Principal Operations Research Analyst

Northrop Grumman

Principal Operations Research Analyst at Northrop Grumman developing cost estimates while engaging with diverse proposal teams in the Mission Systems Sector.

Posted 4/14/2026full-timeLinthicum • Maryland • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $98,900 - $148,300 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

SQLVBA

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Engage with various proposal teams across the Mission Systems 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.
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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor of Science degree plus 5 years of experience in pricing, operations, business management, or a related field (i.e. supply chain, etc.)
OR a Master of Science degree plus 3 years of experience as described above.
Experience w/VBA & SQL in Access and Excel
US Citizenship is required
The ability to obtain a DoD Secret security clearance.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health Plan
Savings Plan
Paid Time Off
Education Assistance
Training and Development
9/80 Work Schedule (where available)

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Hard Skills & Tools

cost estimatingdata analysisad hoc data miningcost factorscost estimating relationshipsVBASQLExcelS4 HanaBill of Material

Soft Skills

communicationnegotiationcollaborationproblem-solvingattention to detail

Certifications

DoD Secret security clearance