Sr. Principal Data Scientist

US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION: Yes

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.

Aeronautics Systems sector is seeking a Data Scientist to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be in Palmdale, CA where technology and teamwork come together.

Job Description

Creates data mining architectures/models/protocols, statistical reporting, and data analysis methodologies to identify trends in large data sets. Analysis may have many applications such as to address a business issue or provide a competitive advantage for the organization. Requires strong statistical and data visualization skills.

Basic Qualifications

• 9 years’ experience with Bachelor's in Science; 7 Years with Masters. 4 Years with PHD 

• Current Active DoD Secret Clearance and ability to obtain Special Program Access

• Familiarity with JavaScript, Flask/Django and/or Bootstrap.

• Knowledge of data gathering, cleansing and transformation techniques

• Familiarity with common data science toolkits such as Python/R.

• Understanding of Agile Software Development

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with core Python data science tools (Numpy, Pandas, Matplotlib, SciKit-Learn, etc.)

• Hands on experience with Tableau

• Hands-on experience with deep learning libraries (TensorFlow, PyTorch, etc.)

• Experience with anomaly detection and synthetic data strategies for machine learning.

• Knowledge of databases (SQL Server, AWS Databases (DynamoDB, RDS, or similar)) and schema.

• Data engineering skillsets.

• Experience with Generative AI tools and frameworks (Stable Diffusion, GPT, HuggingFace, etc.)

• Experience with computer vision (CNN, Transformer architectures) and image/video data preparation for machine learning.

• Hands-on experience with time series analysis and sequence modeling.

• Experience configuring and extracting data from mixed-reality platforms (HoloLens 2).

• Experience with Cloud environments (Azure, AWS-SageMaker, S3, etc.)

• Hands-on experience with sensor deployments (IoT sensors) and automating data collection and processing in industrial settings.

• Experience with dashboarding frameworks (Plotly Dash, Panel, Streamlit, Tableau, etc.)

• MLOps knowledge and experience executing the full machine learning lifecycle.

• Agile development.

Salary Range: $146,300.00 - $219,500.00

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.

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 http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.