Data Engineer (Principal Level)

$97,500 - $146,300/Yr

Northrop Grumman

Full-time - Principal

11-50 employees

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

Northrop Grumman is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to join their Enterprise Insights & Analytics organization. This role focuses on designing, developing, and maintaining scalable data architecture solutions to support data-driven decision-making. The position involves collaboration with various teams to gather requirements and translate them into actionable data solutions, while also ensuring the integrity and accessibility of the organization's databases.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable data architecture solutions.
• Research, evaluate, and determine best fit of tools and techniques for data mapping, data mining, data transformation, and data integration.
• Develop complex queries or routines to extract data from disparate sources.
• Develop and troubleshoot SQL code, stored procedures, functions, tables, and views.
• Collaborate with external teams to understand systems and align on data and system requirements.
• Consult with customers and stakeholders to define data needs, gather requirements, and translate them into actionable solutions.
• Regularly update leadership and stakeholders on project status, challenges, and outcomes to ensure alignment with strategic objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 6 years of data analytics or data engineering experience; OR a Master's degree with 4 years' experience.
• Relevant experience in manufacturing engineering.
• Work experience in multiple SQL dialects with querying, scripting, and automation.
• Experience in Extraction Transform Load (ETL) and data migration.
• Experience with SAP / Costpoint systems.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Production Scheduling.
• Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or Data Science.
• Working knowledge in programming languages such as Python, R or Spark.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance
• Savings plan
• Company paid holidays
• Paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business