Associate Data Scientist/Data Scientist

United States-California-PalmdalePosted Jul 8, 2026
Skip to main contentHomeProfileJob SearchApplicationsMy EventsJoin Talent NetworkSign InSingle PositionView All JobsAssociate Data Scientist/Data ScientistUnited States-California-Palmdale No longer accepting applications.Job IDR10238493Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems sector is seeking an Associate Data Scientist or a Data Scientist to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located in Palmdale, CA where technology and teamwork come together. The qualified applicant will become part of Northrop Grumman's Tooling organization working in a collaborative environment while promoting a positive and proactive teamwork environment.Essential Job Functions:Creates data mining architectures/models/protocols, statistical reporting, and data analysis methodologies to identify trends in large data sets. Analysis may have many applications such as to address a business issue or provide a competitive advantage for the organization. Requires strong statistical and data visualization skills. Experience with data analytics to create and implement data-driven infrastructure to drive efficiency in our organization. Strong project management skills to drive tasks/projects to completion ensuring budget, schedule, and quality requirements are met. Ability to utilize schedule, cost, and performance data to create user-friendly graphics or data visualization (charts, plots, infographics, animations). Ability to create data handling site on SharePoint for the Tooling Sector and support troubleshooting and edits as required. Assist cost account manager in establishing baselines for cost, schedule, and scope, and track actual performance against those measures. Analyze trends and variances to identify potential risks and issues and recommend corrective actions as needed. Develop, analyze, and maintain estimates to completion and perform monthly budget, EAC, actuals, and Variance Analysis for Leadership briefings. Tracking of weekly actuals against monthly/yearly targets and monthly maintenance of cost analysis reports.Basic Qualifications for Associate Data Scientist (Level 1):0 Years experience with Bachelors in Science Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance and Special Program Access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needKnowledge of data gathering, cleansing, and transformation techniquesCapable of gathering large amounts of data, evaluating and identifying trendsCapable of presenting data via MS PPT, excel, and other Office toolsFamiliarity with data evaluation tools such as MS Excel, VBAAbility to collaborate between self-organizing and cross-functioning teams Proficient in Microsoft Suite Intermediate to advanced Excel (Formula, Gantt charts, pivot tables, Slicer) Strong Communication SkillsSelf driven learnerBasic Qualifications for Data Scientist (Level 2):1 year of experience with Bachelors in Science; 0 Years with MastersAbility to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret clearance and Special Program Access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needKnowledge of data gathering, cleansing, and transformation techniquesCapable of gathering large amounts of data, evaluating and identifying trendsCapable of presenting data via MS PPT, excel, and other Office toolsExperience with data evaluation tools such as MS Excel, VBAStrong Communication SkillsAdvanced Excel (Formula, Gantt charts, pivot tables, Slicer) Capable of using Tableau to evaluate data and presentProficient in Microsoft Suite Self driven learnerPreferred QualificationsActive U.S. Government Secret clearance Experience with cost account managementHands-on experience with core Python data science tools (Numpy, Pandas, Matplotlib, SciKit-Learn, etc.)Hands-on experience with deep learning libraries (TensorFlow, PyTorch, etc.)Experience with anomaly detection and synthetic data strategies for machine learningKnowledge of...

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