Industrial Engineer: Data-Driven Ops & Transformation

Northrop Grumman

Sunnyvale (CA)

On-site

USD 83,000 - 155,000

Full time

12 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance
Life and disability insurance
Savings plan
Company paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking an Industrial Engineer (or Principal Industrial Engineer) to join our team. You will analyze operations, build data-driven models, and align production planning with SAP/MRP systems, while supporting continuous improvement and shop-floor optimization.

The role requires collaboration across IT, analytics, and manufacturing, with on-site presence and occasional travel.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree with 2+ years industrial engineering or manufacturing experience; OR master’s degree with 0+ years experience.
  • Experience with time studies and capacity modeling.
  • Experience with shop floor controls (SOPs).
  • Experience with Process control methods (SPC/control charts).
  • Experience with Process Capability Analysis (Cp, Cpk, Pp, Ppk).
  • U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

  • Utilizes Data Analytics to analyze existing operational processes and develop metrics and reporting to optimize and improve program & operational performance.
  • Lead efforts as Digital Transformation Champion to align Sunnyvale's goals with sector and enterprise strategies.
  • Creates new metrics and data visualizations to monitor shop floor performance.
  • Analyzes lead times, queue times, work-in-process, cycle times, and throughput to meet customer demand.

Skills

Data analytics
Time studies
Shop floor controls
Process control methods
Cp/Cpk/Pp/Ppk
Tableau

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering
Master’s degree in relevant field

Job description

Northrop Grumman in Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking an Industrial Engineer (or Principal Industrial Engineer) to join our team. You will analyze operations, build data-driven models, and align production planning with SAP/MRP systems, while supporting continuous improvement and shop-floor optimization.

The role requires collaboration across IT, analytics, and manufacturing, with on-site presence and occasional travel.

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