives (SOOs)
• Active US Government DoD Secret security clearance with ability to get cleared for SAP

Basic Qualifications For An Operations Research Engineer 4

• BS in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or Physics with 8+ years of experience in modeling, simulation, and analysis of Aerospace Systems, Systems Analysis and Design; or a MS with 6+ years of the prior mentioned experience or PhD. with 4+ years of the prior mentioned experience
• Experience creating compelling OV-1s, data visualization, and other briefing materials to explain simulation techniques, assumptions, and insights to a variety of audiences
• Experience executing technology development and EMD contracts with DoD customers
• Experience leading Operations Research studies, including identifying Technical Performance Metrics (TPMs) and developing study plans from Statements of Work (SOWs) and Statements of Objectives (SOOs)
• Active US Government DoD Secret security clearance with ability to get cleared for SAP

Preferred Qualifications - Both Levels

• Experience as an AFSIM developer/analyst, including making and validating movers, creating observers and post-processors, and performing large Design of Experiments (DoE) studies
• Comfortable with high level programming languages such as C/C++
• Strong software development principles with the ability to manage computer resources for data throughput and distributed systems
• Experience developing and using analysis tools such as MATLAB, Python, VBA, or similar tools
• Strong debugging skills, ability to use common debuggers, compilers and command line execution.
• Ability to develop shell scripts for program execution
• Knowledge of and experience with software engineering development lifecycle processes
• Experience with version control tools (Bitbucket, GitHub, or Gitlab, etc.)
• Experience performing modeling, simulation, and analysis tasks assessing system survivability, system effectiveness, and overall system performance in engagement / mission-level scenarios
• Knowledge of any of the following simulation frameworks: AFSIM, Suppressor, Brawler, JWS, AJEM, ESAMS, NGTS, EADSIM, TACZAAM, ITASE

Primary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00