Associate Data Scientist/Data Scientist - #9830456

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 Aerospace Systems sector is seeking an Associate Data Scientist/Data Scientist to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be in Palmdale, CA, where technology and teamwork come together. The qualified applicant will become part of Northrop Grumman's Manufacturing organization, working collaboratively while promoting a positive and proactive teamwork environment.

Essential Job Functions

Creates data mining architectures/models/protocols, statistical reporting, and data analysis methodologies to identify trends in large data sets. Analysis may have many applications, such as addressing a business issue or providing a competitive advantage for the organization. Requires strong statistical and data visualization skills.

Basic Qualifications (Level 1)

• 0 Years experience with Bachelors in Science
• Ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance and Special Program Access.
• Knowledge of data gathering, cleansing, and transformation techniques.
• Capable of gathering large amounts of data, evaluating and identifying trends
• Capable of presenting data via MS PPT, excel, and other Office tools
• Familiarity with data evaluation tools such as MS Excel, VBA
• Ability to collaborate between self-organizing and cross-functioning teams
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite
• Intermediate to advanced Excel (Formula, Gantt charts, pivot tables, Slicer)
• Strong Communication Skills
• Self driven learner
  
  

Basic Qualifications (Level 2)

• 2 years' experience with Bachelors in Science; 0 Years with Masters.
• Ability to obtain a DoD Secret clearance and Special Program Access.
• Knowledge of data gathering, cleansing, and transformation techniques.
• Capable of gathering large amounts of data, evaluating and identifying trends
• Capable of presenting data via MS PPT, excel, and other Office tools
• Experience with data evaluation tools such as MS Excel, VBA
• Strong Communication Skills
• Advanced Excel (Formula, Gantt charts, pivot tables, Slicer)
• Capable of using Tableau to evaluate data and present
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite
• Self driven learner
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active DoD Secret clearance
• Experience with cost account management
• Knowledge of databases (SQL Server, AWS Databases (DynamoDB, RDS, or similar)) and schema.
• Experience configuring and extracting data from numerous data sources and bringing them together
• Experience with SharePoint and creating websites via Sharepoint
• Agile development.
  
  

Salary Range: $79,300 - $118,900

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.

Employees may be eligible for 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 committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action 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/AA 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.