Principal Operations Research Analyst
Northrop GrummanAbout the role
Description
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.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 Mission Systems is a trusted provider of mission-enabling solutions for global security. We have a wide portfolio of secure, affordable, integrated, and multi-domain systems and technologies. Our differentiated battle management and cyber solutions deliver timely, mission-enabling information and provide superior situational awareness and understanding to protect the U.S. and its global allies.
We’re looking for you to join our team as a Principal Operations Research Analyst in the Factory & Material Estimating team in the Pricing & Estimating organization within Business Management based out of Linthicum, MD. Full-Time telework may be considered for this role although the preferred location is on-site. This position offers the 9/80 schedule.
What You’ll Get to Do
Engage with various proposal teams across the MS Sector as you help to build up Material and Labor cost estimates. Develop in house tools/solutions to drive efficiency and maintain compliance with FAR/DFAR requirements. Analyze data and develop sector wide cost factors and cost estimating relationships, while assisting in bringing estimating into the S4 environment.
Roles and Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
Primary responsibility to develop and maintain material and factory labor cost factors and cost estimating relationships (such as SARM, material quantity adjustment curve, and escalation)
Secondarily, coordinate the preparation and documentation of priced Bill of Material (BOM) and Factory Labor cost estimate developments as required
Validate estimating approach and participate in customer negotiations
Analyze historical data and perform ad hoc data mining and analytics
Support Estimating System and Proposal Audits as well as Customer Fact Finding ensuring TINA compliance during all aspects of the proposal process
Support Estimating transition of Tools and Methods from ERP2 to S4 Hana environment
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelors in a STEM field plus 5 Years of experience in pricing, operations, business management, or a related field (i.e. supply chain, etc.); OR Masters degree in a STEM field plus 3 years of experience; Will consider 9 years of applied experience in lieu of degree requirement.
Experience w/VBA & SQL in Access and Excel
US Citizenship is required
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with bill of material or factory labor estimating and the QUEST estimating tool
Experience with Purchase Orders, Routings, Cost Centers, Standards, & MRP
Experience with DataWarehouse (ORAD) and Eclipse
Experience with Analysis Office (AO)
In depth knowledge of Pricing, Risk Analysis, Statistics, and other quantitative analytical tools.
Working knowledge of Enterprise Pricing Software (i.e., ProPricer).
Advanced skill level with
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