Operations Research Engineer Level 3/4 (AHT)

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Advanced Weapons Business Unit seeks an Operations Research Engineer (Level 3 or 4) to develop models, perform data analysis, and mentor junior analysts in a fast-paced, defense-focused environment. You will communicate complex results to internal and external stakeholders and contribute across multiple domains including air, land, sea and cyber.

On-site role in Northridge, CA requiring active DoD Secret clearance with ability to obtain SAP access.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or Physics with relevant modeling/analysis experience.
• MS in a related field with 3+ years of OR modeling experience preferred.
• PhD with 1+ years of applicable experience considered for senior roles.

Responsibilities

• Develop and apply advanced modeling and simulation methods for aerospace systems.
• Create and refine visualization tools to convey complex results to stakeholders.
• Lead OR studies and communicate findings to senior leadership and DoD customers.
• Mentor junior analysts in methods and best practices.
• Collaborate across disciplines to integrate diverse data and models.
• Participate in Agile engineering project frameworks.

Skills

Data visualization

Briefing materials

DoD contracting experience

Leadership of OR studies

Education

BS in Computer Science, Engineering, Math, or Physics

MS in a related field

PhD with 1+ years experience

Tools

MATLAB

Simulink

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)