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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Modeling and Simulation Engineer - Data Analytics (Engineer or P - **Company:** Northrop Grumman - **Location:** San Diego, CA, United States - **Salary:** $91,800.0 - $137,600.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Data Analysis, Systems Engineering, Big Data, Databases, Data Architecture, Data Governance, Data Mining, Data Visualization, Decision Support Systems, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, IT Management, Python (Programming Language), MATLAB, Power BI, SAP (Applications), SQL Databases, Computational Statistics, Systems Architecture, Tableau (Software), Virtual Machines, Reinforcement Learning, Data Ingestion, Deep Learning, Modeling and Simulation, Data Analytics, Plotly, Decoding - **Published:** July 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9058078/modeling-and-simulation-engineer-data-analytics-engineer-or-p ## About the Role * Must have a Bachelors of Science degree in a STEM field and at least 2 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least some of relevant military / professional / academic experience, * Must have a Bachelors of Science degree in a STEM field and at least 5 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a Master's Degree in a STEM field and at least 3 years of relevant military / professional experience, OR a PhD and at least 1 year of relevant military / professional / academic experience, * Must have an active US Government Secret or higher clearance (with a background investigation completed within the last 6 years or currently enrolled into Continuous Evaluation). * Must have the ability to obtain and maintain Special Access Program (SAP) clearance within a reasonable amount of time as determined by business needs. * Must have experience in ingesting, processing, storing, analyzing and visualizing large data sets * Demonstrated proficiency with Python, SQL, Tableau, MATLAB, and .DAT file decoding * IT Management: understand security patch updates to virtual machine instances on servers hosted on central network * Excellent communication: ability to translate complex analytics into clear, actionable insights * Self-started in influencing cross functional teams, out-of-the-box problem solving, and driving analytical strategy * Proven ability to influence and drive adoption of best practices across teams * Capable of reading and understanding system architecture diagrams * Keen interest in autonomous air vehicle platforms and its operations ## Description In this role, you will be responsible for supporting a data analysis effort within the Sustainment Systems Engineering team on the Triton Enterprise. You will be expected to maintain, develop, and routinely run a set of data analysis tools to help make data-driven decision making. Additionally, you will assist with network updates and maintenance of the virtual machines that host the database. This position will work a 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off. * Data Architecture & Modeling - Design scalable data mining pipelines, establish protocols for data ingestion, cleaning, transformation, and storage. Evolve models to capture long term trends and support real time analytics. * Statistical Insight - Perform exploratory data analysis, hypothesis testing, and advanced statistical modeling to identify key drivers and associations within heterogeneous data sources. * Visualization & Reporting - Create interactive dashboards and reports using modern BI and visualization tools (e.g., MATLAB, Tableau, Power BI, Plotly) to communicate insights to technical and non technical stakeholders. * Cross Functional Collaboration - Partner with engineering, operations, and business units to define problem statements, translate requirements into analytical solutions, and integrate findings into product roadmaps. * Innovation & Knowledge Leadership - Stay abreast of cutting edge data science methodologies (e.g., deep learning, reinforcement learning) and evaluate their relevance to defense contexts. 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