Principal or Sr Principal Data Insight Analyst

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Palmdale, CA, USA
In-Office
104K-194K Annually
Senior level
Aerospace • Logistics • Security • Software • Cybersecurity
The Role
Lead analytics efforts to collect, validate, analyze, and visualize disparate datasets to generate actionable insights. Translate findings into recommendations and executive presentations, prioritize analytics backlog, and lead cross-functional projects to deliver production-ready solutions while ensuring data quality and lineage.
Summary Generated by Built In
RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available

CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes

CLEARANCE TYPE: Top Secret

TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the TimeDescription

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 Aeronautics Systems is looking to add a Principal or Sr Principal Data Insight Analyst to join our team in Palmdale, Ca. The candidate should be a self-starter who thrives in both independent and collaborative settings while consistently maintaining strong connections across the team.

The selected candidate will be required to work full-time, on-site at our facility.  There is no remote / hybrid / telework available for this position.  Travel up to 10% may be required.

This requisition maybe filled at the Principal or Sr Principal level based on requirements listed below.

Roles and Responsibilities will include:

  • Understand and experience in specifying, collecting, processing and presenting information from potentially several disparate data sets

  • Generate actionable knowledge from data

  • Analyze data sets and quickly developing recommendations based on quantitative and qualitative data from many different types of sources

  • Identify patterns and higher-level information from all the data sources through use of tools and application programming

  • Understands the general problem space and is confident in explaining the different insights generated from the data.

  • Translate analytic findings into clear, actionable recommendations and executive presentations with compelling visualizations and narratives

  • Ensure data quality, integrity, and lineage for insight-generating datasets through validation rules, monitoring, and escalation processes

  • Prioritize analytics backlog using business impact, technical feasibility, and operational readiness; manage stakeholder expectations and delivery timelines

  • Lead cross-functional analytics projects, coordinating engineering, data platform, and business teams to deliver production-ready solutions

Basic Qualifications:

  • For a Principal Data Insight Analyst (Level 3): 5 years with Bachelor’s degree or 3 years with a Master’s degree or 9 years of experience in lieu of degree

    For a Sr Principal Data Insight Analyst (Level 4): 8 years with Bachelor’s degree or 6 years with a Master’s degree or 12 Years of experience in lieu of degree

  • Hands-on analytics experience, including advanced statistical modeling and experimentation

  • Proficient with MS Office products and Atlassian Suites

  • Experience with pivoting tables, charting, and building nested Excel functions

  • Candidates must be willing to work a dynamic work schedule/ multiple shifts that may include extended shifts, holidays, and weekends

  • Active Government Top Secret SCI clearance (with a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)

  • Ability to obtain and maintain initial Special Access Program (SAP) access via a Program Access Request (PAR)within a reasonable amount of time as determined by the company to meet its business needs

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Be familiar with aircraft systems such as avionics/mechanical equipment as well as other common systems

Primary Level Salary Range: $103,600.00 - $155,400.00Secondary Level Salary Range: $129,300.00 - $193,900.00

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.

Skills Required

  • Experience: Principal - 5 years with Bachelor's or 3 years with Master's or 9 years in lieu; Sr Principal - 8 years with Bachelor's or 6 years with Master's or 12 years in lieu
  • Hands-on analytics experience, including advanced statistical modeling and experimentation
  • Proficient with MS Office products and Atlassian Suites
  • Experience with pivot tables, charting, and building nested Excel functions
  • Willingness to work dynamic schedules/multiple shifts, including extended shifts, holidays, and weekends
  • Active Government Top Secret SCI clearance (background investigation within past 5 years or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation)
  • Ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) access via Program Access Request (PAR)
  • U.S. Citizenship required for positions with government clearance
  • Work full-time, on-site at Palmdale, CA (no remote/hybrid)
  • Willingness to travel up to 10%
  • Familiarity with aircraft systems such as avionics/mechanical equipment

Northrop Grumman Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Northrop Grumman and has not been reviewed or approved by Northrop Grumman.

  • Retirement Support 401(k) matching is considered strong, with additional defined-benefit coverage for certain cohorts and options like catch-up contributions. Retirement programs are repeatedly highlighted as a core strength of the total rewards.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth PTO, company-paid holidays, and compressed work schedules (such as 9/80) provide meaningful time away and flexibility. These scheduling options are cited as a major quality-of-life benefit across many locations.
  • Parental & Family Support Paid parental leave alongside caregiver leave, adoption assistance, and back-up care supports a range of family needs. These programs have been expanded recently, signaling continued investment in family support.

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The Company
HQ: Charlotte, North Carolina
85,636 Employees

What We Do

We are a close-knit community of big thinkers collaborating to keep the world safe. Our passion, creativity and expertise bring next-level technology solutions to life in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, space, and logistics and modernization for our customers around the globe. On the Northrop Grumman team, you’ll join our pursuit of excellence immersed in a dynamic culture of innovation and respect. Your unique perspective will help achieve our shared vision for the future of global security. Every step of the way, you'll be supported by world-class training, employee resource groups and a comprehensive benefits package that enables greater health and happiness for you and your family. Worldwide and across disciplines, we’re challenging what’s possible for technology to protect people and places from undersea to outer space and into cyberspace. And we see the impact of our performance every day. We are Northrop Grumman, and we work on what matters—now, you too can make a difference. Explore opportunities in engineering, IT, manufacturing, business management, cybersecurity and more with us. Northrop Grumman is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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