Senior Proposal Analyst: Cost Modeling (Secret)

Northrop Grumman; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 146,300 - 219,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance may be available

Annual bonuses

Health insurance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is hiring a Staff Proposal Analyst in California to lead cost analysis for major aerospace programs. The role sits in the Air Dominance Division's Pricing and Estimating group and shapes how analysis is performed across pursuits and programs.

You will set technical standards, mentor senior analysts, and partner with capture, program management, and finance leadership to ensure credible analytical positions for new bids and ongoing programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 12 years OR Master’s degree and 10 years of professional experience in pricing, estimating, finance, data analytics, consulting, engineering economics, or a field with comparable analytical depth, including leading analytical work on large, complex proposals or long‑cycle programs.
• Active US Government Secret clearance or higher (background investigation within the last 5 years or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation)
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Top Secret clearance, with Special Access Program (SAP) clearance as required
• U.S. citizenship
• Working knowledge of U.S. Government acquisition (FAR/DFARS), applied in real work
• Strong analytical fluency and Excel modeling at depth

Responsibilities

• Shape the analytical approach to the business unit's most significant pursuits, from pre-RFP positioning through final recommendation
• Set methodology and analytical standards across cost modeling, sensitivity analysis, risk-adjusted positioning, and competitive benchmarking
• Lead executive-level reviews of analytical work, and be the senior Pricing and Estimating voice in the room with capture, program, and finance leadership
• Present analyses at division, sector, and corporate reviews; brief senior executives on the reasoning behind significant cost positions
• Partner with the negotiation team through customer discussions, contributing the depth of analytical understanding that supports shared clarity on how a number was built
• Drive analytical tooling and methodology improvements (data pipelines, modeling frameworks, statistical approaches) that outlive any single pursuit
• Serve as a technical mentor to senior analysts at earlier levels, helping them grow into the kind of analyst who can take on this work themselves

Skills

Excel modeling

Analytical thinking

Python

R

SQL

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Job description

Northrop Grumman is hiring a Staff Proposal Analyst in California to lead cost analysis for major aerospace programs. The role sits in the Air Dominance Division's Pricing and Estimating group and shapes how analysis is performed across pursuits and programs.

You will set technical standards, mentor senior analysts, and partner with capture, program management, and finance leadership to ensure credible analytical positions for new bids and ongoing programs.