Modeling and Simulation Engineer - Data Analytics

Northrop Grumman's Aeronautics Systems division in San Diego is seeking a Modeling and Simulation Engineer focused on Data Analytics to design data mining pipelines, conduct statistical analyses, and build dashboards that inform data-driven decisions within the Triton Enterprise Sustainment Systems Engineering program. This role emphasizes turning complex data into actionable insights across engineering, operations, and business units in a defense context.

Location

San Diego, CA (onsite)

Responsibilities

• Data Architecture & Modeling – Design scalable data mining pipelines and 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 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

• Bachelor of Science in a STEM field with at least 2 years of relevant military or professional experience, OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM field with some relevant military, professional, or academic experience.
• Bachelor of Science in a STEM field with at least 5 years of relevant military or professional experience, OR a Master’s Degree in a STEM field with at least 3 years of relevant military, professional, or academic experience, OR a PhD with at least 1 year of relevant military, professional, or academic experience.
• Active US Government Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation).
• Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.
• Experience in ingesting, processing, storing, analyzing and visualizing large data sets.

Technologies

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

Benefits

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

Relocation Assistance

Relocation assistance may be available

Clearance

Clearance for start: Yes. Type: Secret. Active clearance required (background investigation within 6 years or Continuous Evaluation). Ability to obtain and maintain SAP clearance as needed.

Travel

Yes, 10% of the time

Compensation

• Primary level salary range: USD 91,800 - 137,600 per year
• Secondary level salary range: USD 114,000 - 171,000 per year