Principal Data Engineer

Northrop Grumman is a leader in technological advancements and is seeking a Principal Data Engineer to support its Enterprise Resource Planning organization. The role involves designing and implementing real-time operational reporting solutions while collaborating with functional teams to meet business needs in materials management and supply chain.

Responsibilities:

• CDS Development: Design and optimize complex ABAP CDS views, including Basic, Composite, and Consumption views, using associations, joins, and analytical annotations
• Embedded Analytics: Develop and deploy real-time analytical queries, KPI tiles, and Fiori-based dashboards
• Materials Management and/or Supply Chain Optimization: Collaborate with functional teams to map business processes in Materials Management (MM) and Supply Chain (SCM) into technical reporting requirements
• Virtual Data Modeling (VDM): Extend standard SAP VDMs to meet custom business needs while maintaining system performance through HANA push-down techniques
• End-to-End Delivery: Manage the full lifecycle from requirements gathering in "Fit-to-Standard" workshops to technical design, unit testing, and deployment across DEV/QA/PROD environments

Requirements:

• 5 Years of relevant experience with Bachelors in Science; 3 Years with Masters; 1 Year with PhD. (An additional 4 years of experience may be substituted in lieu of a bachelors degree)
• SAP Functional expertise in Manufacturing and/or Supply Chain
• SAP S/4 development experience
• Strong understanding of ABAP programming language
• Experience in developing and maintaining SAP CDS Data models, SAP HANA CVG and ABAP
• Experience with interface technologies – BAPIs, Proxy, ALE/IDOC, ODATA and Web Services
• Experience in SQL and Analytical Query Development
• Ability to leverage database systems including S/4, Oracle, SQL Server and other data warehouses to develop enterprise data models required by the business for financial and operational analysis and/or reporting
• Ability to brief and discuss technology concepts for all audience levels
• Demonstrated ability of understanding and implementing new technology
• Demonstrated ability to work independently with product owners
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Proficient with SAP S/4 configuration and business processes
• Experience developing highly effective materials and work products (PowerPoint Slides, Enterprise Analytical Solutions, etc.)
• Use of AI tools to maximize productivity