Northrop Grumman Australia · 18 hours ago
Operations Research Analyst - Level 2 or Level 3
United States-Maryland-Linthicum
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$72K/yr - $155K/yr
2+ years expNorthrop Grumman is a leading aerospace and defense technology company seeking an Operations Research Analyst to join their team. The role involves leading data-driven costing strategies and analysis for complex business efforts, supporting various cost analyses, and developing estimating relationships from company data.
Defense & Space
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Lead data (internal research) driven costing strategies, analysis and solutions for complex capture and business shaping efforts
Develop estimating factors, regression analysis and estimating relationships from company data
Support Analysis-of-Alternatives (AoAs), Business Case Analyses (BCAs), affordability initiatives, should-cost exercises, engineering trade analyses and Design-to-Cost (DTC)
Initiate and lead cost studies to generate metrics and analysis for business use
Organize and estimate new efforts generating ROMs, BPEs, or cost targets for large/complex efforts
Perform data collection, normalization, and analysis
Utilize proprietary and commercial models and software tools
Provide data visualization and relational analysis
Develop and manage relationships with technical (engineering) staff
Supporting the Sector historical cost and technical database
Identifying and evaluating risk and opportunities in cost estimates, terms and conditions, and all other business management related functions
Support and assist Independent Cost Evaluations (ICE) in support of the company-wide governance and risk management process
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Level 2: Bachelor's degree with 2+ years of professional experience in Cost Modeling and Data Engineering – OR – Master's degree with 1+ years of professional experience in Cost Modeling and Data Engineering
Level 3: Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of professional experience in Cost Modeling and Data Engineering – OR – Master's degree with 3+ years of professional experience in Cost Modeling and Data Engineering
Strong problem solving and analytical skills; ability to make recommendations and provide guidance to effectively bring projects to completion
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to use them in informing, presenting, negotiating and problem solving with a wide range of functions and people
Requires an active U.S. Government DoD Top-Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope, with the ability to obtain and maintain SCI approval/access. US Citizenship is a prerequisite
Preferred
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) degree preferred
Demonstrated experience in business management and labor and non-labor cost estimating
Experience working in space systems programs
Experience with parametric estimating techniques and principles
Experience using industry tools such as SEER, Crystal Ball, ACE-IT, USCM
Advanced Excel skills and experience with data visualization tools, e.g. Tableau and/or Power BI
Experience with languages and tools such as R, Python, ML models, etc
Relevant experience including exposures in the cost/business management/ops research world, with a strong knowledge of quantitative risk techniques, cost and risk modeling, and government contracts
Database design/SQL experience
Experience in the aerospace industry
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