2026 Associate Proposal Analyst / Proposal Analyst - Remote

Summary

Northrop Grumman is an aerospace and defense company developing advanced systems and technologies. The company is seeking an Associate Proposal Analyst or Proposal Analyst to support proposal and business management processes while leading application development and enhancement activities for its Aeronautics Systems Sector. The role involves supporting business applications, coordinating with technical teams, improving processes, troubleshooting issues, and documenting workflows.

Responsibilities

• Strong problem-solving and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize work with guidance in a fast-paced environment
• Learning and applying business applications that support acquisition, proposals, pricing, contracts and business management
• Serving as a liaison between business users and technical teams through supporting application-related projects, including deployment, process improvements, data integrity, metric tracking, and basic project management (plans, milestones, risks/issues, gathering user feedback, lessons learned) in an Agile environment
• Providing application and process support, including troubleshooting issues, coordinating resolutions, and communicating releases, updates, and best practices
• Documenting and maintaining process flows, standard work, and application usage guidelines to support consistent tool adoption

Skills

• * Be completing or has completed their Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution by August 2026
• * Be majoring in or having majored in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics or other business related degree
• * Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)
• * Be completing or has completed their Master's degree from an accredited institution by August 2026 from an accredited institution and 2 years of Proposal Analyst experience
• * Be majoring in or having majored in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics or other business related degree
• * Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)
• * Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.25/4.0 or higher
• * Previous internship/co-op or other work experience, leadership & teamwork capabilities, interpersonal communication skills, and activities (professional/community/extracurricular)
• * Familiarity with core project management concepts (scope, schedule, risk, stakeholder management) and introductory exposure to Agile practices (e.g., Scrum events, backlogs, user stories)
• * Coursework, internship, or early professional experience collaborating with cross-functional teams on process improvements, tool updates, or systems/application changes
• * Ability to assist in documenting business needs into clear notes, requirements, or user stories under guidance from more senior team members and communicate changes and best practices to non-technical users
• * Experience using full Microsoft Office, including intermediate skills in Excel Word, PowerPoint, and tools used to create training materials or desktop instructions
• * Basic understanding of business applications and tools used in proposals, pricing, business management, or contract management; with some hands-on exposure preferred

Qualifications

Must Haves

• * Be completing or has completed their Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution by August 2026
• * Be majoring in or having majored in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics or other business related degree
• * Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)
• * Be completing or has completed their Master's degree from an accredited institution by August 2026 from an accredited institution and 2 years of Proposal Analyst experience
• * Be majoring in or having majored in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics or other business related degree
• * Be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special access within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite)

Nice to Haves

• * Have an overall cumulative GPA of 3.25/4.0 or higher
• * Previous internship/co-op or other work experience, leadership & teamwork capabilities, interpersonal communication skills, and activities (professional/community/extracurricular)
• * Familiarity with core project management concepts (scope, schedule, risk, stakeholder management) and introductory exposure to Agile practices (e.g., Scrum events, backlogs, user stories)
• * Coursework, internship, or early professional experience collaborating with cross-functional teams on process improvements, tool updates, or systems/application changes
• * Ability to assist in documenting business needs into clear notes, requirements, or user stories under guidance from more senior team members and communicate changes and best practices to non-technical users
• * Experience using full Microsoft Office, including intermediate skills in Excel Word, PowerPoint, and tools used to create training materials or desktop instructions
• * Basic understanding of business applications and tools used in proposals, pricing, business management, or contract management; with some hands-on exposure preferred

Benefits

• This position will be remote.