Northrop Grumman Australia ยท 3 months ago
Staff Principal Proposal Analyst
United States-Florida-Melbourne
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$122K/yr - $183K/yr
13+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense company that offers opportunities to work on revolutionary systems. They are seeking a Level 5 Staff Proposal Analyst to support proposal activities, engage in cost estimation, and collaborate with diverse teams to ensure compliance with company and government policies.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Supporting proposal activities of diverse and inclusive teams with high levels of engagement and collaboration with other team members
Reviewing and analyzing RFP/Change Orders to determine/develop the costing requirements and goals
Developing compliant estimates according to company and Government policies and procedures
Organizing and estimating initial ROM, or cost targets for medium/large efforts
Preparing cost reports and presents findings to management, contract personnel, proposal team
Estimates labor and/or material costs of manufacturing and engineering based on request for proposal (RFP) and change requests (CRs) data submitted by prospective customers
Calculates production costs using labor and material pricing schedules and historical data
Collects cost data from functional representatives, subcontractors, and vendors
Prepares and maintains historical cost data for use in estimate development
Populating existing or creating models with updated information and/or creating report ready spreadsheet tables/graphs
Foreseeing and identifying potential problems (understanding impacts to other areas)
Reviewing Task Description/Basis of Estimate for compliance and adherence to the program or capture plan (analogous, parametric, CERs and engineering estimates)
Generating and maintaining proposal data files in Propricer and/or Proposal Integration Folders
Supporting customer Request for Information (RFIs), fact finding, updates, and corrective actions
Participating or supporting as a member of the contract negotiations team
Supporting Certifications Sweeps and process for certifying proposals
Supporting Customer/Government Audit on a periodic basis
Actively pursuing problem-solving opportunities and suggesting/implementing work-around solutions to improve proposal process
Support of affordability and quality initiatives
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university with 15 years of combined experience, or a Master's degree from an accredited university with 13 years of experience
Related experience should be within proposals, pricing, cost estimating, or other business related functions
Experience with rates and factors
Experience with MS Office Suite, specifically Excel, PowerPoint and Word
Experience with CAS, FAR and DFARS government regulations
Must have an active DoD Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 5 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance prior to the commencement of employment
Preferred
Ability to quickly join and lead large scale proposal activity within team
Knowledge or familiarity of aerospace production operation functions, tasks, and processes
Knowledge of internal Northrop Grumman policies, procedures, processes and programs
Experience with Production proposals and estimating
Ability to create automation tools for the overall Pricing and Estimating team to minimize required administrative tasking and focus on estimating and analysis
Persistence and tenacity to meet deadlines in a challenging, multi-tasking environment
Pursuing problem solving opportunities and suggesting/implementing work-around solutions to improve proposal process
Strong presentation skills
Experience in communicating technical and theoretical analysis
In-depth understanding of Manufacturing and Support Labor and how they interact
Experience supporting and developing junior team members, including answering questions, providing guidance, and building knowledge base within team
Benefits
Health insurance coverage
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays
Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
Company
Northrop Grumman Australia
Northrop Grumman Australia is the Australia-based arm of Northrop Grumman Corporation and committed to generating long-term prosperity, investing in advanced Research & Development, sovereign and exportable Intellectual Property, high-quality jobs and long-term technology leadership across the Commonwealth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase