Sr Principal Proposal Analyst

Relocation Assistance: No relocation assistance available

Clearance required for Start: No

Clearance Type: Secret

Travel: Yes, 10% of the time

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.

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems Multidomain Sensing, Targeting and Survivability Division has an opening for a Sr. Principal Proposal Analyst to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals. This position will be located on site in Rolling Meadows, Illinois Win Center. The selected candidate will work closely with the Win Center Leadership to meet the goals and objectives of the MSTS organization.

Proposal support includes sector and division priority wins, along with support to other proposals in division and business units.

• With Capture Manager, develop win strategy and transition it to actionable proposal plan and approach
• Lead and manage complex proposals in response to RFIs, RFPs, and BAAs from DoD, other U.S. Government agencies, international and commercial customers
• Provide pre-proposal planning support to the Capture Manager, including RFP shaping, strategy, and development of capture related products
• Work with the Capture Manager and core team to develop win themes, messages, discriminators, and key features of our offering
• Articulate and enforce proposal roles and responsibilities for all members of the proposal team
• Maintain virtual and physical work space for proposal execution and ensure configuration control of proposal documents
• Define all RFP required proposal deliverables and ensure 100% compliance with solicitation documents
• Develop and execute the Proposal Development Plan, including schedule
• With the Capture Manager, prepare for and lead the proposal kick‑off meeting
• Prepare for and lead proposal stand‑ups and status meetings
• Manage schedule, work progress and proposal risk
• Schedule and oversee proposal reviews—first draft, red team, final draft
• Review proposal content for compliance with solicitation instructions, clarity, accuracy, and consistency across volumes
• Finalize proposal documents for delivery
• Develop and implement a plan for post‑submittal customer questions and response phase

• Bachelor’s degree with 10 years of experience in Pricing & Estimating, Proposal Management, Business Management, Subcontracts, and/or Contract Management, or a Master’s degree with 8 years of stated experience
• Demonstrated ability to develop a winning capture strategy and execute it
• Highly organized, detail oriented and self‑motivated with demonstrated abilities to prioritize work and meet tight deadlines
• Team player with strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills; ability to present concepts and recommendations to all levels within the organization
• Demonstrated ability to think analytically, solve problems and convert complex data to actionable information
• Detail oriented, but able to understand and communicate the big picture
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Ability to obtain a DoD secret clearance

• DoD contracting experience (e.g., FAR and DFARS government regulations)
• Knowledge and understanding of labor/material estimating, proposal analysis, and proposal adequacy as prescribed in DFARS
• Proficient in Salesforce, SAP, Cognos, Jira and Tableau

Primary Level Salary Range: $ - $

Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.

Northrop Grumman provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business.

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

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