RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available
CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: Yes
CLEARANCE TYPE: Secret
TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time
DescriptionAs a Sr. Principal Data Scientist - Level 4 located in Magna, UT you9ll be a linchpin in missions of paramount importance, defining the art of the possible from day one.
The Sr. Principal Data Scientist 4 applies reliability, statistics, and data science expertise to solid rocket motor hardware design, production, test, and sustainment. This is a highly versatile technical position, requiring strong primary collaboration with engineering, as well as work in partnership with quality, operations, supply chain, program management, and business management. The successful candidate blends knowledge of probabilistic statistics and uncertainty estimation methods with knowledge of solid rocket motor products and processes.
This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off.
Job responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Partner with systems and design engineering to develop failure modes and effects, develop data supporting estimated variability and probabilities of failure for each component, model and analyze reliability for the entire system
- Partner with process and quality to develop estimates of manufacturing variability, capabilities, inspection, and statistical process controls
- Support manufacturing defect reduction and improvement initiatives
- Develop models and maintain data for material properties used in design based on characterization and acceptance testing
- Design, analyze and interpret data from various performance tests on solid rocket motor systems
- Develop models, databases, and provide annual reports monitoring aging trends, service life estimates, and support sustainment activities for fielded hardware
- Develop and utilize predictive cost models for products and programs
- Develop technology roadmaps and support development of new tools
- Other duties as assigned
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor9s degree in Statistics, Data Science, Engineering or other quantitative field (Mathematics, Industrial Math, Reliability Engineering) with 8 years of professional experience - OR - Master9s degree in Statistics, Data Science, Engineering or other quantitative field (Mathematics, Industrial Math, Reliability Engineering) with 6 years of professional experience - OR - PhD with 4 years of professional experience.
- Must have a current, active U.S. Government DoD Secret security clearance at the time of application.
- Basic knowledge of solid rocket motor components, functions, and manufacturing processes. Other practical experience with complex systems may be considered.
- Knowledge of systems reliability, probabilistic and Bayesian uncertainty quantification statistical methods
- Experience with Rstudio, Statistica, or other similar statistics software
- Ability to learn how to apply statistics and data science in novel applications
- Excellent teamwork skills, collaborating with cross-functional teams in highly interdependent environment
- Excellent organization, time management, and communication skills
- Entrepreneurial drive to proactively identify opportunities and develop solutions
- Desire to work with hardware and support a production environment
Preferred Qualifications:
Dual-degree, MS degree or other advanced training and certification preferred.
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Primary Level Salary Range: $135,000.00 - $202,600.00
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 candidate9s 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.
