Associate Data Engineer/Data Engineer

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% 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 is seeking an Associate Data Engineer/Data Engineer. This position will be located at our Aeronautics Systems sector in Rancho Bernardo, CA.

The qualified candidate will become part of Northrop Grumman’s Product Support Organization supporting our Product Support Analytics and Innovation team.

The selected candidate will be responsible for creating custom, high-performance ETL pipelines from the ground up, taming complex data sources that range from structured text to esoteric third-party binary formats. This statement of work will involve deep data modeling, abstracting reusable patterns, and writing modular, maintainable. Python code that stands the test of time.

The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in software engineering and has chosen to apply those skills to data. A belief that data pipelines are software and should be built with the same level of care, testing, and architectural foresight as any other production application.

Qualifications

The individual we seek will be self-motivated, proactive, goal-oriented to help us grow our services, become even better at what we do and will possess the following qualifications:

• Architect and develop custom, maintainable ETL solutions from the ground up using Python, SQLAlchemy, and SQL Server.
• Develop and optimize data storage solutions, including relational and NoSQL databases.
• Write and maintain tests and documentation for data architecture, workflows, and processes.
• Collaborate closely with data scientists, analysts, and other software engineers to understand data requirements and deliver robust, integrated solutions.
• Champion software engineering best practices within the data domain, including comprehensive unit/integration testing, CI/CD automation (Git, Docker), and robust documentation.
• Tune and optimize complex SQL queries and data processing workflows within our on-premise infrastructure.
  
  

This requisition may be filled with either an Associate Data Engineer (T01) or Data Engineer (T02)

Basic Qualifications For An Associate Systems Engineer (T01)

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A candidate, regardless of age and hiring source, must meet ALL the below

Criteria. The Candidate Must

• Be completing or has completed their bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Be majoring in or having majored in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) degree.
• Strong programming skills in Python and SQL.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control (e.g., Git, Docker, etc.)
• Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite). Final approved U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special Access may be required to start.
  
  

Basic Qualifications For a Data Engineer (T02)

A candidate, regardless of age and hiring source, must meet ALL of the criteria below. The candidate must:

• Be completing or has completed their master’s degree or bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 2 years’ experience.
• Be majoring in or having majored in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) degree.
• Strong programming skills in Python and SQL.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control (e.g., Git, Docker, etc.).
• Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite). Final approved U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special Access may be required to start.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.25/4.0 or higher.
• Previous internship/co-op or other work experience, leadership & teamwork capabilities, interpersonal communication skills, and activities (professional/community/extracurricular).
• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, or related field.

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• Recent professional experience in software development and/or data engineering.
• Experience with C/C++.
• Experience with machine learning pipelines and data science workflows.
• Familiarity with SQL Alchemy, Numpy, Pandas, SKLearn, PyTorch.
• Ability to troubleshoot and optimize complex data queries and workflows.
• Familiarity with big data concepts, machine learning pipelines, and MLOps.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot and optimize across
  
  

Pay Range

• Associate Data Engineer: $76,200.00 - $114,400.00
• Data Engineer: $91,800.00 - $137,600.00
  
  

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Primary Level Salary Range: $76,200.00 - $114,400.00

Secondary Level Salary Range: $91,800.00 - $137,600.00

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 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. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.