Principal Engineer Data
Northrop Grumman
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This role pays less than 95% of similar roles. Most pay $180,468–$245,637 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $142k versus about $213k for comparable roles.
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Northrop Grumman is a leading global aerospace and defense technology company providing systems in autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, space, strike, and logistics. Industry: Aerospace & Defense
Northrop Grumman currently has 629 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $117,500–$176,300 across 314 roles with salary data.
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JOB TITLE: Principal Engineer Data The Principal Engineer Data joins the Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems team to design and develop an ecosystem of interconnected business systems, virtualized data pipelines, and end-user consumable data products. This role involves leading designs, mentoring engineers, and building scalable ETL processes across multiple data sources. Key responsibilities include optimizing data models for analytics, implementing robust quality monitoring frameworks, and establishing responsible AI practices. The candidate will utilize a technical stack including Python, SQL, Databricks, Oracle databases, Dagster, Tableau, FastAPI, Azure, SQL Alchemy, PyTorch, Scikit-learn, Pillow, OpenCV, and Torchvision. The work focuses on integrating AI/ML capabilities into enterprise software systems, managing data governance in regulated environments, and developing LLM-enabled solutions like retrieval-augmented generation while ensuring security and privacy compliance for complex analytical requirements.
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Median $187700 from 41 postings across 21 companies.
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