Industrial Data Scientist: AI for Manufacturing Analytics

Northrop Grumman Corp. (JP); Town of Florida, Northern (NY, KY); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Data Scientist for the Advanced Packaging µ-Line in Apopka, Florida. You will analyze production data, develop dashboards, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive cost reductions and schedule improvements.

The role requires experience with MES, SAP data, and data visualization tools such as Tableau/Power BI; U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain/maintain a Secret clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelors in a STEM-related field with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience; Master’s with 0 years of experience.
• Experience with Tableau development or similar data application development.
• Experience in creating interactive dashboards.
• Experience in utilizing data from a Manufacturing Execution System (MES).
• Experience with merging large datasets from multiple sources.
• Experience with building/presenting different metrics and reports.
• Experience with SQL and relational databases.
• The ability to obtain/maintain a Secret Clearance.
• US Citizenship

Responsibilities

• Provide support to the manufacturing floor by working proactively with cross-functional teams to understand frontline problems and implement cost-saving solutions.
• Utilize various Continuous Improvement tools to analyze shop floor practices and processes for opportunities to minimize waste, reduce cost, increase capacity and optimize schedule.
• Work with frontline leadership to assess current state reality and define future state possibilities.
• Apply systems thinking in the development of metrics to improve product flow from the release of raw materials through product delivery.
• Extract data from an MES (Manufacturing Execution System) and SAP to develop production metrics to drive cost and cycle time reductions.
• Utilize Data Analytics to analyze existing operational processes and develops metrics and reporting to optimize and improve program & operational performance.
• Lead efforts as Digital Transformation Champion to align Apopka goals with sector and enterprise strategies, including AI adoption.
• Create new metrics and data visualizations to monitor shop floor performance.
• Analyze lead times, queue times, work-in-process, cycle times, and throughput to meet customer demand most effectively and efficiently.
• Build scalable and sustainable models to optimize product flow, while incorporating cost, schedule, and resource constraints.
• Develop optimized scheduling tools and aligns SAP/MRP systems with an executable plan given various capacity constraints.
• Turn data into insight with appealing, interactive, and responsive dashboards.
• Assess the effectiveness and accuracy of data sources and data gathering techniques.
• Create and maintain data pipelines to operationalize data.
• Generate metrics and capacity reports.
• Translate business questions and identifying and implementing appropriate modeling or analysis techniques
• Take projects from initial concept through deployment
• Creatie data visualizations using common tools (Python or R libraries, Power BI, Tableau, etc.)
• Utilize interpersonal and communication skills to present complex models or analyses to business partners
• Collaborate with stakeholders, teammates, and business leaders
• Experience with the Microsoft Office suite.

Skills

Tableau development

Interactive dashboards

MES data

Data merging

Metrics & reporting

SQL

Security clearance

US Citizenship

Data analytics

Education

Bachelors in STEM

Master’s with 0 years

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Tableau

ERP systems

Job description

Northrop Grumman Mission Systems is seeking a Data Scientist for the Advanced Packaging µ-Line in Apopka, Florida. You will analyze production data, develop dashboards, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive cost reductions and schedule improvements.

The role requires experience with MES, SAP data, and data visualization tools such as Tableau/Power BI; U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain/maintain a Secret clearance are required.