Requisition ID: R10161710- Category: Research and Sciences
- Location: Unknown City, Virginia, United States of America Falls Church, Virginia, United States of America
- Clearance Type: None
- Telecommute: Yes- May Consider Full Time Teleworking for this position
- Shift: 1st Shift (United States of America)
- Travel Required: No
- Positions Available: 1
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact peoples 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 nations 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, theyre making history. We are seeking a data scientist to join the Integrated Modeling Team within the Enterprise Insights & Analytics (EI&A) organization. This position will report to the Manager, Integrated Modeling, EI&A. This role will sit in our Falls Church, VA location but we may also consider a hybrid or teleworker arrangement for this position.
Enterprise Insights & Analytics is reimagining decision making at Northrop Grumman. We are a team of strategic analysts, scientists, engineers, and technologists who use science, research and data to identify strategic insights and create innovative analytic solutions for our business. As a front-end web developer, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining user interfaces that present insights in an intuitive and actionable way with a strong focus on data visualization and user interaction with the data.
This position can be hired as a Level 2 or Level 3, depending on the candidates experience and education.
As a data scientist, you will be responsible for developing models to help us approximate our complex business and play out potential future scenarios - ultimately seeking to answer “what if…?” questions.
As a data scientist, you will be curious, detail-oriented, and ethically conscious. You are a creative problem-solver who can determine appropriate methodologies to apply to unique data applications. You want to drive positive change and are candid and collaborative in taking on our most difficult analytics projects as well as the process and culture changes that accompanies them.
Responsibilities:
Translating business questions and identifying and implementing appropriate modeling or analysis techniques
Creating data visualizations using common tools (Python or R libraries, Tableau, etc.) and building compelling data stories
Writing well-structured and understandable code to enable smooth collaboration across the team and successful model deployment
Taking projects from initial concept through deployment
Basic Qualifications:
Data Scientist: Master’s degree OR bachelor’s degree and 2 years of related professional experience
Principal Data Scientist: PhD OR Master’s degree and 3 years of related professional experience OR bachelor’s degree and 5 years of related professional experience
Foundational knowledge of statistical modeling and machine learning concepts
Experience with Python (at least 2 years)
Experience transforming data using SQL or similar data querying language
Experience using version software control (e.g. git)
Preferred Qualifications:
Degree in a quantitative field (engineering, mathematics, statistics, computer science, etc.) is preferred
Knowledge of techniques like Monte Carlo simulation, time series modeling, or probabilistic modeling
Experience using cloud-based data science tools – i.e. AWS, Azure, DataBricks, Spark/PySpark
Salary Range: $87,200 - $130,800
Salary Range 2: $107,300 - $160,900
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 candidates 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. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.
