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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 Systems Architect Engineer/ Principal Systems Architect Engineer - Data Science to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Melbourne, Florida.\nCandidate will understand and shape work management and data collection across the program, including, but not limited to systems engineering, software development, manufacturing, requirements verification, and system test data analysis to support the Office of the Chief Engineer.\nJob Responsibilities:\nUnderstand and shape work management and data collection across the program, including, but not limited to systems engineering, software development, manufacturing, requirements verification, and system test data analysis.\nDesign, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL(Extract, Transform, Load) processes across multiple data sources.\nDevelop and maintain Tableau dashboards, and ad-hoc querying tools for customers and stakeholders.\nProvide guidance and direction to metrics and tooling teams in accordance with digital thread vision.\nAnalyze multiple data sources in detail to identify trends and patterns using engineering fundamentals.\nInvestigate uses of AI and ML for program application and opportunity creation.\nBasic Qualifications:\nSystems Architect Engineer: Bachelor of Science degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) discipline with 2 years related engineering experience, OR Master of Science degree in STEM with 0 years of experience\nPrincipal Systems Architect Engineer: Bachelor of Science in a STEM discipline with 5 years related engineering experience, OR Master of Science in STEM with 3 years of related engineering experience\nMust have an active U.S. Government Secret Clearance or higher (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)\nMust have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance, within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs.\nExperience communicating with all levels of stakeholders and experience presenting technical concepts to senior program leadership.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nAn active, In-scope US Government Top Secret clearance\nPrevious or existing SAP clearance\nExperience in Python, SQL, Oracle Databases, and Data Visualization tools, including Tableau\nStrong systems thinking and systems engineering skills necessary to design efficient processes and work/information management in a manner that aligns individual/team incentives with program needs\nExcellent communication and organizational skills; strong interpersonal and analytic skills\nPrimary Level Salary Range: $91,800.00 - $137,600.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $114,000.00 - $171,000.00The 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.Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and 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 an Equal Opportunity 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. 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