Principal Systems Engineer / Sr. Principal Systems Engineer - Data Analyst
At a glance
Senior Data Analysis & BI role at Ngc. United States-California-San Diego · full-time.
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What you'll do
- Turn questions from engineering and program teams into specific data requirements and analytical approaches
- Build reusable data tools and end-to-end workflows, from ingestion and relational models through analysis and reporting
- Create interfaces that help users enter, inspect and work with data accurately
- Explore engineering and business datasets to find patterns, unusual values and anomalies
- Explain results as practical insights for technical and non-technical audiences
What you bring
- A STEM bachelor's degree and the experience required for level three or four, or a STEM graduate degree with the matching experience
- Strong Python and SQL skills, including work in large codebases and complex queries
- Experience with relational database design, ETL data flows and Git-based version control
- You can apply exploratory analysis, metrics and visualization to answer engineering or business questions clearly
- You can obtain a Secret clearance and obtain and maintain SAP clearance
Who this fits
This individual-contributor role suits a senior systems, data analytics, data engineering or data science professional who wants to build engineering analytics tools. A Secret clearance is required when you start, and you must be able to obtain and maintain SAP clearance. Expect travel around ten percent of the time. Relocation assistance may be available.
From the employer
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 Aeronautics Systems is seeking Principal / Sr Principal Systems Engineer – Data Analyst as an individual contributor within an engineering analytics and tools development team.
The selected candidate will collaborate with data analytics leads and other functions to articulate problem spaces and solutions to data processing and visualization projects.
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)