Associate Industrial Engineer: Optimize Aero Manufacturing

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 57,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Associate Industrial Engineer for its Aerostructures team in Iuka, MS to analyze shop floor data and develop metrics for daily performance and schedules.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Production Operations, cost-saving initiatives, and continuous improvement tools; candidates should be pursuing STEM degrees and be able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance.

Qualifications

• Be completing or has completed their Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution by August 2027
• Be majoring in or having majored in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Math) 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).Final approved U.S. Government security clearance (U.S. citizenship is a pre-requisite) as well as Program Special Access may be required to start.

Responsibilities

• Analyze shop floor data and develop metrics for daily performance management, i.e. daily earns, efficiency, WIP, cost and schedule
• Provide support to the manufacturing floor by working with cross-functional teams to understand frontline problems and implement cost-saving, impactful solutions.
• Develop and iterate on detail production build schedules by working closely with Production Operations
• Work with frontline leadership to assess current state and implement cost-saving solutions.
• Utilize various Continuous Improvement tools to analyze shop floor practices and processes for opportunities to minimize scrap, reduce cost, increase capacity and optimize schedule.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Interpersonal communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Master’s degree in STEM

Tools

Excel Macros

Pivot Tables

Power Query

Power BI

SQL

Microsoft Project

Job description

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Associate Industrial Engineer for its Aerostructures team in Iuka, MS to analyze shop floor data and develop metrics for daily performance and schedules.

The role emphasizes collaboration with Production Operations, cost-saving initiatives, and continuous improvement tools; candidates should be pursuing STEM degrees and be able to obtain a U.S. Government security clearance.