Modeling and Simulation Engineer - Data Analytics (Engineer or Principal Engineer Level)

Modeling and Simulation Engineer - Data Analytics at Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems in San Diego, CA, focuses on designing data mining pipelines, performing statistical analysis, and building dashboards to support data-driven decisions within the Sustainment Systems Engineering team on the Triton Enterprise. This role is offered at Engineer or Principal Engineer level with a salary range of USD 91,800 to 171,000 per year.

Responsibilities

• Data Architecture & Modeling – Design scalable data mining pipelines, establish protocols for data ingestion, cleaning, transformation, and storage. Evolve models to capture long term trends and support real time analytics.
• Statistical Insight – Perform exploratory data analysis, hypothesis testing, and advanced statistical modeling to identify key drivers and associations within heterogeneous data sources.
• Visualization & Reporting – Create interactive dashboards and reports using modern BI and visualization tools (e.g., MATLAB, Tableau, Power BI, Plotly) to communicate insights to technical and non technical stakeholders.
• Cross Functional Collaboration – Partner with engineering, operations, and business units to define problem statements, translate requirements into analytical solutions, and integrate findings into product roadmaps.
• Innovation & Knowledge Leadership – Stay abreast of cutting edge data science methodologies (e.g., deep learning, reinforcement learning) and evaluate their relevance to defense contexts. Mentor teams and promote a culture of data driven decision making.
• Governance & Quality – Establish data governance standards, data quality metrics, and reproducibility practices across the analytics lifecycle.

Requirements

• Must have a Bachelors of Science degree in a STEM field and at least 2 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least some of relevant military / professional / academic experience
• Must have a Bachelors of Science 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
• Must have an active US 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

Technologies

• Python
• SQL
• Tableau
• MATLAB
• Power BI
• Plotly
• .DAT file decoding

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
• Long Term Incentives

Relocation Assistance

Relocation assistance may be available

Clearance Required for Start

Yes

Clearance Type

Secret

Travel

Yes, 10% of the Time