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Modeling and Simulation Engineer (3/4)
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation · 🇺🇸 United States-California-El Segundo
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About the role
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret TRAVEL: Yes, 25% 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 Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Modeling and Simulation Engineer (Principal Engineer or Senior Principal Engineer) to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals within our Systems Engineering organization. This role is located in El Segundo , CA. In this role, you will be expected to maintain, develop, and routinely run a set of data analysis tools to help make data-driven decision making. This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off. This role can be filled at a Principal Engineer or Senior Principal Engineer level based on the qualifications below. Basic Qualifications: Applicable at a Principal Engineer Level (level 3): • Must have a Bachelors degree in a STEM field and at least 5 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least 3 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a PhD and at least 1 year of relevant military / professional / academic experience. Applicable at a Senior Principal Engineer Level (level 4): • Must have a Bachelors degree in a STEM field and at least 8 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least 6 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a PhD and at least 4 years of relevant military / professional experience. And at Both Levels: • Must have the ability to obtain or maintain a U.S. Government Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation). • Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs. • Must have experience in ingesting, processing, storing, analyzing and visualizing large data sets. Preferred Qualifications: • Demonstrated proficiency with Python, SQL, Tableau, MATLAB, and .DAT file decoding. • IT Management: understand security patch updates to virtual machine instances on servers hosted on central network. • Excellent communication: ability to translate complex analytics into clear, actionable insights. • Self-started in influencing cross functional teams, out-of-the-box problem solving, and driving analytical strategy. • Proven ability to influence and drive adoption of best practices across teams. • Capable of reading and understanding system architecture diagrams. • Keen interest in autonomous air vehicle platforms and its operations. • An active US Government Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation). Primary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00 Secondary Level Salary Range: $142,200.00 - $213,400.00 The above salary range repres