Principal Systems Engineer / Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - Data Analyst

Northrop Grumman; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays

PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking a data-focused engineer to advance analytics and data solutions in a fast-paced environment in San Diego, CA. You will work with cross-functional teams to translate needs into scalable data pipelines and dashboards.

The role requires strong Python and SQL skills, experience with ETL, and the ability to communicate insights to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Clearance is required for start and relocation assistance may be available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or higher in a STEM field plus years of related experience.
• Proficient in Python and SQL with experience in data analytics.
• Experience designing data pipelines, ETL, and data visualization.
• Familiarity with Git and version control practices.

Responsibilities

• Translate questions into data and analytics requirements for technical teams.
• Architect and develop modular data processing and analytics tools.
• Design end-to-end data solutions from ingestion to reporting.
• Create intuitive interfaces for data entry, review, and interaction.
• Perform exploratory data analysis and synthesize insights for stakeholders.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data visualization

ETL

Git

Data analytics

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

Ph.D. in STEM

Tools

Django

Tableau

CI/CD

Virtual environments

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.

Position can be filled at a level 3 or a level 4.

Job Responsibilities

• Engage with technical and programmatic teams to understand their questions and problems, and help translate them into clear data and analytical requirements.
• Architect and develop modular, scalable data processing and analytics tools, following established coding and version-control practices.
• Assist in designing and implementing end-to-end data solutions, from data ingestion/parsing, to relational data models, though analytics and reporting
• Assist in designing and implementing intuitive user interfaces that enable users to enter, review, and interact with data accurately and efficiently.
• Perform exploratory data analysis and applied analytics to identify trends, outliers and anomalies in engineering and business data. Synthesize findings into clear, actionable insights for technical and non-technical stakeholders

Basic Qualifications

• Principal Systems Engineer 3 - Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline AND 5 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering, Data Analytics, Data Engineering or Data Science, OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline AND 3 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering, Data Analytics, Data Engineering or Data Science. OR a PH.D. in a STEM discipline AND 1 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering, Data Analytics, Data Engineering or Data Science.
• Senior Principal Systems Engineer 4 - Bachelor's degree in a STEM discipline AND 8 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering, Data Analytics, Data Engineering or Data Science, OR a Master's degree in a STEM discipline AND 6 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering, Data Analytics, Data Engineering or Data Science. OR a PH.D. in a STEM discipline AND 4 years of related professional/military experience in Systems Engineering, Data Analytics, Data Engineering or Data Science.
• Proficient/Advanced Python Skills; comfortable with large, production codebases
• Experience with relational database design
• Proficient SQL Skills; comfortable with complex joins
• Comfortable working with data pipelines (ETL) that extract, transform, and load data to structured data stores for analytics and reporting
• Comfortable with version control (Git, branching strategies, code review)
• Strong analytics skills - proficient in exploratory data analysis (EDA), summarization, trend detection, and anomaly/outlier identification; ability to frame and answer engineering/business questions with appropriate metrics, statistical methods, and clear narrative.
• Proficient in data visualization and storytelling. Skilled at designing effective visualizations that communicate insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to obtain a DOD Secret clearance
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing and implementing data pipelines (ETL) to move data from raw sources into structured datasets for analytics and reporting
• Experience with Web Development, especially with Django Framework
• Experience with modern Business Insight (BI) tools, especially Tableau
• Experience working with existing CI/CD pipelines and multiple environments (dev/stage/prod), including using virtual environments for local development
• Active DoD Secret or Top Secret Clearance
• Active/current SAP clearance (any SAP)

Primary Level Salary Range: $93,300.00 - $174,500.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $213,400.00

The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

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. In addition, 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.

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.