Principal Engineer Industrial

Northrop Grumman; United States; On-site; USD 101,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Health insurance coverage

Life and disability insurance

Savings plan

Paid holidays and PTO

Job summary

Northrop Grumman Space Systems in Promontory, UT seeks a Principal Industrial Engineer to support our industrial engineering team on-site. You will analyze capacity, optimize product flow, and develop scheduling tools across work centers.

The role requires collaboration with IT, ERP, analytics teams, and leadership of lean initiatives; a strong background in Lean/Six Sigma and MES/MRP systems is essential; U.S. government clearance is an eligibility consideration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher with engineering/manufacturing/data analysis experience.
• Experience with cross-functional teams in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience with Lean/Six Sigma methodologies.
• MES or MRP system experience.
• Experience leading teams or projects.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including macros and pivot tables.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government clearance.

Responsibilities

• Analyze capacity constraints using 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
• Develops optimized scheduling tools and align MRP systems with an executable plan given various capacity constraints.
• Communicates requirements planning and systems framework with IT, ERP, business analytics, and data science teams.
• Works with developers to design an interactive user interface that will be effective at scheduling jobs across work centers.
• Guides digital transformation efforts to align with sector and enterprise strategies.
• Leads and drives positive change using lean methodologies.
• Creates new metrics and data visualizations to track performance.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Data analysis

Data mining

MRP systems

Team leadership

Excel macros

Pivot tables

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

PhD

Tools

MES

Tableau

Power BI

Job description

RELOCATION ASSISTANCE: Relocation assistance may be available CLEARANCE REQUIRED FOR START: No CLEARANCE TYPE: None TRAVEL: Yes, 10% of the Time Description At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Principal Industrial Engineer to support our Industrial Engineering team.

This candidate will join our team of qualified, diverse individuals on site in Promontory, UT. Due to the nature of this role, this position requires an on-site presence and cannot be performed remotely. The Industrial Engineering Team is an integral part of day-to-day operations and routinely works alongside many of the other organizations. This is a team that comes together to learn, collaborate, and overcome challenges in a fast-paced environment. We are looking for applicants that enjoy working with and learning from their peers and are not afraid to jump in and make a difference!

Responsibilities

• Analyzes capacity constraints using 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
• Develops optimized scheduling tools and align MRP systems with an executable plan given various capacity constraints.
• Communicates requirements planning and systems framework with IT, ERP, business analytics, and data science teams.
• Works with developers to design an interactive user interface that will be effective at scheduling jobs across work centers.
• Guides digital transformation efforts to align with sector and enterprise strategies.
• Leads and drives positive change using lean methodologies.
• Creates new metrics and data visualizations to track performance.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 5 years of engineering, manufacturing, or data analysis experience; OR a Master's degree with 3 years of engineering, manufacturing, or data analysis experience, OR a PhD and 0 years of engineering, manufacturing, or data analysis experience.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams in a manufacturing environment
• Experience with improving manufacturing workflow utilizing Lean/Six Sigma or equivalent methodologies
• Manufacturing Execution System or MRP system experience
• Experience leading teams or projects
• Experience in Microsoft Office Suite, Excel, including macros and pivot tables
• Experience with data mining/data analysis
• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Defense Industry Experience
• Science, Technology, Engineering or Math (STEM) Degree
• EVMS Experience
• Strong experience designing visualizations in Tableau or Power BI in a professional work environment

Primary Level Salary Range: $100,620.00 - $122,980.00 The above salary range represents a general guideline; however, Northrop Grumman considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. Employees in Vice President or Director positions may be eligible for Long Term Incentives.

Benefits

• health insurance coverage
• life and disability insurance
• savings plan
• Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business

The application period for the job is estimated to be 20 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.

Northrop Grumman is an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. For our complete EEO and pay transparency statement, please visit http://www.northropgrumman.com/EEO.

U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions.

We are a pioneering company. With careers across all areas: air, cyber, land, sea and space - our 90,000 employees work as one to defend and define the future. Northrop Grumman careers and internships are as varied as your interests, with a lifetime of potential that will give you every opportunity to do your best work. Working together with people from many backgrounds, personal passions and disciplines, we share a drive to push the boundaries of science, technology and engineering to meet the ever evolving needs of our customers worldwide.